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
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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 Toronto over the past month.
Additionally, the following players are not attending development camp despite fitting the age range:
- Mikhail Abramov
- Nick Abruzzese
- Ryan Chyzowski
- Semyon Der-Arguchintsev
- Curtis Douglas
- Pavel Gogolev
- Pontus Holmberg
- Mikko Kokkonen
- Filip Kral
- Dmitry Ovchinnikov
- Nick Robertson
- Alex Steeves
- Keenan Suthers
- Nolan Walker
Overall, this development camp is an interesting mix of owned prospects in junior/college or just about to begin their professional career and invites with intriguing value that could be signed. No full-time Marlies are at camp, a bit of a difference from some past camps.
I’ll have lots of development camp coverage over the next week, be sure to stay tuned.
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