Mitch Marner is quickly out-growing the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Not in stature, he's listed at 5-11 and 164 pounds by his London Knights, but simply as a hockey player. In a 5-1 win over the Ottawa 67's on Saturday afternoon, where he put together a three-point game for the 22nd time this season (in 48 games), that much was clear.
On his first shift of the game, Marner, the Leafs fourth overall selection in 2015, made three clean passes to the slot. On his very next shift, he picked up two shots on goal.
Playing on a line with projected top-10 pick in the 2016 NHL Draft Matthew Tkachuk, and OHL standout and Coyotes prospect Christian Dvorak, Marner looked at ease.