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Leafs select Generals defender Stephen Desrocher 155th overall in 2015 NHL Draft

After taking diminutive forward Dmytro Timashov with the team's fifth round selection, the Leafs went the other way, taking hulking defender Stephen Desrocher with pick No. 155.

An overager, passed up in the 2014 NHL Draft, Desrocher turned it on in the playoffs for the Generals, taking on a huge role for then-head coach D.J. Smith, now a newly hired assistant coach with the Leafs.

At 6-3, Desrocher's game is highlighted by an extremely long reach and physical, in-your-face style.

Offensively though, he really came into his own as a threat down the stretch, earning powerplay time on a deep Generals team and pitching in with key goals for Oshawa during the Memorial Cup run, including the winner against the Quebec Remparts in overtime.