With that in mind, and of all the deserving players in the league, it is baffling that the PHWA voted Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews, who faced disorderly conduct charges last year ...

Marcus Foligno marvelled at his brother's ability ... While Tavares and others have adopted the “Fliggy” nickname, some, such as Auston Matthews, have followed Spezza in calling him “Nicky.” ...

Auston Matthews, the player, meanwhile, is a story many in Toronto now know well. Advertisement He is the kid from Scottsdale, Ariz., with the unlikely back story .

UPDATE at 10 p.m., Sept. 25: Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas said he found out about the Auston Matthews disorderly conduct charge on Twitter on Tuesday and phoned Matthews immediately.

A collision with Auston Matthews in practice on Monday didn’t cloud Nick Foligno’s impression of the Maple Leafs’ top centre. “I love the way they see the game,” Foligno said after the ...

Hockey wunderkind Auston Matthews’ mother is from Mexico. His father was born in California. The Matthews family lives in Arizona. He’s playing in Switzerland. That’s not the geographic ...