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3 Toronto Maple Leafs to Watch For at Prospect Tournament

By Stephen Nixon

VICTORIA , BC - DECEMBER 21: Ian Scott #31 of Team Canada makes a save as Andrej Kukuca #28 of Team Slovakia attempts to deflect the puck at the IIHF World Junior Championships at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre on December 21, 2018 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Light/Getty Images)
VICTORIA , BC - DECEMBER 21: Ian Scott #31 of Team Canada makes a save as Andrej Kukuca #28 of Team Slovakia attempts to deflect the puck at the IIHF World Junior Championships at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre on December 21, 2018 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Light/Getty Images) /
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VICTORIA , BC – DECEMBER 21: Ian Scott #31 of Team Canada makes a save as Andrej Kukuca #28 of Team Slovakia  . (Photo by Kevin Light/Getty Images) /

No. 1: Ian Scott

The Toronto Maple Leafs decided to bring three goaltenders to the tournament this weekend including: Erik Kalgren, Keith Pertuzzelli and Ian Scott.

It’ll be interesting to see if Kalgren plays in North America this year, while it looks like Pertuzzelli and Scott will be fighting for a job in the American Hockey League. Although all three are interesting and will be fun to watch, the biggest intrigue of the weekend is with Scott.

Scott was drafted 110th overall by the Leafs in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, but his pedigree skyrocketed one year after getting drafted. During the 2018-2019 season, Scott won the CHL Goaltender of the Year, WHL Playoffs MVP and was a WHL Champion with the Prince Albert Raiders.

The 2019-20 campaign was supposed to be a monster year for his development but he unfortunately missed the entire season due to hip surgery and he’s only played in six professional games since.

By all accounts, Scott seems healthy and ready to go for the 2021-22 season, so it’ll interesting to see if he bounces back to his old self. Nobody expects Scott’s stats to return to his .932 SV% and 1.83 GAA that he registered in his last year of junior hockey, but it would be a big confidence boost for the 22-year-old if he had a good weekend in Traverse City.

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