Yahoo Sports Toronto Maple Leafs Recall Nikita Grebenkin
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced they have recalled forward Nikita Grebenkin from the Toronto Marlies.
Grebenkin has recorded four goals and 10 points in 13 games with the Marlies this season, his first in North America.
The 21-year-old went pointless in three pre-season games and got into a spirited fight with Adam Gaudette.
The Leafs placed Max Domi on injured reserve retroactive to Nov. 16, meaning Grebenkin will likely make his NHL debut tonight against the Vegas Golden Knights,
The Maple Leafs have placed F Max Domi on IR (lower body) retroactive to November 16.
F Nikita Grebenkin has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).— Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) November 20, 2024
Originally selected in the fifth round of the 2022 draft, Grebenkin recorded 19 goals and 41 points in 67 games in the KHL with Metallurg Magnitogorsk and captured the Gagarin Cup last season.
He won the Aleksei Cherepanov Award as Best Rookie in the 2022-23 KHL season.
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