It’s finally here! The Toronto Maple Leafs development camp is set to begin on Sunday and run through next Friday, and the team has announced the roster after much anticipation.
A look at our 2022 Development Camp roster & schedule.#LeafsForever
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) July 14, 2022
For starters, the Leafs are holding camp a week after nearly every other team has opened them up to inviting just about any undrafted prospect they want, which we’ll get to in a second. First, here are all of the Leafs affiliated prospects attending camp:
Player
Acquired
Luke Cavallin
AHL contract
Orrin Centazzo
AHL contract
Max Ellis
UDFA NHL signing
John Fusco
2020 7th round pick
Matt Knies
2021 2nd round pick
Dennis Hildeby
2022 4th round pick
Braeden Kressler
UDFA NHL signing
Mikey Koster
2019 5th round pick
Brandon Lisowsky
2022 7th round pick
Veeti Miettinen
2020 6th round pick
Joe Miller
2020 6th round pick
Tommy Miller
AHL contract
Fraser Minten
2022 2nd round pick
Nick Moldenhauer
2022 3rd round pick
Keith Petruzzelli
AHL contract
Marshall Rifai
AHL contract
Axel Rindell
2020 6th round pick
Wyatt Schingoethe
2020 7th round pick
Graham Slaggert
AHL contract
Ryan Tverberg
2020 7th round pick
William Villeneuve
2020 4th round pick
Ty Voit
2021 5th round pick
The following are invites out of the CHL, meaning the Maple Leafs can sign them to an entry-level contract if they are impressed by what they see at camp, something they did last year for Braeden Kressler:
Player
Team
First Year Draft Eligible
Sam Alfano
Peterborough
2022
Rayan Bettahar
Swift Current
2022
Marco Costantini
Hamilton
2020
Pano Fimis
Niagara
2022
Avery Hayes
Hamilton
2021
Beau Jelsma
Barrie
2022
Kasper Larsen
Mississauga
2021
Sean McGurn
London
2020
Marcus Nguyen
Portland
2022
Michael Renwick
Windsor
2020
Grayden Siepmann
Calgary
2022
Noah Van Vliet
Hamilton
2022
Mathew Ward
Swift Current
2022
The rest of the invites are players bound for the NCAA, meaning if they were to sign, they would have to forego their collegiate eligibility. It is very rare to see these players sign in camp, although Trevor Moore was an example a few years back:
Player
2021-22 Team
First Year Draft Eligible
Mathieu De St. Phalle
Wisconsin (NCAA)
2018
Tyler Duke
USNTDP
2022
Rastislav Elias
Green Bay (USHL)
2022
Dylan Jackson
Northeastern (NCAA)
2019
Ty Jackson
Northeastern (NCAA)
2019
Ryan McAllister
Brooks (AJHL)
2020
Duncan Ramsay
Kimball Academy (USHS)
2022
T.J. Semptimphelter
Northeastern (NCAA)
2020
Jeremy Wilmer
Tri-City (USHL)
2021
The only European-based prospect attending the development camp is Dennis Hildeby, interesting given Roni Hirvonen, Topi Niemela, and Artur Akhtyamov have all been in Toro …
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Author: Kyle Cushman / The Leafs Nation
