Sheldon Keefe drops Stunning Revelation About 19-Year-Old Training Camp Star

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Dawson Mckenzie
October 4, 2023 (3:38 PM)

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This young Leafs prospect has shocked nearly everyone this training camp with his unexpectedly high level of play, which has earned him serious consideration.

Unexpected Young Prospect Is Earning His Looks at Leafs Camp

Coming into camp, many hockey fans had their sights set on the Leafs young prospects.

Guys like Matthew Knies, who performed well in his debut last season in the playoffs, or new prospect Eastan Cowan, the Leafs first-rounder in last year's NHL draft.

While these two have performed well at camp, eyes are now on the Leafs' other 19-year-old prospect, Fraser Minten.

Minten has been playing above his pay grade this training camp and has earned a stay into the latter half of camp.

Sheldon Keefe has noted that he is in contention to make the roster after his performances.

Sheldon Keefe impressed with how Fraser Minten, 19, held his own against Nick Suzuki & Kirby Dach in Montreal

Set up practice today to see how things would look with Matthews-Tavares-Minten-Kampf down the middle

Kamloops Blazer in contention to make team out of camp

It even appears that Minten is making Keefe reconsider his decision to try out Nylander at center, putting him back on the wing and giving Minten a look with Knies and Jarnkrok.

Leafs practice lines:

Bertuzzi � Matthews � Marner
Domi � Tavares � Nylander
Knies � Minten � Järnkrok
McMann � Kämpf � Reaves

Extras: Robertson, Lafferty, Gregor, Holmberg, Clifford

Rielly � Brodie
McCabe � Benoit
Giordano � Liljegren
Kokkonen � Lagesson/Lajoie

Minten an Unexpected Performer On the Ice and Off

Not many people thought that Minten would be in the running for a roster spot with the Leafs this season, given their depth of prospects and talent. However, his performance on the ice has been outstanding, and he has shown he can compete in the NHL.

Fraser Minten finishes the play started by Gregor 🚨

Minten is also a performer off the ice, as he is a classically trained pianist. His junior teammates reportedly love him for his off-ice hobbies.

Reminder that Fraser Minten is a classically trained pianist and enjoys reading nonfiction. Apparently he is a giant nerd and all his junior teammates love him.

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Sheldon Keefe drops bombshell regarding 19-year-old training camp standout