Complete Guide To When Current And Former Leafs Meet Their Former Clubs In 2026-27 As Maple Leafs Schedule Is Released

The Toronto Maple unveiled their 2026-27 NHL schedule on Thursday.Some facts about the schedule provided by the club:• Longest home stand: Six games (3x) – November 3 to November 14• Longest road stretch: Seven games (2x) – December 22 to January 7• Number of back-to-back games: 11• Busiest month: 16 games – March• Busiest home month: Nine games – November• Busiest road month: Eight games (3x) – November, December, March• Busiest day of the week: Saturday – 27 gamesWhen the newest Leafs will play against their former clubs.Joseph Woll and Simon Benoit went to Philadelphia in the same trade, so they'll make their Toronto return together on the same night (Nov 30).Raddysh and Nick Paul both came from Tampa Bay and will make their first trip back to Amalie Arena on the same night (Feb 20) — and Hildeby, who went the other way in the Paul trade, getNewest Leafs — first meetings vs. their old teamNew Leafs head coach Jim Hiller will take on the his former Los Angeles Kings club at Scotiabank Arena on Nov. 19. He'll return to Crypto.com Arena for the first time in LA on Dec. 30.New Leafs associate coach Daniel Alfredsson will coach against the Ottawa Senators for the first time on Oct. 3. He will return to Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa for the first time as a visiting coach on Jan. 20.Departed Leafs — first return to TorontoFormer Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock will coach against his former club for the first time when his Edmonton Oilers host the Leafs on Oct. 24. He'll return to Scotiabank Arena for the first time behind the bench on Nov. 14.See more of The Hockey News on Google — Save us as Preferred SourceImageFor action-packed issues, access to the entire magazine archive and a free issue, subscribe to The Hockey News at THN.com/free. Get the latest news and trending stories by subscribing to our newsletter here. And share your thoughts by commenting below the article on THN.com or creating your own post in our community forum.