The Toronto Maple Leafs need some help on defensive depth and the Erie Otters have one of the most coveted things a team could want on it’s depth chart: A right handed defenseman.
Darren Raddysh has been patrolling the Erie Otters blueline since 2013, when he spent the season on three teams - Toronto Marlboroughs (GTHL, minor midget AAA), Georgetown Raiders (OJHL, Jr.A) and the Erie Otters (OHL, Major Junior). Raddysh has been a solid defender for the Otters and quickly worked his way up into the Otters top pairing. In most of his time in the OHL, he was good for just over half a point per game, but this season his offense exploded, scoring 16 goals and adding 65 assists for 81 points, doubling last season’s 40 points.