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#Leafs Joe Thornton scored early in the first period for HC Davos today.

Tough camera angle but he finds himself all alone in front of the net. #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/yYOrey91ii

— Leafs Prospect Update (@Leafs_Watch) November 11, 2020

A bit of a stretch to call the 41-year-old center a “prospect”, but Jumbo Joe is staying sharp in the Swiss League and has five points (2 goals, 3 assists) in 5 games with HC Davos.

#Leafs 2020 4th round pick William Villeneuve had this nice assist in todays QMJHL game: pic.twitter.com/6Xs8ROcOC1

— Leafs Prospect Update (@Leafs_Watch) November 11, 2020

The 18-year-old Villeneuve led all QMJHL defensemen with 58 points (9 goals, 49 assists) last season, but has gotten off to a slow start with Saint John this year, with five points in 13 games.

#Leafs Yegor Korshkov played 16:17 today and had 1G and 1A

He streaks down the wing and fires one past the goalie#LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/dM1IV0oIL1

— Leafs Prospect Update (@Leafs_Watch) November 11, 2020

The big Russian winger continues to impress in his return to the KHL after a year with the Marlies, leading Yaroslavl Lokomotiv with 16 points (7 goals, 9 assists) in 23 games. Korshkov may have to bide his time with the additions of Jimmy Vesey, Wayne Simmonds, and Alexander Barabanov this season, but it is very possible that he will be part of the Leafs picture in 2021-22.

#Leafs 2020 2nd round pick Roni Hirvonen recorded 1G on 7 shots and 15:55 TOI.

Hirvonen also recorded a 10 minute game misconduct penalty for boarding

On his goal he finds space in front of the net: pic.twitter.com/Dlj71Trra3

— Leafs Prospect Update (@Leafs_Watch) November 11, 2020

#Leafs 2020 third round pick Topi Niemela played 11:33 in a 2-1 victory for Karpat today. He picked up a secondary assist on this nice feed to Jesse Puljujarvi, who set up Mika Pyorala for the game’s first goal: pic.twitter.com/Ke4wc6FgrJ

— Nick Richard (@_NickRichard) November 11, 2020

The Leafs 2020 second and third-round picks are playing regularly in the Finnish SM-liiga. Hirvonen has played in all 14 games for Assat Pori and has five points (3 goals, 2 assists). Niemala is one of the youngest players on Karpat and has a pair of assists in five games. Both were not part of Finland’s roster for last week’s Karjala Cup but could be in the mix for the upcoming 2021 World Junior in Edmonton next month.

#Leafs prospect Semyon Kizimov scores again! He’s got 4 goals and 6 points in the #VHL this season. This is his 7th game. pic.twitter.com/18RNYg7ya0

— Josh Simpson (@joshsimpson77) November 13, 2020

The 20-year-old winger was selected 211th overall in 2018 and is a long-term developmental project. Kizimov has played four KHL games for Torpedo this season but is enjoying some success with Lada Togliatti in the second-level VHL.

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