{"id":513582,"date":"2026-03-20T18:04:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/513582\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T18:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:04:23","slug":"toronto-maple-leafs-recall-michael-pezzetta-from-ahl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/513582\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Maple Leafs recall Michael Pezzetta from AHL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/michael-pezzetta\/8479543\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/michael-pezzetta\/8479543\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Pezzetta<\/a> is back with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/toronto-maple-leafs\/10\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/toronto-maple-leafs\/10\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The 6-foot-1 forward was recalled from the American Hockey League on Friday, the club announced.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">F Michael Pezzetta has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeafsPR\/status\/2034990236489646101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Pezzetta, 27, made his debut with Toronto on Mar. 12 in a 6-4 win over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/anaheim-ducks\/24\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/anaheim-ducks\/24\" target=\"_blank\">Anaheim Ducks<\/a>. He was later assigned to the Toronto Marlies, the team\u2019s AHL affiliate, following Saturday\u2019s game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/buffalo-sabres\/7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/buffalo-sabres\/7\" target=\"_blank\">Buffalo Sabres<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Toronto native logged an average of 5:06 in his two appearances for the Maple Leafs this season, recording one shot to go along with nine penalty minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In 38 appearances for the Marlies this year, Pezzetta has scored four goals and 10 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The former sixth round pick of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/montreal-canadiens\/8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/montreal-canadiens\/8\" target=\"_blank\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a> in 2016, Pezzetta has totaled 15 goals and 23 points for 38 points in 202 career NHL games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He joined the Maple Leafs as a free agent this past offseason on a two-year, $1.625 million deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Toronto plays host to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/carolina-hurricanes\/12\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/carolina-hurricanes\/12\" target=\"_blank\">Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> on Friday, before heading out on the road Saturday for the second half of a back-to-back against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/ottawa-senators\/9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/ottawa-senators\/9\" target=\"_blank\">Ottawa Senators<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michael Pezzetta is back with the Toronto Maple Leafs. 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