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Welcome to the Bench: 2016 Maple Leafs Trade Deadline Edition

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

Brooks Laich Born: 6/23/1983 (32 years old) Wawota, Saskatchewan, Canada Drafted: 6th round (193rd overall) in 2001 by Ottawa Senators Teams: Ottawa Senators (2003-2004), Washington Capitals (2003-2016) Position: Center Height: 6’2″ Weight: 195 lbs Shoots: Left Connor Carrick Born: 4/33/1994 (21 years old) Orland Park, Illinois, USA Drafted: 5th round (137th overall) in 2012 by Washington Capitals Teams: Washington Capitals (2013-2016) Position:

Welcome to the Bench: Viktor Loov

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

Born: 11/16/1992 (23 years old) Sodertalje, Sweden Drafted: 7th round (209th overall) in 2012 by Toronto Maple Leafs Teams: Toronto Maple Leafs (2016) Position: Defense Height: 6’3″ Weight: 200 lbs Shoots: Left HockeyDB Profile The Call-Up February 18, 2016 the Toronto Maple Leafs called up Viktor Loov on an emergency basis.

Welcome to the Bench: Gavin Floyd

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

Background Born: 1/27/1983 (33 years old) Annapolis, Maryland, US Drafted: 1st round (4th overall) in 2001 by Philadelphia Phillies Teams: Philadelphia Phillies (2004-06), Chicago White Sox (2007-13), Atlanta Braves (2014), Cleveland Indians (2015) Positions: Pitcher Height: 6’4″ Weight: 245 lbs Bat: Right Throw: Right Full Baseball Reference Bio Fangraphs Profile The Signing February 5th the Jays sign Gavin Floyd to a 1

Welcome to the Bench: Brendan Leipsic

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

Born: 5/19/1994 (21 years old) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Drafted: 3rd round (89th overall) in 2012 by Nashville Predators Teams: Toronto Maple Leafs (2016) Position: Center Height: 5’9″ Weight: 170 lbs Shoots: Left HockeyDB profile The Trade February 15, 2015 traded from Nashville Predators with Olli Jokinen and round 1 pick in the 2015 draft (Travis Konecny) to Toronto Maple Leafs for Mike

Welcome to the Bench: Jared Cowen, Colin Greening, Milan Michalek and Tobias Lindberg

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

Jared Cowen Born: 1/25/1991 (25 years old) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Drafted: 1st round (9th overall) in 2009 by Ottawa Senators Teams: Ottawa Senators (2009-2016) Position: Defense Height: 6’5″ Weight: 238 lbs Shoots: Left Colin Greening Born: 3/9/1986 (29 years old) St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada Drafted: 7th round (204th overall) in 2005 by Ottawa Senators Teams: Ottawa Senators (2010-2016) Position: Left Wing Height: 6’2″

Welcome to the Bench: Drew Storen

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

Background Born: 8/11/1988 (28 years old) Indianapolis, Indiana, US Drafted: 1st round (10th overall) in 2009 by Washington Nationals Teams: Washington Nationals (2010-2015) Positions: Pitcher Height: 6’1″ Weight: 195 lbs Bat: Both Throw: Right Full Baseball Reference Bio Fangraphs Profile for full Career Advanced Statistics The Trade On January 8th, 2015 the Toronto Blue Jays trade outfielder Ben Revere and a player to be named later

Welcome to the Bench: Arnold Leon

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Thomas Waind One comment

Background Born: 9/6/1988 (27 years old) Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico Drafted: Signed as an international free agent by Oakland Athletics in 2008 Teams: Oakland Athletics (2015) Positions: Pitcher Height: 6’1″ Weight: 205 lbs Bat: Right Throw: Right Full Baseball Reference Bio Fangraphs Profile for Career and Advanced Statistics The Trade On January 5, 2016 the Oakland Athletics trade Leon to the Blue Jays for cash

Welcome to the Bench: Jeremy Morin

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

Born: 4/16/1991 (24 years old) Auburn, New York, United States Drafted: 2nd round (45th overall) in 2009 by Atlanta Thrashers Teams: Chicago Blackhawks (2010-2015), Columbus Blue Jackets (2014-2015) Position: Left Wing Height: 6’1″ Weight: 189 lbs Shoots: Right Full Hockey Reference Bio Hockey DB Profile for Full Career Stats The Trade Toronto Maple Leafs traded Richard Panik to the Chicago Blackhawks for Jeremy

Welcome to the Bench: Joe Biagini

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

Background Born: 5/29/1990 (25 y, 6 m, 11 d) Menlo Park, California, US Drafted: 26th round (807th overall) in 2011 by San Fransisco Giants Teams: No MLB Experience Positions: Pitcher Height: 6’4″ Weight: 215 lbs Bat: Right Throw: Right Full Baseball Reference Bio 2015 Stats (AA Richmond Flying Squirrels) G GS IP W L

Welcome to the Bench: Garret Sparks

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

Born: 7/28/1993 (23 years old) Elmhurst, Illinois, US Drafted: 7th round (190th overall) in 2011 by Toronto Maple Leafs Teams: Toronto Maple Leafs (2015) Position: Goalie Height: 6’2″ Weight: 200 lbs Shoots: Right 2015-16 Stats (Toronto Marlies AHL) GP W L OTL SO SV% GAA 11 8 2 1