Mitch Marner (born Mitchell Marner on May 5, 1997) is a right winger for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (National Hockey League).
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The Toronto Maple Leafs selected him fourth overall in the first round of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
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Mitch began his youth hockey career at the age of seven with the Clarington Toros of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA), primarily playing with and against players a year older.
After a year with the Toros, he moved to the Whitby Wildcats (also an OMHA team) and spent two years with them before moving on to the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), where he joined the Vaughan Kings and won a GTHL championship.
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Mitch spent the 2012-13 season with the Don Mills Flyers of the GTHL, where he scored 86 points in 55 games. In the GTHL, he finished second in scoring to Dylan Strome (who was then playing with the Toronto Marlboros).
After finishing his season with the Flyers, he was immediately invited to join the St. Michael’s Buzzers of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League, where he went on to win a championship.
Mitch was unsure of his plans for the following season during his minor midget season. He received a scholarship offer from the University of Michigan while also being drafted in the first round of the 2013 OHL Priority Selection by the London Knights (19th overall).
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His parents are Paul and Bonnie Marner, and he has an older brother, Christopher, who is four years old.
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