Round 4 Pick 103 – J. J. Piccinich
With their 4th round selection, the Leafs would target playmaking winger J.J Piccinich from the Youngstown Phantoms of the USHL.
Following his selection, Piccinich would commit to Boston University of the NCAA, scoring just four points in 24 games en route to winning the 2015 NCAA Hockey East championship.
The next season, Piccinich would join the London Knights of the OHL. The New Jersey native would spend two seasons with London, scoring 138 points in 132 games, winning the 2016 Memorial Cup in the process.
Piccinich would then join the Leafs’ AHL affiliate Orlando Solar Bears in 2017, scoring 43 points in 69 games.
This past season, Piccinich would play in the AHL for the first time in his career, tallying an assist in six games with the Marlies. He would spend the majority of the season with the Newfoundland Growlers of the ECHL, scoring 31 points in 62 games and winning the Kelly Cup.
Piccinich, 23, is set to start next season with the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL.