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Maple Leafs prospect Noah Chadwick looking to defy the odds, make Team Canada
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Maple Leafs' towering defensive prospect Noah Chadwick is ready to make a huge impact for Canada at the World Junior Summer Showcase.
Chadwick, was the Leafs' 6th round pick from the 2023 draft. The towering defender comes in at 6'4, and is known for being a jack of all trades type of d-man for the WHL's Lethbridge Hurricanes.
Much to the surprise of many, likely including Chadwick himself, he was selected alongside fellow Maple Leafs prospect Easton Cowan for the World Junior Summer Showcase for Team Canada. As per an interview with Maple Leafs reporter Mark Masters, Chadwick is ecstatic about the opportunity, and is ready to prove what he can bring to the team:
''I think as soon as I got that invite, it was all that preparation leading up to it and I think the more you say something, the more you believe it.
I think everyone here is some of the best players in Canada. It's just an opportunity for me to show what I can do and just try to get better every day and try to earn a spot come September.''
I think everyone here is some of the best players in Canada. It's just an opportunity for me to show what I can do and just try to get better every day and try to earn a spot come September.''
Chadwick put up an impressive 56 points in 66 games for the Hurricanes last season, which led his team in points for all defenceman.
GM Peter Anholt of Chadwick's WHL team, The Lethbridge Hurricanes, had this to say on the big 19-year-old:
''He makes a great first pass, can really defend, body position is elite, his hockey sense is elite. He just keeps going about his business quietly.
He's going to be the captain of our team in Lethbridge. I think his leadership is second to none. Give him credit for just keeping his nose to the grindstone and just keep working to get better. Good on him to at least have a chance to be at this camp and maybe going forward.''
He's going to be the captain of our team in Lethbridge. I think his leadership is second to none. Give him credit for just keeping his nose to the grindstone and just keep working to get better. Good on him to at least have a chance to be at this camp and maybe going forward.''
The Saskatoon native will surely bring everything he has to this summer showcase, as his goal for the coming season will be to make the Canadian 2025 IIHF World Junior squad, which will be held in Ottawa Ontario, Decmber 26th 2024 - January 5th 2025.
Source: TSN
Noah Chadwick Interview with Mark Masters
Noah Chadwick Interview with Mark Masters
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