After a breakthrough senior season, former Michigan forward Zach Hyman is looking to stand out on a stacked roster once again.
This time, it will be on hockey's biggest stage for his hometown team.
On Saturday, the Toronto Maples Leafs announced that Hyman would join the organization as the result of a trade between the Maples Leafs and the Florida Panthers, the team that initially drafted him in 2011. In exchange for forward Greg McKegg, Toronto signed Hyman to a two-year entry level contract and received a conditional seventh round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft.
A Toronto native who spent his childhood watching Leafs’ games with his brothers and friends, Hyman will now get the chance to represent his favorite NHL team.