Toronto Maple Leafs Prospects at the 2019 World Juniors

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TORONTO, ON – September 6: Timothy Liljegren (37) and Rasmus Sandin (78) look around during a drill.Toronto Maple Leafs rookies skated at their training facility, the MCC before heading to Montreal for tournament. (Toronto Star/Toronto Star via Getty Images) /

When the 2019 World Juniors kicks off on Boxing Day, a few prospects in the Toronto Maple Leafs system will be present.

The holiday season is in full swing which is no doubt an exciting time for any hockey fan. Christmas Day is just around the corner, meaning that the World Juniors are almost here.

In the 2019 edition of the annual tournament, the Toronto Maple Leafs will have four of their prospects playing at the tournament representing their home country. It would have been five had it not been for an injury that Timothy Liljegren suffered a few weeks prior.

Nonetheless, many of the Leafs prospects that will be heading to British Columbia have quite a bit of hype surrounding their game in the immediate and long-term. From the team’s 2018 first-round pick to one of the top CHL goalies and everything in between, the Leafs prospects that will be present will no doubt be exciting to watch.

In today’s post, we’ll briefly look over all four prospects from the Leafs organization that will be playing in the 2019 World Juniors.

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