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Toronto Maple Leafs 2012 Draft: Where Are They Now?

By Spencer Teixeira

TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 18: Viktor Loov #55 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the New York Rangers during an NHL game at the Air Canada Centre on February 18, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Rangers defeated the Maple Leafs 4-2. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 18: Viktor Loov #55 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the New York Rangers during an NHL game at the Air Canada Centre on February 18, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Rangers defeated the Maple Leafs 4-2. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /
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May 17, 2014. Matt Finn (4) of the Guelph Storm looks to make a pass during their 2014 Memorial Cup game played at Budweiser Gardens in London Ontario, Canada. The Guelph Storm defeated the Edmonton Oil Kings by a score of 5-2. (Photo by Mark Spowart/Icon SMI/Corbis via Getty Images)
May 17, 2014. Matt Finn (4) of the Guelph Storm looks to make a pass during their 2014 Memorial Cup game played at Budweiser Gardens in London Ontario, Canada. The Guelph Storm defeated the Edmonton Oil Kings by a score of 5-2. (Photo by Mark Spowart/Icon SMI/Corbis via Getty Images) /

Round 2 Pick 35 – D Matt Finn

With the 35th overall pick in the 2012 NHL entry draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs selected defender Matthew Finn from the Guelph Storm of the OHL.

Finn was a highly-touted prospect, scoring 48 points in 61 games in the OHL his draft year. Finn’s success and value were summed up well in this Elite Prospects bio from 2012.

"“[Finn is a] very smart two-way defenseman with leadership qualities. Plays with great authority. Very smart in his own end and valuable offensively with a good passing game and a hard shot.”"

Following a successful junior career (161 PTS in 228 GP) in Guelph alongside fellow Leafs prospect Garret Sparks, Finn would join the Leafs’ AHL affiliate Toronto Marlies in 2014-15.

Finn would score just three points in 28 games with the Marlies before being sent to the ECHL, where he’d continue to struggle, posting two points in eight games.

Prior to the start of the 2015-16 season, Finn was traded, along with five other Leafs prospects, to the New York Islanders for winger Michael Grabner.

Since the trade, Finn would play 51 games in the AHL, scoring just 19 points. The Toronto native would be far more successful at the ECHL level, scoring 75 points in 108 games.

Finn, now 25, is set to play out the 2019-20 season with EHC Linz of the EBEL.

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