Maple Leafs recall Luke Haymes, Ekman-Larsson returns to practice

The Leafs announced Tuesday that forward Luke Haymes has been recalled from the AHL on an emergency basis.

Haymes was in attendance at Leafs practice.

Defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson was also back at practice after missing Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Kings with a lower-body injury.

In his first full season of professional hockey, Haymes has 17 goals and 32 points in 63 games.

The Ottawa native signed a two-year contract with the Leafs after finishing his NCAA career with Dartmouth College.

The 22-year-old played 83 career games with Dartmouth, racking up 41 goals and 29 assists. The centre was named to the 2023-24 NCAA All-Ivy League First Team and the NCAA (ECAC) First All-Star Team.

Haymes joins Jacob Quillan, Michael Pezzetta, William Villeneuve and Benoit Groulx as the recent players to get called up by the Leafs.