Toronto Maple Leafs: Timothy Liljegren highlights development camp roster
With development camp set to open on July 6th, the Toronto Maple Leafs will have six of their seven picks from the 2017 draft in attendance, including 17th overall pick Timothy Liljegren.
The work now begins for the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ prospects with development camp set to run from July 6-12 at the MasterCard Centre. The Leafs will have 57 players attend the camp, including 21 draft picks. Here is the list of the players who will be in attendance.
2017 Development Camp Roster
| NAME | POS. | 2016-17 CLUB(S) | ACQUIRED |
| Andonovski, Corey | F | St. Andrew’s College (CAHS) | Camp invite |
| Bobylev, Vladimir | F | Moscow (KHL) / Victoria (WHL) | 2016 Draft (122ndoverall) |
| Bracco, Jeremy | F | Kitchener (OHL) / Windsor (OHL) | 2015 Draft (61st overall) |
| Brooks, Adam | F | Regina (WHL) | 2016 Draft (92nd overall) |
| Chebykin, Nikolai | F | Moscow (KHL) / Balashikha (VHL) | 2016 Draft (182ndoverall) |
| Cook, Ryan | D | Merrimack (H-East) | Camp invite |
| Coskey, Cole | F | Saginaw (OHL) | Camp invite |
| DeNoble, Logan | F | Peterborough (OHL) | Camp invite |
| Dewar, Connor | F | Everett (OHL) | Camp invite |
| Duquette, Marc-Olivier | D | Drummondville (QMJHL) | Camp invite |
| Durzi, Sean | D | Owen Sound (OHL) | Camp invite |
| Dzierkals, Martins | F | Rouyn-Noranda (WHL) | 2015 Draft (68th overall) |
| Engvall, Pierre | F | Mora IK (SHL) / Toronto (AHL) | 2014 Draft (188thoverall) |
| Freeman, Benjamin | F | Connecticut (H-East) | Camp invite |
| Garreffa, Joseph | D | Kitchener (OHL) | Camp invite |
| Gordeev, Fedor | D | Hamilton (OHL) / Flint (OHL) | 2017 Draft (141stoverall) |
| Greenway, J.D. | D | Wisconsin (Big-10) | 2016 Draft (72nd overall) |
| Gustafsson, Glenn | F | Orebro (SHL) / Orebro (SuperElit) | Camp invite |
| Hirose, Taro | F | Michigan State (Big-10) | Camp invite |
| Hollowell, Mac | D | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | Camp invite |
| Hutton, Grant | D | Miami (NCHC) | Camp invite |
| Joshua, Dakota | F | Ohio State (Big-10) | 2014 Draft (128thoverall) |
| Keating, Austen | F | Ottawa (OHL) | Camp invite |
| King, Jeff | D | Sarnia (OHL) / Orlando (ECHL) | Camp invite |
| Korostelev, Nikita | F | Sarnia (OHL / Peterborough | Camp invite |
| Koskenkorva, Jesse | F | Karpat (SM-Liiga) | Camp invite |
| Kozhevnikov, Kirill | F | HC Yugra (KHL) | Camp invite |
| Lacroix, Cedric | F | Maine (H-East) | Camp invite |
| Liljegren, Timothy | D | Rogle BK (SHL) / Timra IK (Allsvenskan) | 2017 Draft (17th overall) |
| Maksimovich, Kyle | F | Erie (OHL) | Camp invite |
| Marchment, Mason | F | Orlando (ECHL) / Toronto (AHL) | AHL Contract |
| Mattinen, Nicolas | D | London (OHL) | 2016 Draft (179thoverall) |
| McGregor, Ryan | F | Sarnia (OHL) | 2017 Draft (172ndoverall) |
| McIndoe, Ethan | F | Spokane (WHL) | Camp invite |
| Middleton, Keaton | D | Saginaw (OHL) | 2016 Draft (101stoverall) |
| Murphy, Connor | G | Springfield (USPHL) | Camp invite |
| Mustaniemi, Aleksi | D | Salem State (MASCAC) | Camp invite |
| Nyman, Linus | F | Kingston (OHL) | Camp invite |
| O’Connell, Ryan | D | St. Andrew’s College (CAHS) | 2017 Draft (203rdoverall) |
| O’Grady, Reagan | D | Sudbury (OHL) | Camp invite |
| Papirny, Jordan | G | Swift Current (WHL) | Camp invite |
| Piccinich, J.J. | F | London (OHL) | 2014 Draft (103rdoverall) |
| Pospisil, Kristian | F | Sioux City (USHL) | Camp invite |
| Rasanen, Eemeli | D | Kingston (OHL) | 2017 Draft (59th overall) |
| Rauhauser, Alec | D | Bowling Green State (WCHA) | Camp invite |
| Robson, Mathew | G | Penticton (BCHL) | Camp invite |
| Rueschhoff, Austin | F | Dubuque (USHL) | Camp invite |
| Samuel, Antoine | G | Baie-Comeau (QMJHL) | Camp invite |
| Scott, Ian | G | Prince Albert (WHL | 2017 Draft (110thoverall) |
| Smart, Jonathan | D | Kelowna (WHL) / Regina (WHL) | Camp invite |
| Stridsberg, Jakob | D | Arizona State (NCAA) | Camp invite |
| Tavernier, Sami | F | Merrimack (H-East) | Camp invite |
| Tortora, Jacob | F | USNTDP (USHL) | Camp invite |
| Turkulainen, Jerry | F | JYP (SM-Liiga) / JYP (Mestis) | Camp invite |
| Vesey, Nolan | F | Maine (H-East) | 2014 Draft (158thoverall) |
| Woll, Joseph | G | Boston College (H-East) | 2016 Draft (62nd overall) |
| Yeryomenko, Vladislav | D | Calgary (WHL) | Camp invite |
The obvious name that will draw the most attention is Timothy Liljegren, who was selected with the 17th overall pick in the 2017 draft. Other notable names include: Jeremy Bracco, Adam Brooks, Martins Dzierkals, J,D, Greenway, Dakota Joshua, J.J. Piccinich, Eemeli Rasanen, Ian Scott, and Joseph Woll. It is surprising to see the number of invitees that were not drafted by the Leafs, especially if any are able to impress enough to be an option with the Toronto Marlies.
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16 players will be returning from last year’s camp, but not attending are Yegor Korkshov and Vladislav Kara. This will be an important camp for Liljegren as he is expected to go back to Sweden this year, so the Leafs will want to get as much work done with him before he leaves.
Bracco and Brooks are expected to make the move to the Marlies this season and will likely lead waht should be another young forward group. It will be interesting to see how Dzierkals does after he had some injuries to overcome in 2016. Piccinich is looking to move on from junior hockey after scoring 138 points in 132 games with the London Knights. In net, Woll has a shot to be the starting goalie with team USA at the World Juniors in Buffalo, but it will be some time before the Leafs see him make the move to professional hockey.
Next: More invites to development camp
The Leafs will prepare their prospects for the rookie tournament that will take place from September 8-10 at Ricoh Coliseum.