The special teams were huge for us. A great job by the penalty killers and the goaltender to kill off [the 5-on-3 penalty kill late in the third period].
William Villeneuve is a skilled young (21 years of age) right-shot defenseman, who was born on March 20, 2002, in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He’s of good height for a blue liner standing an impressive 6-foot-2 and weighing 184 pounds.
I feel like I could almost take what I wrote about Chadwick, and just ctrl+f replace Chadwick with Villeneuve and call it a day. It's kind of funny that two of the very few defensemen that Toronto has drafted in the past several years, and the only two over 6'0", seem so similar to me.
William Villeneuve is ready for a heavier workload after an impressive debut season in the AHL. During a 10-day period that will span from August 7-14, I will be releasing my rankings (from 10-1) of who I believe is the closest prospect to playing full-time NHL hockey with the Maple Leafs.
We have updated the criteria from previous editions of TLN’s prospect rankings regarding who is considered a “prospect” for the purpose of this exercise.
Did you know that the Maple Leafs haven't drafted a defenseman since 2020 when they took Topi Niemelä, William Villeneuve, Axel Rindell and John Fusco?
A four-goal outburst in the middle frame not only secured a victory for the Toronto Marlies over Belleville on Sunday but also made the group feel a whole lot better about themselves with the playoffs 10 days away.
The veterans, the rookies — every single player is contributing to this Marlies team this season. It was yet another winning week for Toronto and they’re now only eight points away from securing their ticket into the Calder Cup playoffs.
24 hours after allowing a late lead to slip away in an OT loss to Charlotte, the Toronto Marlies almost repeated the trick from an even stronger position.
First place in the AHL’s North Division, the second-best power play in the league — the Toronto Marlies are having a season. The team is 8-1-1 in their last 10 games and they’re also two points off the top spot in the AHL.
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs Quick Hits, I’ll take a look at two key young players for the Toronto Marlies and one key player for the Maple Leafs – all defensemen.
One notable difference, but a lot of agreement this week. Six more names were revealed this week, bringing us into the top 10. Last week we left off at number 14, William Villeneuve on both lists.
Is Villeneuve the second best defense prospect in Toronto’s system? When it comes to the success of an NHL team’s drafting, something that doesn’t necessarily get talked about a lot is how important post-draft development is.
The pandemic NHL Draft was one of the most interesting — the Maple Leafs and every other team in their own war room drafting players in October rather than June.
When the first of two scrimmages among Toronto Maple Leafs prospects wrapped up, a big takeaway was how well prospect William Villeneuve defended Matthew Knies.
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I’ll focus on some of the young prospects in the organization. Currently, the Maple Leafs are holding their annual development camp led by Dr.
A quick day three was on the books for Tuesday as Team White took on Team Blue for the first of two scrimmages this week at Maple Leafs development camp.
Kyrou is one of the best defensemen in the OHL, but poor skating hurts his draft hype Isaiah George, who I profiled yesterday, is an example of a good swing on a second/third round pick because he shows a lot of high end tools defensively but a low enough point to hide his offensive potential.
The annual showcase of the CHL is back, and it’s your chance to watch a week of firewagon hockey. The Memorial Cup returns to the ice today after an absence of two years.
What a week it was in the world of Maple Leafs prospects. In addition to the usual individual game highlights I always share with you, this week we also have a ton of big news to cover.
Plenty of Maple Leafs prospects from all over the globe found the scoresheet this past week. Many found success while representing their home country at international tournaments.
It’s back to junior. The Maple Leafs made their first cut, sending their only junior player back to the QMJHL. After a good Traverse City tournament where his strengths and his weaknesses were revealed, William Villeneuve is taking what he learned in Leafs training camp back to junior hockey.
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