How Auston Matthews became hockey’s hottest prospect

Submitted By Kevin Gordon on Wed 10 02, 13 On October 2, 2001 I received a phone call from the coach of the Cornell Big Red inviting me to play for his hockey team next year. Cornell is an Ivy League Division I NCAA university. Its hockey program which is ranked 11th in the United…

Even before he started taking the American Hockey League by storm this fall, the Leafs were already getting more Joe Colborne than had been initially received in that headline-grabbing trade with Boston last winter. Literally. Since coming to Toronto along with a first rounder for veteran defenceman Tomas Kaberle, Colborne has actually grown half an…

  It’s an origin story that makes little sense. An 18-year-old kid from Scottsdale, Arizona – a place known for its cacti, golf courses, and desert nightlife – is the best prospect in hockey and the projected savior of the Toronto Maple Leafs. But to fully understand how Auston Matthews got to where he is,…