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The Toronto Maple Leafs organization has drafted and developed a number of youngsters currently playing in the NHL (Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander), but the club under former GM Kyle Dubas replenished their prospect pool to provide the Leafs with young prospects. It will now be up to new GM Brad Treliving to continue that work.
As we did last year, we will rank the club’s top prospects over the upcoming weeks based on their progress in either the NCAA, CHL, Europe, ECHL or AHL and their potential to make the Leafs roster and make a contribution in the future.
Players are eligible for the list if they have not played more than 40 NHL games and are 25 years old or younger:
#40 - Rodion Amirov – LW (Ufa Salavat – KHL, Did Not Play)
#39 Ryan Chyzowski - LW (Newfoundland - ECHL, Toronto - AHL)
#38 Dryden McKay - G (Newfoundland - ECHL, Toronto - AHL)
#37 - Wyatt Schingoethe – C (Western Michigan – NCAA)
#36 Zach Solow - RW (Newfoundland - ECHL, Toronto - AHL)
#35 John Fusco – D (Dartmouth – NCAA)
#34 Kalle Loponen – D (Koo Koo Kouvola/HPK – Finland SM-Liiga)
#33 Noah Chadwick - D (Lethbridge - WHL)
At the 2023 NHL Draft, the Maple Leafs were bereft of picks after making a number of deals at the trade deadline in an effort to load up for the playoffs. After selecting at the bottom of the first round, they only had picks in the fifth and sixth round.
With their final pick in the draft, the Leafs selected Lethbridge Hurricanes blueliner Noah Chadwick 185th overall. The 6’4”, 187 lb. defenseman had 20 points (5 goals, 15 assists) in 67 games in his first WHL season.
“Chadwick moves through pass receptions, fakes plays, uses space, looks for teammates around the slot overshooting from the point. If a point shot’s the best play, he usually aims for sticks instead of corners.” The Elite Prospect Draft Guide said of the 18-year-old. “He shows a similar desire to create in transition, forgoing dump-outs for passes through opponents, deceiving if necessary. Defensively, he gets on opponents early and angles them to the outside; his well-timed pokes and stick work make him an effective rush defender.”
Chadwick is more reflective of the type of bigger, rangier defenseman that GM Brad Treliving prefers and his large frame and reach is something that is in short supply in the Toronto organization, which gives him a good chance for advancement if he puts up good numbers this season.
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