{"id":660300,"date":"2026-09-11T21:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T21:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/660300\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T21:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T21:30:15","slug":"maple-leafs-gavin-mckenna-out-of-nhl-prospect-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/660300\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Leafs Gavin McKenna out of NHL Prospect Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/ZDKTQWSIT5HUFP4RU32PQWVMHM.jpg?auth=e1908e68a0398e626ef5c984fada868f333fbc27cea265e89a5f63524b6befbe&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;focal=2124%2C950\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"figcap-text\">Gavin McKenna, centre, stands with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, left, and singer Justin Bieber, right, after being drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in June.Adrian Kraus\/The Associated Press<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Top prospect Gavin McKenna won\u2019t be making his Toronto Maple Leafs debut this weekend after all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Media reports say the forward won\u2019t participate in the four-team NHL Prospect Challenge in Gatineau, Que.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Toronto Marlies head coach Steve Sullivan, the bench boss for the Maple Leafs\u2019 American Hockey League affiliate, told reporters about the decision Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">McKenna had been named to the Maple Leafs\u2019 roster for the event on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The 18-year-old from Whitehorse was selected first overall by Toronto in this summer\u2019s NHL draft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Prospects from the Maple Leafs organization will face the Ottawa Senators on Saturday and the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Sullivan is coaching the prospects team along with the Marlies coaching staff, including Mark Giordano, Denver Manderson, Greg Moore, Hannu Toivonen and Nick Biamonte.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open this photo in gallery: Gavin McKenna, centre, stands with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, left, and singer 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