Amy Stuart

Co-author of Mats Sundin's memoir, HOME and AWAY, out 10/24. #1 bestseller A DEATH AT THE PARTY & STILL novels. Hockey Coach. Leafs fan. Mom of 3. She/her

[Amy Stuart @AmyfStuart]

Pretty sure the @GTHLHockey wouldn't allow the U16 team I coach to roster him, but we can pretend Mats is a @GTHL_TOREagles
now.

Sundin's memoir, Home & Away -- co-written by me! -- hit the shelves this week and is available in bookstores everywhere.

https://t.co/QWEvdo6tFV

[Amy Stuart @AmyfStuart]

@barbinpei Love it ☺️

[Amy Stuart @AmyfStuart]

@barbinpei Frank was my mom’s uncle. My grandma had 7 brothers! Keefes are all Kinkora… we have a family reunion on the Homestead there every five years and there were hundreds of us now. ❤️

[Amy Stuart @AmyfStuart]

@barbinpei She was a Carragher. Grandpa was a Keefe. That’s on my mom’s side… she has about 100 first cousins. dad’s side is morell/st Peter’s area.

[Amy Stuart @AmyfStuart]

@barbinpei My grandma is from Emyvale. I take my kids strawberry picking there at a u-pick place at the top of a hill. Beautiful views. 🍓

[WeBelieve @WeBelieveEM]

Carter Hart is about to play in the Stanley Cup Final. He was acquitted of sexual assault charges this past summer, but there is a lot more to the story. With the brightest lights now shining on him, it is important to understand the nuance of the controversial case.

“We Believe E.M” does not mean we believe every detail of her testimony. It does not mean we believe she did not make any mistakes that night. It simply means we believe she was sexually assaulted. And the evidence supports that belief.

I will leave you with some facts. This is all available if you research (tw // sa):

- There is ZERO evidence or testimony that EM ever asked Michael McLeod to invite additional men to that hotel room. McLeod never testified, and all we have is a video interview with police where he never made that claim, meanwhile LYING when he denied sending a text invite to ALL his teammates. On the otherhand, there is text evidence the following day of EM telling McLeod she did not expect more partners, and it was not disputed by McLeod.

- There is ZERO evidence or testimony that EM ever asked (or was asked) for Cal Foote to do the splits over her. Even if you believe the men’s story that she was saying “have sex with me”, she never said “teabag me”. The judge actually agreed in her report there was no consent, instead she dismissed it saying it was non-sexual based on Carter Hart’s testimony that Foote was not naked.

- In 2022, Alex Formenton & Dillon Dube BOTH CONFESSED to Hockey Canada that Cal Foote was naked during the splits. This was ruled inadmissible on a technicality. Other than Hart, no other witness dared to say Foote was clothed; they all pretended to not remember.

With this information, at the very least, McLeod and Foote are guilty:

- Foote performed a sexual act without consent. It does not make him a rapist, but it is a crime

- McLeod is an accessory to that sexual assault

If these two men were given the guilty verdict I strongly believe they deserved (even if it was a proverbial slap on the wrist; i.e. a 6-month house arrest), it would have been an amazing teaching moment for our nation while setting a modern standard for consent.

The conduct of the others, including Hart, may not have been illegal. There was certainly not enough evidence to prove it was. But that does not mean what they did wasn’t morally reprehensible. The NHL and Hockey Canada both agreed.

The NHL kept the players out of the league for months PAST the ruling, citing their own private investigation. Hockey Canada stood in the House of Commons and said “harm was caused” after paying out a civil settlement.

But what Hart did was more than morally wrong. He lied under oath to protect his teammates. This is actually perjury. The judge by law is not privy to those 2022 confessions, but we as a public are. We are allowed to pass judgement in the court of public opinion.

Hart is not a conquering hero who overcame adversity. He is a liar who abused his privilege and legal protection to obstruct justice. He is allowed to continue his career, and we are allowed to remind him of his abhorrent behaviour.

[Amy Stuart @AmyfStuart]

I really believe that his ideas around what the team needs, and what type of player thrives in Toronto will hold up in 2026. I'll reserve judgment on Chayka for now, but I trust Mats. This should have happened a decade ago (read that as you will) & I'm glad it's happening now.

[Amy Stuart @AmyfStuart]

In writing his memoir Home & Away, I spent A LOT of time with Mats Sundin talking abt what makes a winning team, and specifically abt the ways management & management structures contribute to (or detract from) winning cultures. 1/

[Amy Stuart @AmyfStuart]

Watching Leafs social media & media in general melting down, I feel the need to give Mats a strong vote of confidence. He is an intensely smart, thoughtful & humble guy. He understands the Toronto market & player experience like NO OTHER MLSE exec ever has, ever. EVER. 2/

[Toronto Maple Leafs @MapleLeafs]

Mornin’

[Amy Stuart @AmyfStuart]

@scotthuggies He wouldn’t take it though!

[Amy Stuart @AmyfStuart]

Still true.

[Amy Stuart @AmyfStuart]

For every child in Toronto who believes s/he could one day play for the Leafs, there is at least one grown man who believes he could step in tomorrow as GM and pretty much instantly lead the Leafs to the Cup.

[Toronto Maple Leafs @MapleLeafs]

We have named John Chayka the General Manager and Mats Sundin as Senior Executive Advisor, Hockey Operations

Details » https://t.co/25X9aFsYlc

[Amy Stuart @AmyfStuart]

@scotthuggies 🤣🤣 why do I feel like you actually could???

[Amy Stuart @AmyfStuart]

@JeffVeillette I really disagree, as a lifelong Leafs fan and as the person who literally wrote the book 😅

[Amy Stuart @AmyfStuart]

@JeffVeillette Um

[Mike Commito @mikecommito]

Thoroughly enjoyed Sundin’s memoir with @AmyfStuart. Loved the hockey stories and his time with the Leafs, but I especially enjoyed learning more about his life in Sweden before making it to the NHL

[Amy Stuart @AmyfStuart]

@mikecommito @dannyd1976 Mike… thank you! That means a lot. I also loved learning about his life in Sweden pre-draft, and meeting his amazing family. I fell in love with the country and can’t wait to go back.

[Amy Stuart @AmyfStuart]

The new @OHFHockey rules on player movement & tampering are exactly the opposite of what's needed to grow the sport & keep it local, accessible & cost-effective. It also puts coaches (mostly parent volunteers like me) in an impossible position. Shame.
https://t.co/A17NaXGwZb

[Amy Stuart @AmyfStuart]

Watching a u11 tourney game this morning, it’s wild to me that half-ice hockey stops after U9 in Canada (and faced soooo much backlash when implemented). It takes 60+ strides for these kids to go end to end. Zero skill development. @HockeyCanada @OHFHockey need to rethink.

[Amy Stuart @AmyfStuart]

I watched that dumb fight last night. My takeaway: I could probably score a few goals in a shootout on Ken Dryden, a six time Stanley Cup winning hall of famer who’s ~30 years older than me. That wouldn’t make me a great hockey player.