Rookie Tournament In London Ontario

As mentioned before I attended the Leafs rookie tournament this past weekend to witness the Toronto Maple Leafs top prospects vs. the Chicago Blackhawks top prospects. Some of the players to watch for Toronto were Nazem Kadri, Jerry D'amigo, and Marcel Muller....

The game began in the 1st with huge hitting from all the young guns, the leafs were first to strike early in the 1st when 2010 leafs draftee Brad Ross make a slick move to move past Chicago defenders and shelf the puck over the Blackhawks goalie Richardson.The Leafs 3rd round pick in the 2010 draft from Noway,Sondre Olden threw a shot on net that somehow ended up in the net. A few minutes the Leafs other 3rd round 2010 draft selection Greg McKegg scored a beautiful goal rushing in during a 2 on 1.The game continued at a extremely high pace as it was obvious all the prospect were looking to make a lasting impression on all who were watching, be it scouts or the teams General managers.

The game got a little bit dirty in the second when there was two fights that occurred, the leafs players both were much smaller than their competition, but both held there own in the fights. The Chicago Blackhawks were able to pot a few goals, but it wasn't enough to keep par with the Maple Leafs

The final score of the game was 6-3 and was an impressive showing by all Maple Leaf prospects, including many of the players taking by General Manager in this years June entry draft. The only disappointment may have been the play of Leafs top prospect Nazem Kadri, leading me to believe he may need some time in the AHL before he makes the jump to the big club.

'till next time, GO LEAFS GO