Twenty Young Buds; Best Maple Leafs players and prospects

Top 20 Maple Leafs players and prospects aged 25 or under (Born 1986 or later):

Player Position Age

James Reimer, G 23

Phil Kessel, F 23

Luke Schenn, D 21

Nazem Kadri, F 20

Nikolai Kulemin, F 24

Keith Aulie, D 21

Carl Gunnarsson, D 24

Joe Colborne, F 21

Matt Frattin, F 23

Matt Lashoff, D 24

Jake Gardiner, D 20

Tyler Brenner, F 23

Greg McKegg, F 18

Jussi Rynas, G 23

Simon Gysbers, D 23

Ben Scrivens, G 24

Korbinian Holzer, D 23

Bradley Ross, F 18

Josh Nicholls, F 19 on April 27

Tyler Bozak, F 25


I'm probably forgetting a few solid young defencemen as they don't usually get the props that forwards and goalies get. If you add the 26 and 27 year olds (Born 1985 and 1984) to this list, the depth and strength of the Leafs Youth Corps becomes increasingly apparent:

Dion Phaneuf, Born 1985

Mikhail Grabovski, 1984

Clarke MacArthur, 1985

Mike Brown, 1985

Jay Rosehill, 1985

Jonas Gustavsson, 1984

Darryl Boyce, 1984

Tim Brent, 1984


That's 28 players aged 27 or younger, a really solid core to build upon! We'll update this list after the draft, and after any major trades that Burkie pulls off.