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# Sleeper Draft Pick - Konstantin Komarek
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2011-nhl-draft-konstantin-komarek/
- Published: 2011-06-24T14:01:27.000Z
- Updated: 2011-06-24T14:01:27.000Z
- Author: Julian Sanchez
- Tags: Maple Leafs Prospects, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 10:50

The Copper & Blue is one of the best hockey websites, "professional" or "amateur", that I read on a near daily basis especially because of the cantakerous chief Derek Zona. Today they have an interesting look at a player that the Leafs are surreptitiously scouting: Austrian [Konstantin Komarek](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/132474/konstantin-komarek?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com). In a similar vein to [Sondre Olden](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/111740/sondre-olden?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) (who the Leafs pipped from under the [Red Wings](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/detroit-red-wings?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)' nose) and [Teemu Pulkkinen](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/111628/teemu-pulkkinen?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) (who the Red Wings sniped before the Leafs could snag him), Komarek looks to be a swing for the fences type of pick so it'll be interesting to see when a team makes its move for him.

More on [how Komarek lines up with his peers here](http://www.coppernblue.com/2011/6/24/2236670/konstantin-komarek-nhl-draft-prospect-oilers-pick?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com).

> Komarek has made a couple of trips to North America this spring, and talked about his travels with [**Norrbottens Kuriren**](http://www.kuriren.nu/sport/default.aspx?articleid=5948724&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com):
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>> Do you have a favorite club that you would like to play in?  
>>  
>> *Which NHL team isn't important, but it is clear that it would be fun to play for an Original Six team.*
>> 
>> Komarek will follow the draft but the day after he'll pack his hockey bag to attend a summer camp in Oakville, Canada, a few km south of Toronto. He'll be there for three weeks through the summer to train with everyone from Juniors to the NHL players. The camp is run by a few NHL players from the region and focuses primarily on hockey-related physical training.
>> 
>> On Monday, representatives of the [**Toronto Maple Leafs**](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/toronto-maple-leafs?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) were in Luleå to interview the 18-year-old. During the meeting, he was among other things, answering questions about his view of himself - both on the ice and off.
>> 
>> *"It's the first NHL club that I've spoken to personally and of course it feels nice that they show interest in me."*