Toronto Maple Leafs: ranking the top-ten prospects in their system
Rookie tournaments and training camps around the National Hockey League are set to get underway in about two weeks from now. That means it's time to take a look at the top-ten prospects on each of the 32 teams.
Multiple different sources use different criteria for their rankings as to what players classify as a prospect. For my lists over the next couple of weeks, I will be using the following two requirements:
- A player is considered a prospect if: he has played less than 25 NHL games in one campaign.
- Less than 50 NHL games total in their career.
Next team up is the Toronto Maple Leafs. Let's take a look at the ten best prospects in their system, starting with number ten and counting down to number one.
10. Mikhail Abramov (C) - Drafted: 2019 (4/115).
2021-22 stats: Toronto Marlies (AHL) - 66 GP - 7 G - 21 A - 28 PTS.
9. William Villeneuve (D) - Drafted: 2020 (4/122).
2021-22 stats: Saint John (QMJHL) - 64 GP - 8 G - 48 A - 56 PTS.
8. Semyon Der-Arguchintsev (C) - Drafted: 2018 (3/76).
2021-22 stats: Toronto Marlies (AHL) - 51 GP - 13 G - 19 A - 32 PTS.
7. Fraser Minten (C) - Drafted: 2022 (2/38).
2021-22 stats: Kamloops (WHL) - 67 GP - 20 G - 35 A - 55 PTS.
6. Nick Abruzzese (C) - Drafted: 2020 (4/124).
2021-22 stats: Toronto (NHL) - 9 GP - 1 G - 0 A - 1 PT/Harvard (NCAA) - 28 GP - 9 G - 24 A - 33 PTS.
5. Roni Hirvonen (C) - Drafted: 2020 (2/59).
2021-22 stats: HIFK (Liiga) - 46 GP - 9 G - 17 A - 26 PTS.
4. Topi Niemela (D) - Drafted: 2020 (3/64).
2021-22 stats: Karpat (Liiga) - 48 GP - 10 G - 22 A - 32 PTS.
3. Rodion Amirov (LW) - Drafted: 2020 (1/15).
2021-22 stats: Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL) - 10 GP - 1 G - 2 A - 3 PTS.
2. Nick Robertson (LW) - Drafted: 2019 (2/53).
2021-22 stats: Toronto (NHL) - 10 GP - 1 G - 0 A - 0 PTS/Toronto Marlies (AHL) - 28 GP - 16 G - 12 A - 28 PTS.
1. Matthew Knies (LW) - Drafted: 2021 (2/57).
2021-22 stats: University of Minnesota (NCAA) - 33 GP - 15 G - 18 A - 33 PTS.
Stay tuned to Markerzone.com for the rest of the prospect rankings over the next week. Check out the Seattle's and St Louis' prospect rankings from Saturday in the links below!
Seattle's prospect rankings
St. Louis' prospect rankings
|
YESTERDAY
APRIL 30, 2026
| ||||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Quinn Hughes | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Leo Carlsson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Chris Kreider | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Troy Terry | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Matthew Boldy | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Cutter Gauthier | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mavrik Bourque | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Wyatt Johnston | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Connor Murphy | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vasily Podkolzin | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Ryan Poehling | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Michael Bunting | - | 1 | 1 | |
| John Carlson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Colton Dach | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Leon Draisaitl | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Matt Duchene | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Brock Faber | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Marcus Foligno | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Kasperi Kapanen | - | 1 | 1 | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||