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With players like Matthew Knies, Nick Robertson and Joseph Woll graduating to the NHL, it's time for a fresh look at the Leafs prospects.

Luke Mittelstadt didnt hear his name called during the 2022 NHL Draft, and partly because of that he has a chance to be called a national champion.

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If you don’t have young children, or don’t work in a pediatric intensive care unit, you might not know about the current respiratory viral outbreak.

Severe cases of respiratory viruses among children, primarily RSV, have filled three-quarters of pediatric hospital beds nationwide.

Hasbro Children’s Hospital is seeing patients from over 100 miles away due to a spike in RSV cases filling other pediatric hospitals.

Hospitals are being inundated with pediatric patients sick with respiratory illnesses.

(NEW YORK) -- A surge in pediatric patients with respiratory illnesses is overwhelming hospitals across the United States, as experts warn of a potentially severe flu season in the coming months. Pediatric bed capacity in hospitals is the highest it has been in two years. Around the country, hospitals are being inundated with pediatric patients sick