3 Toronto Maple Leafs to Watch For at Prospect Tournament

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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CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA – SEPTEMBER 29: Alexander Steeves #21 of the Dubuque Fighting Saints . (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

No. 2: Alex Steeves

Everybody had eyes on Nick Robertson at the Leafs development camp last weekend, but it was his line-mate that got a ton of attention after the fact.

The 21-year-old from Bedford, New Hampshire signed with the Leafs in March as one of the highest-touted prospects in the NCAA. After a point-per-game season with Notre Dame last year, many teams were interested in his services, but Toronto was the one who luckily signed him.

The Toronto Star’s Kevin McGran caught up with the Toronto Maple Leafs senior director of player development, Hayley Wickenheiser this week, who said a ton of wonderful things about Steeve’s game thus far:

"“To me, he looks like a pro player on the ice. He’s a man, the way he’s built… And he continues to put in the work. So there’s no concerns for his work ethic or his ability to show up every day and be a professional on the ice. He’s very diligent and a very serious guy. I like his approach and I also thought he had a solid camp.”"

After having a four-goal game in Monday’s scrimmage, expect Steeves to keep that rolling this weekend.

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