Maple Leafs' 20-year old Czech center prospect is on the rise
This is a name that it might be time to know.
Maple Leafs' 20-year old Czech center prospect is on the rise originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Toronto Maple Leafs have had a brutal season.
But at least one of their fringe prospects has turned into a notable name worth knowing for the future. Miroslav Holinka was a fifth-round Leafs NHL Draft pick in 2024 at No. 151 overall.
He plays in the CHL currently for the Edmonton Oil Kings. And the 20-year old center is definitely on the rise. His improvements have been notable enough that prospect guru Steven Ellis of Daily Faceoff shouted out Holinka in a new article on Monday.
"The Oil Kings are a scary group – and Holinka has been a big reason why," Ellis writes. "He finished with just less than a point per game a year ago and nearly doubled his offense as a 20-year-old. The Czech forward isn’t flashy, but he’s fully capable of getting the puck where it needs to be.