Brian S

Brian S

Total 330 Posts
  • Ontario
I like watching and writing about prospects. You can find my older posts from SB Nation here: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/author/brian-stewart/

2026 T25U25: Ben Danford is #4

Toronto's top defense prospect is ready to go pro full-time after finally winning a championship with the Marlies last spring.

Toronto Maple Leafs release their 2026 Prospect Challenge roster

It's time to watch some babies play hockey

2026 T25U25: Miroslav Holinka is #7

Miro the Hero is turning pro after a strong end to his junior career.

2026 T25U25: Alexander Bilecki is #9

Toronto added a new top defense prospect to their pool this summer, and he debuts in the T25U25 this year in the top 10.

2026 T25U25: Tyler Hopkins is #12

Hopkins fits a certain kind of player that Toronto has seemed to covet for the past several years, both in the draft and in recruiting free agents from college.

2026 T25U25: Måns Gudmundsson is #14

Måns is this guy pretty Gud!

2026 T25U25: Victor Johansson is #15

Seems like the hype around Johansson has cooled compared to where it was this time last year, but I'm still a fan.

2026 T25U25: Zac Olsen is #18

Or Zach, you decide.

2026 T25U25: Patriks Plumins is #22

The first goalie to make an appearance in our rankings is one of the new guys.

2026 T25U25: Cooper Williams is #23

Cooper Williams fits an archetype that Toronto has seemed to like under three different GM regimes, but his path to the NHL is long and steep.

2027 NHL Watch List: Hlinka Gretzky Standouts

The 2027 draft year is officially underway with the first major international tournament of the season.

Getting to Know Brody Pepoy

One of the Weasel Boys is bringing his weasely talents to the Maple Leafs organization, and he may be this year's Harry Nansi prospect that's a long term project with big potential.

Getting To Know Yaroslav Fedoseyev

The Russian defenseman and sixth round pick may wind up being the biggest 'steal' of the draft for the Leafs this year.

Standouts From The 2026 Development Camp

Another development camp come and gone, but this year featured a much bigger influx of talented new prospects in many years. Who among them all stood out the most?

Getting to Know Cooper Williams

He entered this season as a consensus first rounder, so why did he fall all the way to the fifth round and why did Toronto still draft him?

Scouting Toronto's 2026 Development Camp Roster

Toronto invited 26 undrafted prospects to their July 2026 development camp this year. I'm looking at them all to see who could be interesting as potential future signing or draft targets.

Getting to Know Zach Olsen

What if I told you that Zach Olsen could be a fun combination of Landon Sim and Bobby McMann? Would that bring you joy?

Getting to Know Ethan MacKenzie

Allow me to introduce you all to the elder statesman of this year's draft group for the Toronto Maple Leafs, who has a bit of size, snarl, and skating as a two-way defenseman.

2026 NHL Draft: Quick Thoughts on Toronto's Picks

Toronto's 2026 draft class is in the books and they made a LOT of picks. Here are my quick thoughts on each of the picks individually but also in their draft strategy as a whole.

Maple Leafs Draft Brody Pepoy with the 169th overall in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft

The Leafs took a guy I had on my late round watch list most of the season and who juuuuuuuust missed the cut to be included on my listicle for late round forwards.

Maple Leafs Draft Cooper Williams with the 158th overall in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft

The Leafs take a teammate of Zach Olsen in Cooper Williams, who will be a reclamation project after struggling compared to expectations going into this season.

Maple Leafs Draft Alexander Bilecki with the 60th overall in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Maple Leafs Draft Juuso Ainasto with the 85th overall in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft

Toronto finishes their flurry of third round picks by taking a Finnish goalie.

Maple Leafs Draft Zach Olsen with the 73rd overall in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft

Toronto took a guy that teams hate to play against, genuinely. If you want a guy who can be an energy checker and a rat, he's a fun one.

2026 NHL Draft: Who's Still Available on Day Two?

There were some surprise picks in the first round, which means some guys I wouldn't have expected to be available in the second round suddenly are. The more players get pushed down, the clearer it is who will be available when Toronto's next pick comes up.
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