Maple Leafs sign NCAA captain to 2-year contract

The Toronto Maple Leafs have brought about some future potential from the college ranks.

On Tuesday, the Leafs announced the signing of Vincent Borgesi to a two-year, entry-level contract.

Borgesi, a defenseman, just wrapped up his career at Northeastern University in the Boston area, where he played for four years.

He was the captain at Northeastern and also nominated for the 2026 Hobey Baker Award.

This season, he scored five goals with 15 assists to total 20 points in 36 games for Northeastern.

Borgesi got ample college experience, playing 135 NCAA games across four years.

NHL prospect analyst Steven Ellis wrote this on X:

"Vincent Borgesi is a small but skilled defenseman, one that many NHL teams seemed interested in. Productive four years at Northeastern. Good skater, smart playmaker. Toronto's signing here is most likely about Marlies depth, but I like it."

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Borgesi came through the junior ranks in the USHL with the Tri-City Storm, for whom he played two seasons.

As Ellis alludes to, Borgesi isn't a big guy -- he is listed at 5-foot-9 and 185 pounds.

That means he'll have to be agile and skilled in defense to make up for his lack of size at the professional level.

It seems like he'll report to the Marlies to try and start proving that he can do that.

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