The Toronto Maple Leafs "stumbled on" Connor Brown a few years ago and are pleased with their discovery. Wholesale Adidas Shoes . The Erie Otters captain was named the Ontario Hockey Leagues most outstanding player for 2013-14 on Tuesday. Brown led the league in scoring and set a franchise record with 45 goals and 83 assists in 68 games. Chosen near the bottom of both his OHL and NHL drafts, the 20-year-old Toronto forward has played himself into a strong pro prospect. He was the 251st pick out of 301 players four years ago in the OHL draft. The Leafs chose him in the sixth round, 156th overall, in 2012. His buddy Matt Finn, captain of the Guelph Storm and a fellow Leafs prospect, recently said "With Connor, its always been about proving people wrong." But Brown says his motivation is more about the pursuit of his dream than spite. "I definitely dont think much has come easy, being late picks in both drafts," he acknowledged during a conference call. "Its just more incentive to work hard. "I think I wanted to work hard not to prove people wrong, but I know I needed to work harder to have a shot at signing an NHL contract and having a shot at making the NHL one day." Brown has signed a three-year, entry level contract with the Leafs. He caught their eye in 2011 when scouts went to Erie, Pa., to evaluate Leafs prospect Sondre Olden. "Each time we went down to watch this Maple Leaf pick, wed stumble on Connor Brown," Leafs director of player Jim Hughes said. "Erie was having a difficult year and the scores, the deficits, never changed Connors desire, never changed his moods during the course of the game. "He was always focused and it didnt matter if he was winning 5-1 or losing 5-1, his personality never changed. He always played for the love of the game. He always played with passion. We obviously have big plans for Connor moving forward." Brown led Erie to the best season in its 18-year history with 52 wins and 106 points. The Otters lost this years Western Conference final to Guelph in five games. Brown had eight goals and 10 assists in 14 playoff games. The five-foot-11 170-pound right-winger is currently practising with Torontos American Hockey League team -- the Marlies -- at the MasterCard Centre. He intends to spend most of the summer there building strength and working on his skating skills with former Canadian pairs figure skater Barb Underhill. Hughes says Brown needs time to develop "man-strength." "Come September, I think my game and my physical state, I think Ill be ready to play with better and stronger players," Brown said. Brown is the first Otter to win the OHL scoring title and the second to earn the Red Tilson Trophy as league MVP after Brad Boyes in both 2001 and 2002. The trophy is named in honour of Albert (Red) Tilson, who was a former Oshawa General killed in action during the Second World War. Brown led the league in power-play points with 54 and carried a plus-minus of plus-44 through the regular season. In a poll of Western Conference coaches, he was voted the best in a shootout, second in penalty killing and third in the smartest player category. "Whoever is preparing to play hockey anywhere, will not outwork Connor Brown and his will to prepare," Otters general manager Sherry Bassin said. "Whatever work ethic is necessary, whatever that measurement is, hell do more." Media members vote on the award and Brown was the clear winner with 321 points tabulated from 80 ballots. Oshawa Generals centre Scott Laughton was the runner-up with 120 points and top NHL draft prospect Sam Bennett of the Kingston Frontenacs was third with 68. Previous winners include New York Islanders forward John Tavares (Oshawa, 2007), Nashville Predators defenceman Ryan Ellis (Windsor, 2011) and Florida Panthers defenceman Brian Campbell (Ottawa, 1999). Vincent Trochek, the centre who won the award last year with the Plymouth Whalers, split this past season between the Panthers and their AHL team in San Antonio, Texas. Brown is the OHLs candidate for the Canadian Hockey Leagues player of the year. Hell be up against Sam Reinhart of the Western Hockey Leagues Kootenay Ice and Anthony Mantha of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey Leagues Val-dOr Foreurs. The winner will be announced May 24 during the MasterCard Memorial Cup in London, Ont. Cheap Adidas Shoes China . on the 15-day disabled Monday list because of a strained right hamstring. Adidas Clearance Sale . Carey Price made 27 saves for Montreal (30-21-6) for his fourth shutout of the year and second in four games. David Desharnais added an empty netter for the Canadiens. Reto Berra stopped 25 shots for Calgary (21-28-7).Sebastian Vettel halted Lewis Hamiltons charge at the Canadian GP by topping the timesheets in Practice Three as little separated Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes. Vettel set the pace with a 1:13.919 but with just 0.6s between him and Daniel Ricciardo in sixth, a competitive qualifying session looks to be on the cards.Max Verstappen was the Germans closest challenger a few tenths back with Nico Rosberg just behind, while Kimi Raikkonen and Hamilton were split by two thousandths of a second. Canadian GP TV scheduleMercedes may have