The Maple Leafs returned 2016 sixth round draft pick Jack Walker to the WHL for an overage season as part of their first round of cuts last week. Pointless in his first two games of the season, Walker scored all three of Victoria’s goals in a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Giants on Wednesday night.














![John Gruden after the Leafs prospects’ 4-1 win over Montreal: “[Vyacheslav Peksa] looked really comfortable in the net… We wouldn’t have won without him” John Gruden, head coach of the Toronto Marlies](https://mapleleafshotstove.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/gruden-post-game-sep-14-218x150.jpg)

















