The Toronto Maple Leafs have their Prospect Showdown in a couple weeks and are bringing in one of the most intriguing young free agents available.
Alex Pharand has spent the last four seasons in the OHL and at 20 years old, looks to be garnering some interest from the Leafs organization. The 6-foot-3 winger was an invite to Leafs development camp in June and is now getting another invite, this time to the Prospect Showdown.
Hosted by the Montreal Canadiens, the Prospect Showdown will be taking place on September 13 and 14 at the Bell Centre. While previously it was just the Leafs and Canadiens prospects facing off, this year they are bringing in two other Canadian clubs.