Ryan Tverberg scored twice for the Toronto Maple Leafs prospect team in a 4-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at the 2025 Prospect Showdown. It was a passionate battle between both historical rivals, with three fights taking place, two of which occurred during a tense first period.
It was a hard-fought battle, but the Toronto Maple Leafs dropped the opening game of the 2025 Prospect Showdown, losing 4-3 to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.
The Toronto Maple Leafs fell 4-2 to the Ottawa Senators in the first tilt of the 2025 Prospect Showdown. A late second-period goal from recent NCAA signing Luke Haymes and third-period markers from Jacob Quillan and Ryan Kirwan weren’t enough to overcome an early 3-0 lead from the Senators’ prospects.
Haymes There's a lot of background in this profile by The Athletic, who dug into what he learned from attending Toronto's development camp back in 2023 and how his NCAA career progressed after.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
Every year, NHL teams will dip their feet into the NCAA free agent pool and take a chance on a player whom NHL teams decided to pass on in their draft years.