Toronto Maple Leafs‘ 2nd year left wing Brendan Leipsic(49) got a nice, unexpected recall giving the small-ish 5’9″ 165 lbs. forward a first opportunity to show his stuff in the show.
He was outstanding through four seasons with Portland Winterhawks.
In his third campaign, he was the both WHL and all of CHL top scorer with 120 points (49 goals, 71 assists) and also won the 2013 Championship.
He also made it to the finals every season with the team starting in 2010/2011.
Originally a Nashville Predators‘ 3rd round pick in the 2013 draft (#89 overall), he signed a three-year entry level contract upon completing his junior career and was reassigned to start with affiliate Milwaukee Admirals.
A close to trade deadline deal sent him to his current home and he continued to mark up the score sheet when arriving to skate with their farm club Toronto Marlies.
He would finish his initial season in the AHL with most assists by a rookie at 40 through a combined 74 games.
He’s already set a new high scoring mark for himself in the league with 16 goals this season.
In his debut up in the big league he got his 1st NHL tally playing 18 shifts for 9:28 of ice time with 2:21 on the power play. He also went 100% in the face off dot, recorded 2 penalty minutes and left the game with a +1 rating.
The 21-year old would be reassigned back down quickly but got the call once again 10 days later.
He may continue to help the minor league team surge towards the playoffs but no doubt he’ll be given an extended look if his game continues to excel.