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The Toronto Maple Leafs announced their new ECHL affiliation with the Cincinnati Cyclones beginning next season. The Cyclones replace the Newfoundland Growlers, who had served as the club’s ECHL affiliate from 2018 to 2024 before ceasing operations prior to this past season’s end.
"We are excited to embark on this new partnership with the Cincinnati Cyclones," Leafs GM Brad Treliving said in a press release. "This is a significant investment for our hockey club as we look to provide our players with the best resources available to support their growth and professional development."
The Cyclones have been in the ECHL since 1990 and have previously been affiliated to the Montreal Canadiens, Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators, and Buffalo Sabres
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The Maple Leafs opened their 2024 Development Camp on Wednesday. 46 players (27 forwards, 15 defensemen, and 4 goaltenders) will take part over the next four days and the camp will include 17 Toronto draft picks, including six (defensemen Ben Danford, Victor Johansson, Matthew Lahey, and Nathan Mayes and forwards Miroslav Holinka and Sam McCue) selections from the 2024 Draft class), three 2023 Draft choices (Easton Cowan, Hudson Malinoski, and Noah Chadwick), four from the 2022 Draft (Nikita Grebenkin, Brandon Lisowsky, Fraser Minten, Nicholas Moldenhauer), one from 2021 (Vyacheslav Peksa) and three from the 2020 Draft (Artur Akhtyamov, John Fusco, Joe Miller).
In addition to the Maple Leafs’ draft picks in attendance, the roster will include three players signed to an NHL contract (Braeden Kressler, Jacob Quillan, Cade Webber) and five players signed to AHL contracts (Matthew Barbolini, Jacob Bengtsson, Chas Sharpe, Marko Sikic, Sam Stevens).
Additionally, the Maple Leafs have a total of 22 free agents attending this year’s camp.
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