Talented Maple Leafs prospect opens up on the thought that his career could have been over

While most look at the top two or three prospects in the Maple Leafs organization, there are a depth of talented young players ready to one day make their mark, and for 22-year old Roni Horvinen, that time could be near. It almost didn't get to this point however, as he suffered a brutal concussion at development camp a year ago in a clip that was all over hockey social media.

Things didn't get better from there for the 2022 second-round pick, as he would go on to suffer an eye injury while playing for the Toronto Marlies against the Utica Comets.

Two injuries in such a short amount of time would be tough for anyone to handle, but for a young prospect just looking to make his name, it became a scary situation, with the native of Finland recently revealing that he believed his career could be over.

The process became even harder when he simply couldn't do anything but wait, which is often the toughest part of being injured for professional athletes.

The 5-foot-10 center got back on the ice for the Marlies however, tallying a solid 7 goals and 13 points in 37 games played, and with a good season in 2024/25, he could be talked about as a solid NHLer of the future.

Source: Maple Leafs Daily
22-year-old Maple Leafs prospect confirms his career nearly ended prematurely