The Maple Leafs called up winger Mason Marchment, in part to expose him to life in the NHL, and also in part because they wanted an extra forward in case one of their forwards can’t play Thursday in Winnipeg. He didn’t play major junior until he was 18, was never drafted by an NHL team and started his way from the ECHL, recovering as well from two major surgeries in 2019. He's battled through injuries and this season just again the same thing, a second surgery on the shoulder. His attitude, and the work that he put in to recover from a second surgery within the same calendar year. The Leafs have generously called up Marlies like Timothy Liljegren and Jeremy Bracco to expose them to the NHL.

Source: thestar January 01, 2020 21:11 UTC