Prospect Info: [2024] 1st rd selection - #31 OA - RD, Ben Danford - Oshawa Generals, OHL (6′2″/191lb)

[uncleben]

RD, Ben Danford

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806882405531177358

Rights held until Jun. 1, 2026.






This pick originally belonged to EDM and was acquired by Toronto from ANA on Jun. 28, 2024
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23 OA traded

June 28, 2024

To Anaheim Ducks 1st-round pick in 2024 (#23 overall)

To Toronto Maple Leafs EDM 1st-round pick in 2024 (#31 overall) BOS 2nd-round pick in 2024 (#58 overall)

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[uncleben]

Toronto has picked 23rd overall 3 times in their history, most recently selecting Grant Marshall in 1992.

Toronto has picked 31st overall 4 times in their history, most recently selecting Yegor Korshkov in 2016.

 

[Gabriel426]

Size, style???

 

[Schenn]

Revenge for the biggs for Gibson & rackell trade.

 

[RunItBackAgain]

I guess we’ll see. I would’ve taken Solberg and not traded back happily though.

 

[Bravid Nonahan]

Terrible pick! (Never heard of him before today)

 

[weems]

 

[therealkoho]

Well that's that Leafs out of the 1st round yet again.

 

[93LEAFS]

Someone I trust said we were going off the board, but I expected it to be elsewhere. Hoepfully it works out, they earned some leeway after Cowan, but seems more of a stay at home guy, and without stronger offensive game it's hard to be a top 4 guy.

 

[7even]

 

[Leafs87]

Same idea I wanted, but would of went with Elick

 

[Funk21]

Really????

When this kid was available

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[stickty111]

It's a reach but not a huge one. Mobile RHD I will always take

 

[I am Canadian]

Seems like they went for a safe low risk pick. I don't love it, but hopefully this becomes a Jake McCabe like player

 

[mcleex]

He just had a Tavares level stoic interview

 

[TheKrebsCycle]

The guy that went with the original pick sure checked a bunch of boxes . Don’t know much about this guy so time will tell. Didn’t know much about Cowan either this last year . That turned out ok ..

 

[LeafalCrusader]

LOUD NOISES!!

 

[therealkoho]

Terrible pick! (Never heard of him before today)

Gonna say he's never heard of you either.

 

[Shooter2x]

Nice pick.

 

[SprDaVE]

Ranked 30th by EP. Defensive RHD with good skating and smart. Obviously will need to work on his offensive ability.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806881121650565410

 

[BertCorbeau]

Ben Danford thinks the game in a more advanced way than most. He knows how to defend in-zone and how to move the puck up the ice. And he always plays the opposition physically. He closes his gap before the blue line, pressures the opposition all over the zone, and shows a lot of poise on retrieval, spinning off forecheckers, and attracting them before passing

From Elite Prospects

 

[Leaf Rocket]

Welcome to Leafs Nation & madhouse!

Take a deep breath...and let the boy develop.

 

[arso40]

Same idea I wanted, but would of went with Elick

Exactly

 

[PromisedLand]

Ben Danford already becomes the steal of the draft and the best pick of 2024

 

[Orfieus]

Large Dmen with high hockey sense, that's what I like when drafting Dmen