Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans!
While we're still light on Leafs news, there was a team with a Maple Leafs on its chest playing one of their biggest games ever last night.
The Canadian Men's soccer team made it all the way to the semi-finals of the Copa América tournament. This pits the national teams from the Americas against each other for hemispherical bragging rights.
Canada made it to the semi-finals of the tournament, our best showing ever, and was the only North American team left.
The opponent: reigning World Cup and Copa América champions Argentina.
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While they overcame low expectations through the tournament, they were outmatched by the past champions, and the referees, and lost 2-0.
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A true soccer blowout. Still, a semi-finals appearance is nothing to be sad about. The future of mens Canadian soccer is bright. I mean, they even scored a goal at the last world cup!
The one piece of Maple Leafs news we have is Wes Clark leaving Toronto and reuniting with Kyle Dubas in Pittsburgh.
![](https://mapleleafshotstove.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/wes-clark-leafs-pens.jpg)
It's not too surprising, as Clark has worked for Kyle Dubas football but two years of his hockey career. Will this hurt the Leafs future drafts or were we only clinging to a name to pin our hopes and dreams on?
In less newsy notes a reddit user may have found Auston Matthews first cover photo.
U/Golsanders13 in r/hockey suspects they found Auston Matthews on an old coaching book cover. pic.twitter.com/tn33rAg3Db
— adam? ❎ (@ElSeldo) July 9, 2024
Small area hockey? Check. Coyotes jersey? Check. That nose? Check.
Gotta be Auston.
PWHL Toronto re-signed goaler Carly Jackson for one more season, yesterday.
![](https://www.thepwhl.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/PWHLTOR_Extended_16x9-CJ-2-1024x576.png)
A popular member of the team, they only played one game last season but you gotta have those people who are good in the room, you know?
The Canada-USA rivalry series between the two national women's teams announced it's scheduled. They'll be playing on the west side of the US - San Jose, CA, Boise, Idaho, and Salt Lake City. Utah before crossing the continent to finish up in the Marines - Halifax, NS and Summerside, PEI
Ah, mid July hockey news.
It doesn't exist!
Enjoy your day everyone!