It&#8217;s officially official. Maple Leafs&#8217; prospects Matthew Knies and Nick Abruzzese are headed to Beijing for the 2022 Olympics with Team USA.
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The two Toronto prospects join 13 other NCAA players on the United States Olympic team. <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2022/01/06/seravalli-and-peters-reporting-that-leafs-prospect-matthew-knies-is-olympic-bound/">Knies</a>, who&#8217;s playing in his first year at the University of Minnesota is averaging a point per game this season (20P in 20GP). The 19-year-old was picked in the second round, 57th overall, in the 2021 NHL Draft by the Maple Leafs.
<a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2022/01/11/report-leafs-prospect-nick-abruzzese-could-also-be-on-the-american-olympic-team/">Abruzzese</a> missed all of last season rehabbing from hip surgery. This season, he&#8217;s returned with a bang, scoring 21 points in 13 games (5G, 16A). The 22-year-old was drafted by the Maple Leafs at 124th overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

It's officially official. Maple Leafs' prospects Matthew Knies and Nick Abruzzese are headed to Beijing for the 2022 Olympics with Team USA.

https://twitter.com/usahockey/status/1481760699722321920?s=20

The two Toronto prospects join 13 other NCAA players on the United States Olympic team. <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2022/01/06/seravalli-and-peters-reporting-that-leafs-prospect-matthew-knies-is-olympic-bound/">Knies</a>, who's playing in his first year at the University of Minnesota is averaging a point per game this season (20P in 20GP). The 19-year-old was picked in the second round, 57th overall, in the 2021 NHL Draft by the Maple Leafs.

<a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2022/01/11/report-leafs-prospect-nick-abruzzese-could-also-be-on-the-american-olympic-team/">Abruzzese</a> missed all of last season rehabbing from hip surgery. This season, he's returned with a bang, scoring 21 points in 13 games (5G, 16A). The 22-year-old was drafted by the Maple Leafs at 124th overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

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