TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Nicholas Robertson to a three-year, entry-level contract on Thursday.
The 18-year-old originally from Pasadena, Calif., had 25 goals and 55 points in 54 games for the Ontario Hockey League’s Peterborough Petes in 2018-19.
In 116 career regular-season OHL games, he’s registered 88 points (42 goals, 46 assists) to go along with a goal and an assist in five playoff games.
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Robertson was selected in the second round, 53rd overall, by the Leafs at June’s NHL draft.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 19, 2019.
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