When Dakota Joshua puts on a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey for the first time, he'll be wearing a number that many fans are ...

Maple Leafs' Dakota Joshua to Wear Phil Kessel's Number for Personal Reason originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Dakota ...

After being traded from Vancouver Canucks to the Toronto Maple Leafs, Dakota Joshua will now wear No. 81—the number once made ...

Dakota Joshua was recently acquired by the Toronto Maple Leafs from the Vancouver Canucks. He has chosen to wear No.

Dakota Joshua knows taking number 81 on the Maple Leafs comes with a lot of history. But in asking for it, the new left ...

New Toronto Maple Leafs forward Dakota Joshua will don No. 81 in Toronto, but not simply because those are the digits he wore ...

Phil Kessel throws shade at media after winning third Stanley Cup Kessel faced ridicule from the media throughout his time in Toronto, as the Maple Leafs’ star scorer from 2009 until 2015.

Phil Kessel as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins. (Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images) "When you want to win, and everyone on the team wants to win, it’s a different feeling, a different vibe.

For Boston, it’s clear that they miss Kessel’s offensive ability more than anything. Patrice Bergeron is the team’s leading scorer with 50 points, meanwhile Kessel is the Leafs top man with 55 points ...

Kessel's streak of 990 straight games began on Oct. 31st, 2009, and now he's set to break the record on Tuesday night when Vegas visits the San Jose Sharks.

Kessel, who has not spoken publicly about his relationship with Sullivan since being sent to the Coyotes, is believed to have requested a trade multiple times, although he has denied that.