{"id":904,"date":"2022-12-31T20:18:35","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T20:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldprof.nhltradetalk.com\/?p=904"},"modified":"2022-12-31T20:18:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T20:18:35","slug":"whatever-happened-maple-leafs-prospect-jeremy-bracco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldprof.nhltradetalk.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/31\/whatever-happened-maple-leafs-prospect-jeremy-bracco\/","title":{"rendered":"Whatever Happened to Maple Leafs\u2019 Prospect Jeremy Bracco?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jeremy Bracco never quite made it with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The second-round pick (61st overall) of the Maple Leafs in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft played his first season with the Toronto Marlies in 2017-18 and started slowly, scoring six goals and adding 26 assists (for 32 points) in 50 games.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related: HOW HAS EX-MAPLE LEAFS ILYA MIKHEYEV DONE WITH THE CANUCKS?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bracco Had a Solid Season with the Toronto Marlies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

However, Bracco\u2019s next AHL season was far better. In 2018-19, he scored 22 goals and added 57 assists (for 79 points) in 75 games. He was a point-a-game forward and surely would be given a chance to make his NHL debut with the Maple Leafs. But that was not to be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He played parts of another season with the Marlies in 2019-20, picking up four goals and adding 30 assists (for 34 points) in 44 AHL games.\u00a0Then he moved on.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Jeremy Bracco, formerly of the Toronto Marlies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

He first signed a free-agent contract with the Carolina Hurricanes in October 2020. But he never saw a minute of game action in the NHL. What happened to the once-promising young player?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bracco Becomes a Hockey Pilgrim<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The fact that Bracco had no chance in the NHL surprised me, especially after his 79-point season with the Marlies. He never had a chance to show his stuff with another NHL team. He never made it with the Hurricanes either. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bracco then became a hockey pilgrim, as so many other good hockey players do. There is a living playing hockey without being in the NHL. Many good young players spend their lives travelling the world playing the sport they love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related: Maple Leafs\u2019 Ugly Loss Includes Some Solid Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bracco First Moved to Finland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bracco first played the 2020-21 season with KalPa Kuopio of the SM-liiga. For hockey fans who don\u2019t follow professional hockey in Europe, the SM-liiga is also called the Finnish Elite League in English. It is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. There, Bracco scored two goals and added 15 assists (for 17 points) in 24 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bracco Second Moved to Germany<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From Finland, Bracco moved to Germany the next season to play with the Krefeld Penguins in the DEL. The DEL is the acronym for the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. It is Germany\u2019s top-tier professional ice hockey league. In Germany, Bracco played 54 games and scored 14 goals, and added 40 assists (for 54 points). He was once again a point-a-game player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Season, Bracco Landed in the KHL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After spending a successful 2021-22 season in the DEL, Bracco joined up with the Nur-Sultan Barys in the KHL. After the NHL, the KHL is probably the best professional league in the world. So far this season, Bracco has played 39 games. He\u2019s scored 10 goals and added 13 assists (for 23 points).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Newest addition to Barys: assists\/points leader of Krefeld Pinguine \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea, 25-year-old F Jeremy Bracco (@jbracco97<\/a>) \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8.

\ud83d\udcca 14-40\u201454 Pts in 54 GP

[\ud83d\udcf7 @AstanaBarys<\/a>] pic.twitter.com\/NeNChs3xY7<\/a><\/p>— KHL (@khl_eng) July 20, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>