2022 top Leafs pick invited to Team Canada summer development camp

After the Leafs swapped the 25th overall pick for the 38th overall pick with Chicago in order to unload Petr Mrazek's contract, the Buds drafted centerman Fraser Minten. The 18-year-old is described as an excellent two-way pivot with a physical edge to him. He is primarily a north-south style of player who scores most of his goals in tight. Standing at 6-foot-1-inches tall, he does not shy away from scrums, and is good at retrieving pucks along the boards.

Last season, Minten tallied 55 points (20 goals & 35 assists) in 67 games for the Blazers in the Western Hockey league, but it didn't tell the whole story of his season, as he was near a point per game in the second half. He then added 16 points (6 goals & 10 assists) in 17 playoff games. While Minten will likely also compete for a spot on the 2022 WJC roster, having JUST turned 18, he may end up having to wait for the 2023 tournamnt, where he does stand a reasonably good chance of making the cut there. After nearly producing a point per game in last years WHL playoffs, Leafs Nation will be watching close to see if he can take another jump at the Junior level.