Kristiu0101ns Rubu012bns, a free agent defender soon to turn 24, has been called up by the Maple Leafs. He is one of Kyle Dubas’s ECHL to NHL projects. Undrafted, the 6’4” defender was signed as a free agent to the Marlies and then to the Maple Leafs in the spring of 2020. He’s played 56 games for Newfoundland, and has been on the Marlies roster for the last three years.
For the Latvian national team Rubu012bns is a top pair defender, but on the Marlies he’s been slotted behind the other left-shooting, drafted prospects a lot of the time.