<p>Toronto Maple Leafs top prospect Easton Cowan has been officially named to Canada&#8217;s World Juniors team, Hockey Canada announced Friday.</p>
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<p>Cowan has registered 15 goals and 28 points in 20 games for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. The 19-year-old is coming off a tour-de-force 2023-24 campaign, where he was named OHL MVP and OHL Playoff MVP, while leading the Knights to the Memorial Cup Final.</p>
<p>Although he was widely considered a lock to make the team, it&#8217;s a tremendous accomplishment for Toronto&#8217;s 2023 first-round pick. He registered one goal and two points in five games at last year&#8217;s World Juniors tournament as Canada slumped to a fifth-place finish. Cowan is expected to take on a leading role on this year&#8217;s team as one of the returnees, while being able to play in a number of roles and could be used as a lead penalty-killer.</p>
<p>Cowan missed the selection camp due to an injury suffered against the Oshawa Generals on December 6, after taking a hit from Generals defenceman Zack Sandhu in the open ice. Earlier in the contest, Cowan broke the OHL&#8217;s unofficial record for most consecutive games with a point, registering a point for the 56th consecutive game — the league doesn&#8217;t recognize Cowan&#8217;s accomplishment as it occurred over the span of two seasons. Cowan skated on December 11, working on individual puck drills.</p>
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<p>Cowan will be joined by fellow Knights teammate Sam Dickinson. Dickinson was selected 11th overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 2024 NHL Draft.</p>
<p>It&#8217;ll be a compelling tournament for Maple Leafs fans, as Cowan could be named to the team&#8217;s leadership group as one of the returnees and has every opportunity to dominate in a scoring role. Cowan has ascended through the junior hockey circuit over the past two years and could become a national hero if he can lead Canada to the gold medal, after a disappointing 2024 tournament.</p>
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Toronto Maple Leafs top prospect Easton Cowan has been officially named to Canada's World Juniors team, Hockey Canada announced Friday.
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Cowan has registered 15 goals and 28 points in 20 games for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. The 19-year-old is coming off a tour-de-force 2023-24 campaign, where he was named OHL MVP and OHL Playoff MVP, while leading the Knights to the Memorial Cup Final.

Although he was widely considered a lock to make the team, it's a tremendous accomplishment for Toronto's 2023 first-round pick. He registered one goal and two points in five games at last year's World Juniors tournament as Canada slumped to a fifth-place finish. Cowan is expected to take on a leading role on this year's team as one of the returnees, while being able to play in a number of roles and could be used as a lead penalty-killer.

Cowan missed the selection camp due to an injury suffered against the Oshawa Generals on December 6, after taking a hit from Generals defenceman Zack Sandhu in the open ice. Earlier in the contest, Cowan broke the OHL's unofficial record for most consecutive games with a point, registering a point for the 56th consecutive game — the league doesn't recognize Cowan's accomplishment as it occurred over the span of two seasons. Cowan skated on December 11, working on individual puck drills.

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Cowan will be joined by fellow Knights teammate Sam Dickinson. Dickinson was selected 11th overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 2024 NHL Draft.

It'll be a compelling tournament for Maple Leafs fans, as Cowan could be named to the team's leadership group as one of the returnees and has every opportunity to dominate in a scoring role. Cowan has ascended through the junior hockey circuit over the past two years and could become a national hero if he can lead Canada to the gold medal, after a disappointing 2024 tournament.
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