With the floodgates open between the Canadian Hockey League and the NCAA for players to go back and forth, one Toronto Maple Leafs prospect is using that to his advantage.
Winger Sam McCue is currently playing for the OHL's Brantford Bulldogs and is in his final year of junior eligibility. Instead of turning pro and trying his luck at making the Toronto Marlies roster, or being down in the ECHL and riding even more buses, the 20-year-old has decided to go the college route. Announced by the player himself, he has committed to Bowling Green University and will start there next season.