Prospect Info: Marlies & Prospect Discussion

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Free Cheers for Fraser and Easton!

 

[Kiwi]

I don't support a country at the WJC I just follow Leafs prospects

I'll be watching our boys on Canada
Alway nice to see the guys get some recognition from there country

 

[horner]

Some guy named ellis

Some guy named Steve Ellis

Steve ellis doesn't know hockey

 

[francis246]

Congrats to Minten and Cowan!!

Also Jager Firkus getting cut is crazy

 

[hullsy47]

Steve ellis doesn't know hockey

Well I was under the impression he was at the game
We all have opinions
I was worried the players that were young had a harder hill to climb
IMO Cowan is better than minten

 

[uncleben]

Will be nice to watch him and Minten on the Canadian roster. Been a while since we had anyone there

Was curious how long it's actually been, so went back through:

2023: None
2022: (Roni Hirvonen, FIN; Topi Niemela, FIN; Matthew Knies, USA)
2021: (Roni Hirvonen, FIN; Mikko Kokkonen, FIN; Topi Niemela, FIN; Mikhail Abramov, RUS; Rodion Amirov, RUS; Artur Akhtyamov, RUS)
2020: (Mikko Kokkonen, FIN; Rasmus Sandin, SWE; Nick Robertson, USA)
2019: Ian Scott, CAN (Filip Kral, CZE; Pontus Holmberg, SWE; Rasmus Sandin, SWE)
2018: (Eemeli Rasanen, FIN; Timothy Liljegren, SWE; Joe Woll, USA)
2017: (Martins Dzierkals, LAT; Carl Grundstrom, SWE; Jeremy Bracco, USA; Joe Woll, USA)
2016: Travis Dermott, CAN, Mitch Marner, CAN (Kasperi Kapanen, FIN; William Nylander, SWE; Dmytro Timashov, SWE)
2015: Frederik Gauthier, CAN (Rinat Valiev, RUS; William Nylander, SWE)
2014: Frederik Gauthier, CAN (Andreas Johnsson, SWE; Fabrice Herzog, SUI)


34 sent over the past 10 years
5 Canadians
Last Canadian in 2019
Last Canadian skater in 2016

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

 

[Apex Predator]

Free Cheers for Fraser and Easton!

Cowan looks like he is 12!

 

[Namikaze Minato]

 

[ULF_55]

Cowan looks like he is 12!

Maybe he'll get a shaving commercial then for a baby smooth face?

 

[BertCorbeau]

Free Cheers for Fraser and Easton!

Holy shit they look so young

Also congrats. Always love when Leaf prospects make Team Canada, gives me some more interest in watching them.

 

[Squiffy]

Hildebeast been as good as the stats and a couple Hockey News articles seem to suggest, anyone seen a bunch of him?

Anyone? I feel like this got lost in the Team Canada Leafs on roster day. Do we have something there?

 

[SprDaVE]

Hildebeast been as good as the stats and a couple Hockey News articles seem to suggest, anyone seen a bunch of him?

Anyone? I feel like this got lost in the Team Canada Leafs on roster day. Do we have something there?

He has. Compare his stats to Jones and Petruzzelli to get a sense of how strong he's been because defensively, the Marlies aren't exactly a powerhouse. Goaltenders are a bit voodoo so I don't know what it means for his NHL potential but he has been great every time I've seen him and from all the articles I've read. He makes a lot of hard saves look easy, which is what really stands out to me. He's looks huge in nets and moves like he's Sorokin.

Is Dennis Hildeby the Toronto Maple Leafs’ goaltender of the future?

If all goes well, one of the Toronto Maple Leafs' current goaltenders...

theleafsnation.com

 

[Phion Keneuf]

Free Cheers for Fraser and Easton!

Our Bergeron and Marchand?

Would be nice haha. Congrats to them both, excited to watch now.

 

[Squiffy]

He has. Compare his stats to Jones and Petruzzelli to get a sense of how strong he's been because defensively, the Marlies aren't exactly a powerhouse. Goaltenders are a bit voodoo so I don't know what it means for his NHL potential but he has been great every time I've seen him and from all the articles I've read. He makes a lot of hard saves look easy, which is what really stands out to me. He's looks huge in nets and moves like he's Sorokin.

