Luke Haymes Reveals Why he Chose the Toronto Maple Leafs Over Everyone Else

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been busy over the past week or so as they have signed two NCAA players in John Prokop and Luke Haymes.

Prokop is a puck-moving defenseman who was fantastic during his time with Union College. There were plenty of teams interested in him, but the Leafs ultimately won out.

The same can be said for Haymes who played for Dartmouth College and is a natural scorer that numerous teams wanted to get a hold of.

This week, Haymes and Prokop are in Toronto where they are taking part in Marlies practice, down in the American Hockey League.

The plan is to have them play this weekend which means they will be making their professional hockey debuts. This is an incredible achievement and Maple Leafs fans are going to be very interested in how they handle the assignment.

Meanwhile, Luke Haymes spoke to the media where he revealed why he chose to sign with the Toronto Maple Leafs over all of the other eligible teams.

The Leafs are pretty deep when it comes to their young prospects and it is good to see NCAA players coming to play with the team.

Despite losing Fraser Minten and Nikita Grebenkin, they now have Prokop and Haymes, which will inspire some confidence in this team's front office.

Whether or not either player ends up on the Maple Leafs next season still remains to be seen. Joseph Woll and Bobby McMann are huge NCAA success stories and these latest signings have similar potential.

If you are a Maple Leafs fan, there is no doubt that the future is bright and we can't wait to see Prokop and Haymes do their thing.