At 6’5”, 217 pounds, very few people will ever accuse Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Keith Aulie of being invisible. Yet, that’s exactly what Aulie has been in his eight game stint with the Maple Leafs—and we mean that in a good way!
Originally drafted in the fourth round (116th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames, Aulie came to the Maple Leafs as part of the Dion Phaneuf trade.
Many saw Aulie as a decent prospect who, with a little seasoning, might just make a decent stay-at-home defenseman someday.
Well, at just 21 years of age, Aulie is taking full advantage of his early season call-up (which coincided with Phaneuf’s injury), quickly making a name for himself, playing confident, disciplined hockey and looking NHL ready.
Through eight games Aulie has been a consistent presence on an otherwise inconsistent team, making hits, playing tough defense and using his strong hockey sense and compete level to his advantage.
With Aulie playing as well as he has, head coach Ron Wilson rewarded the Saskatchewan native with 21:07 of icetime against the Boston Bruins on Saturday nigh ...
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Keith Aulie Emerging as a Bright Spot for Toronto Maple Leafs
December 6th, 2010 by Mark Ritter Leave a reply »
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