Is Dennis Hildeby the Toronto Maple Leafs’ goaltender of the future?

If all goes well, one of the Toronto Maple Leafs' current goaltenders...

theleafsnation.com

Thanks. Havent really been excited about a Leaf goalie prospect since Riemer was playing ECHL. Seems like I should have been about Woll, but the Hildebeast is just so interesting with the size.

Success in Sweden last year, good training camp, great start in AHL.. let’s hope.

 

[arso40]

Our Bergeron and Marchand?

Would be nice haha. Congrats to them both, excited to watch now.

Kane and toews maybe ……..

 

[Frostitute]

Hildabeaut! Love this kid. Just have a gut feeling about him I've never had about a goalie prospect (that belongs to us) before.

 

[Twine Tickler]

Speaks to the progression Easton has had since being drafted that he was able to make the team Canada WJC roster as an 18 year old after not even being an invite to the summer development camp and then goin onward to having an "uneven" camp this past week where an exec described them "needing more from him".

Of course it would have been great for Cowan to have lit up camp, but that really speaks volumes to the player we have here IMO.

Making the squad as an 18 year old is an accomplishment in and of itself. To do it after having a less than good camp is kind of wild. Clearly we aren't the only ones who are over the moon with this kid.

Excited to see what he and Mints can do for our country! I am so fired up!

Congrats boys!

 

[supermann_98]

Kane and toews maybe ……..

More like Gretzky and Kurri

 

[notdoneyet]

Free Cheers for Fraser and Easton!

Cowan looks like he is 12 years old lol

 

[The Iceman]

Thanks. Havent really been excited about a Leaf goalie prospect since Riemer was playing ECHL. Seems like I should have been about Woll, but the Hildebeast is just so interesting with the size.

Success in Sweden last year, good training camp, great start in AHL.. let’s hope.

I was excited for Ian Scott before injuries derailed him.
2018-19
38-8 won loss
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Free Cheers for Fraser and Easton!

Cowan looks like BIEBS, must be the "519 area code" vibe
And look at Fraser's hand size compared to EC

 

[93LEAFS]

Someone I trust in scouting circles told me that Easton Cowan was a lock for the team entering camp. I found that pretty surprising due to being an 18 year old and not having much previous Hockey Canada experience. Seems he has a strong reputation with the right people.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Someone I trust in scouting circles told me that Easton Cowan was a lock for the team entering camp. I found that pretty surprising due to being an 18 year old and not having much previous Hockey Canada experience. Seems he has a strong reputation with the right people.

Plays for London, not too surprising. But it's not like he hasn't earned it with the start of his OHL season. But for an 18 year old that's really impressive.

 

[93LEAFS]

Plays for London, not too surprising. But it's not like he hasn't earned it with the start of his OHL season. But for an 18 year old that's really impressive.

He's earned it, was more shocked that Hockey Canada viewed him as a lock (it wasn't an opinion by the person I was talking to, it was one he had heard through people connected to Hockey Canada). Hockey Canada tends to be pretty political at times, often to their own detriment. The fact he was an 18 year old, combined with he never played the U-17 challenge, Hlinka or U-18's usually makes it an uphill battle. I don't think any long-time Leafs/Team Canada fan will forget the time they left off a 19 year old Connor Brown who was leading the OHL in points.

 

[BertCorbeau]

He's earned it, was more shocked that Hockey Canada viewed him as a lock (it wasn't an opinion by the person I was talking to, it was one he had heard through people connected to Hockey Canada). Hockey Canada tends to be pretty political at times, often to their own detriment. The fact he was an 18 year old, combined with he never played the U-17 challenge, Hlinka or U-18's usually makes it an uphill battle. I don't think any long-time Leafs/Team Canada fan will forget the time they left off a 19 year old Connor Brown who was leading the OHL in points.

This is true, no doubt the politics are real and it's a 19-year old tournament. The kid definitely knows the right people but it also has to speak to his attitude and work ethic to get in such good favour.