The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that the hockey club has signed forward Jacob Quillan to a two-year entry-level contract with an Average Annual Value of $875,000 beginning in 2024-25.
Quillan, 22, skated in 39 games for Quinnipiac University this season, registering 46 points (17 goals, 29 assists) and was the recipient of the ECAC Gladiator Best Defensive Forward Award. In 116 NCAA games, the 6’0, 201-pound centre recorded 93 points (38 goals, 55 assists). Last season, the Dartmouth, NS native scored the overtime winning goal to secure the 2023 NCAA Championship for Quinnipiac and was awarded the Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player Award.
The six-foot, 201-pound, left-shot forward is used in all situations at Quinnipiac, and his relentless compete is evident on a nightly basis. He’s producing offence (nine goals, 12 assists), but it’s his three-zone detail and willingness to battle in the hard areas of the ice that stand out for me.
Quillan plays the game quick and he has excellent hand-eye coordination. When he sets up shop in the crease area, he has the ability to tip pucks from range, or corral rebounds and deposit pucks in the back of net.
There is word Toronto is signing Dartmouth, NS native Jacob Quillan out of Quinnipiac. Won a national championship last year, lots of competition for his services this year.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) April 2, 2024
Congrats to our guy Jacob Quillan, who has signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs!#BobcatNation x @MapleLeafs pic.twitter.com/N2PzIR1eRg
— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) April 2, 2024
Thank you for the moment #BobcatNation will never forget pic.twitter.com/Lv5XXliA3Y
— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) April 2, 2024
