Well that was an adventure yesterday. Hopefully those of you who were out and about the GTA weren't caught in a flood related travel snarl and got home safely, preferably with the power on. It looks like things are mostly back to normal this morning and there's no more deluge-level storms for coming in the forecast.

Here's a draft recap video on the Leafs by Will Scouch that covers how the Leafs choices were "a little strange" but that's par for the course for a team that often goes against draft convention and succeeds.

Speaking of draft picks, Leafs prospects Noah Chadwick and Easton Cowan are officially on the roster for the IIHF World Junior Summer Showcase. The event runs in Michigan from July 26 to August 3, and is notable for the four nations invited to narrow their roster selections closer to who will be invited to play in the IIHF World Junior Championship, which this year is in Ottawa.

163 players invited to Canada’s Program of Excellence summer camps
A total of 163 players at the U20, U18 and U17 levels have been invited to Program of Excellence summer camps.
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PWHL Toronto's second round draft pick has won an academic award.

Megan Carter Named Inaugural Hockey East Academic Champion - Northeastern University Athletics
The Hockey East Association announced today the inaugural winners of the Hockey East Academic Champion Award, honoring outstanding accomplishments from one men’s
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And well that's basically it for today's news. It's July so we can't expect much more. Now if you'll excuse me I'll go check on the kittens working to mop up all the water here on the ranch. The extra fluffy ones are doing the best work.

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