Brandon Buhr cites Toronto market, development staff, John Prokop as reasons for signing with Maple Leafs
“ Yeah, it was good. I developed my time management skill a lot,” Buhr said on what he liked about his NCAA experience. “ I’d say it gave me time to develop. I don’t think I would’ve been ready to do this when I first went in there. So the college route really helped me get to where I need to be to be here.”
Buhr pointed to a multitude of reasons that factored into his decision to sign with the Leafs, beginning with the passion of the Toronto market.
“ I mean, this market’s great. Like they love hockey here,” he said. ”I know that being from Vancouver that Toronto loves their hockey. So it was a pretty easy decision to come here.”
Being in a passionate market is understandably a tantalizing reason to want to sign with the Leafs, but it certainly helps that the team also possesses a strong development program. Buhr stated that everyone he spoke with raved about the development staff, which he quickly spotted just how many talented people were around to coach the players.
One such person who gave him the rundown of what to expect was John Prokop, with whom he was teammates with Buhr for two seasons at Union College.
“ He told me what to expect. He’s a great person, great player,” Buhr said of Prokop. “ It was a nice transition. He was my assistant captain my junior year and also his teammate in my sophomore year. So it was nice to have that, it really helped.”
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