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Toronto Maple Leafs 2010 Draft: Where Are They Now?

By Spencer Teixeira

OTTAWA, CANADA - APRIL 12: Petter Granberg #26 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the Ottawa Senators on April 12, 2014 at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Francois Laplante/FreestylePhoto/Getty Images)
OTTAWA, CANADA - APRIL 12: Petter Granberg #26 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the Ottawa Senators on April 12, 2014 at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Francois Laplante/FreestylePhoto/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 26: Brad Ross, drafted in the second round by the Toronto Maple Leafs poses for a portrait during day two of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft at Staples Center on June 26, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 26: Brad Ross, drafted in the second round by the Toronto Maple Leafs poses for a portrait during day two of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft at Staples Center on June 26, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

Round 2 Pick 43 – LW Brad Ross

With the 43rd pick of the 2010 NHL entry draft, the Leafs selected forward Brad Ross from the Portland Winterhawks of the WHL.

Ross had put up an impressive 27-goals and 68-points in 71 games his draft year, and was described as the following, via Erik K. Piri of Elite Prospects

"“[Ross is a] tough winger, [the] kind of player who can really get under your skin as an opponent. [Ross] plays with a lot of energy and loves to hit. [He also] owns some offensive instincts” -Erik K. Piri, Elite Prospects 2012"

So, Ross is a feisty winger that puts up numbers, nothing wrong with that. In fact, a similarly skilled player was selected 104 spots later, his name was Brendan Gallagher, but he never turned out really.

Nevermind that, Ross will be a star, his production in Portland will only rise. Rise it did, as Ross posted a solid 151 points in his final 2 seasons in the WHL (135 games). Which earned him his ELC with the Leafs in 2012.

Ross, who was at this point 20 years old, was ready to blossom with a championship calibre Marlies squad. Unfortunately, that never exactly happened. Ross would fail to produce consistently (11 points in 40 AHL games), and would even be loaned to the ECHL (3 points in 5 games).

The 2013-14 season was a similar story, as Ross posted a less-than-ideal 10 points in 53 AHL games. Ross would once again see ECHL time but would fail to produce there, too (1 point in 6 ECHL games).

The next season, a 22-year-old Ross would again struggle to produce in the AHL, with a measly 8 points in 32 games. However, he would dominate at the ECHL level, scoring at above a point-per-game (11 points in 10 games). 

At the end of the 2014-15 season, Ross was traded to the Edmonton Oilers for another middling prospect Martin Marincin. 

Ross decided to head to Europe over Edmonton and signed with the Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL. 

During his 2 years with the Roosters, Ross would score 18 points and a complimentary 219 penalty minutes in 74 games. 

To start the 2017-18 season, Ross, then 25, signed with the Helibronner Falken of the DEL2 league. The Edmonton native had a far more successful run in this 2nd-tier DEL, as he posted a solid 48 points in 100 games over 2 years. 

Ross, now 27, has signed with the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL for the 2019-20 season as he looks to make a successful return to North America.

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