The Leafs' 2015 first round selection put on a show in Canada's first Summer Showcase game. He recorded a lone assist in a 4-1 Canadian win with a performance chock full of highlight reel material. Marner figured prominently in both even-strength and special teams situations, giving fans and Canadian brass a glimpse into his high level skill and hockey sense.
Consider this penalty kill effort below.
"That's my game is controlling the puck and that's what I wanted to do coming into here," said Marner. "I felt like my teammates were giving it to me and we had such good chemistry out on the ice we were kind of confusing them.