During the first intermission of the team's game against the New Jersey Devils, the Leafs ran a video tribute to Rodion Amirov, who passed away last summer after a lengthy battle with brain cancer.

During the first period of Thursday’s game against the New Jersey Devils, the Toronto Maple Leafs paid tribute to the late Rodion Amirov, who died last August. Amirov’s family was in ...

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However, during the game, the Maple Leafs honoured the late Rodion Amirov. The family of Amriov was on the big screen, and the fans gave them a very emotional standing ovation. Amirov was only 21 ...

They looked on emotionally, each holding a No. 20 Amirov Leafs sweater, as the tribute played. Once it was done, the family received a warm round of applause from the crowd at Scotiabank Arena.