{"id":12031,"date":"2017-06-29T15:30:22","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T19:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=12031"},"modified":"2017-06-29T15:46:21","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T19:46:21","slug":"toronto-maple-leafs-sign-prospect-adam-brooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/06\/29\/toronto-maple-leafs-sign-prospect-adam-brooks\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Maple Leafs Sign Prospect Adam Brooks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed prospect <a href=\"https:\/\/widgets.eliteprospects.com\/player.php?player=120202\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Adam Brooks<\/strong><\/a> to a three-year entry level contract.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MapleLeafs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MapleLeafs<\/a> have agreed to terms with forward Adam Brooks on a three-year entry level contract. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TMLtalk?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TMLtalk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeafsPR\/status\/880501728550027264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 29, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Toronto Maple Leafs Sign Prospect Adam Brooks<\/h3>\n<p>Brooks was drafted in the fourth round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft as an overage prospect. Now, Brooks wasn&#8217;t any regular overager. In fact, he led the Western Hockey League in scoring when the Leafs drafted him. With the Regina<\/p>\n<p>With the Regina Pats, Brooks scored 120 points in 72 games before being drafted by Toronto. He was sent back to Regina for a fifth WHL season after training camp, where he proceeded to finish second in scoring to his linemate, <a href=\"https:\/\/widgets.eliteprospects.com\/player.php?player=154496\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Sam Steel<\/strong><\/a>. He recorded 130 points in 66 games, proving he was ready for the professional game.<\/p>\n<p>At 21, Brooks will be a major help to the Toronto Marlies in 2017-18. A center, the Marlies had issues with their depth at the position throughout the 2016-17 season. Many times throughout the year the Marlies had to call up centers from the Orlando\u00a0Solar Bears of the ECHL. <a href=\"https:\/\/widgets.eliteprospects.com\/player.php?player=61006\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Brett Findlay\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/widgets.eliteprospects.com\/player.php?player=117577\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tony Cameranesi<\/strong><\/a> combined to play 65 games in the AHL. Brooks&#8217; addition to the lineup will help Toronto&#8217;s AHL affiliate in their pursuit of a Calder Cup.<\/p>\n<p>A smaller, skilled player, Brooks is listed at 5-foot-11 and 176 pounds. Brooks&#8217; hockey IQ is his greatest asset. Not an incredibly speedy player, Brooks is able to create space for himself and his linemates. Sam Steel&#8217;s 50 goals in 2016-17, as well as Brooks&#8217; 169 assists over the past two seasons, can attest to this.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lF_GeRhyE3k<\/p>\n<p>Brooks&#8217; transition to the AHL should be very interesting. In 2015, Toronto selected <a href=\"https:\/\/widgets.eliteprospects.com\/player.php?player=131262\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Andrew Nielsen<\/strong><\/a> in the third round as an overage defenceman out of Lethbridge. Since arriving with the Marlies, Nielsen has emerged as a promising offensive defenceman. The Leafs are hoping Brooks will have a similar, successful transition from the WHL to the AHL. As Toronto lacks center depth, Brooks could challenge for fourth line center minutes if he has a good training camp.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/626528812\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/626528812?et=jRIkDr6CRLlRiO2JWVnBBA&amp;tld=ca&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=vGo8YBZd00mXf1dBTgfKWP9afYKz1nIy9r_3fpv_y6M=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed prospect Adam Brooks to a three-year entry level contract. 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