Ever since using three of their seven selections on US-based prospects in the 2014 entry draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs have sparingly drafted American players in.
After drafting just three American players from 2015 to 2018, the Leafs jumped back in the pool this past summer in using two of their six picks on players out of the United States.
With the USHL and NCAA seasons now underway, here’s an update on everything going on with the Toronto Maple Leafs prospects applying their trade in the USA.
Nick Abruzzese (Harvard, ECAC)
LW, 4th Round, 124th Overall in 2019
The top prospect the Maple Leafs have down south, Nick Abruzzese wasted no time in getting his account started in his NCAA career with a blistering five games so far for the Harvard Crimson.