been sandbagging as they approach qualifying, underway at 6pm, but Hamilton had been chasing a hat-trick of fastest times in practice.However, Vettels benchmark lap was the quickest time of the weekend so far and denied the world champion.Its pretty close between three teams, Paddy Lowe told Sky Sports F1. It should be an exciting qualifying. Kevin Magnussen puts his Renault in the wall at turn 7 in Practice 3 of the Canadian GP, severely hampering his Qualification chances. Adidas Wholesale China. With rain starting to fall in Montreal many drivers started to lose control, and the session was brought to an early conclusion after Kevin Magnussens heavy shunt at Turn Seven.In a peculiar crash, the Renault seemed to simply snap as the Dane went to put on the power on a warm-up lap. Magnussen reported that he was ok over team radio, but with 10 minutes remaining and plenty of debris on track there was to be no more running in P3.Hamilton laughs off Massa digThe red flags also denied Red Bull the chance to truly test out the ultrasoft tyre like their rivals, having set their fastest laps on the supersoft.Verstappens pace was promising as he stayed ahead of the Mercedes early on, with Hamilton and Rosberg both reporting damage to their W07s after struggling at the final chicane.Practice Three timesheet1. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, 1:13.9192. Max Verstappen, Red Bull, 1:14.1583. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 1:14.3164. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:14.3325. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:14.3346. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, 1:14.4877. Carlos Sainz, Toro Rosso, 1:14.6558. Fernando Alonso, McLaren, 1:14.8019. Sergio Perez, Force India, 1:14.88610. Felipe Massa, Williams, 1:14.89011. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, 1:14.91812. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, 1:14.98513. Jenson Button, McLaren, 1:15.02314. Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, 1:15.19915. Esteban Gutierrez, Haas, 1:15.44416. Jolyon Palmer, Renault,, 1:15.65617. Romain Grosjean, Haas, 1:15.70418. Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, 1:16.07819. Kevin Magnussen, Renault, 1:16.08520. Felipe Nasr, Sauber, 1:16.32621. Pascal Wehrlein, Manor, 1:16.62222. 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The Toronto Maple Leafs "stumbled on" Connor Brown a few years ago and are pleased with their discovery. Wholesale Adidas Shoes . The Erie Otters captain was named the Ontario Hockey Leagues most outstanding player for 2013-14 on Tuesday. Brown led the league in scoring and set a franchise record with 45 goals and 83 assists in 68 games. Chosen near the bottom of both his OHL and NHL drafts, the 20-year-old Toronto forward has played himself into a strong pro prospect. He was the 251st pick out of 301 players four years ago in the OHL draft. The Leafs chose him in the sixth round, 156th overall, in 2012. His buddy Matt Finn, captain of the Guelph Storm and a fellow Leafs prospect, recently said "With Connor, its always been about proving people wrong." But Brown says his motivation is more about the pursuit of his dream than spite. "I definitely dont think much has come easy, being late picks in both drafts," he acknowledged during a conference call. "Its just more incentive to work hard. "I think I wanted to work hard not to prove people wrong, but I know I needed to work harder to have a shot at signing an NHL contract and having a shot at making the NHL one day." Brown has signed a three-year, entry level contract with the Leafs. He caught their eye in 2011 when scouts went to Erie, Pa., to evaluate Leafs prospect Sondre Olden. "Each time we went down to watch this Maple Leaf pick, wed stumble on Connor Brown," Leafs director of player Jim Hughes said. "Erie was having a difficult year and the scores, the deficits, never changed Connors desire, never changed his moods during the course of the game. "He was always focused and it didnt matter if he was winning 5-1 or losing 5-1, his personality never changed. He always played for the love of the game. He always played with passion. We obviously have big plans for Connor moving forward." Brown led Erie to the best season in its 18-year history with 52 wins and 106 points. The Otters lost this years Western Conference final to Guelph in five games. Brown had eight goals and 10 assists in 14 playoff games. The five-foot-11 170-pound right-winger is currently practising with Torontos American Hockey League team -- the Marlies -- at the MasterCard Centre. He intends to spend most of the summer there building strength and working on his skating skills with former Canadian pairs figure skater Barb Underhill. Hughes says Brown needs time to develop "man-strength." "Come September, I think my game and my physical state, I think Ill be ready to play with better and stronger players," Brown said. Brown is the first Otter to win the OHL scoring title and the second to earn the Red Tilson Trophy as league MVP after Brad Boyes in both 2001 and 2002. The trophy is named in honour of Albert (Red) Tilson, who was a former Oshawa General killed in action during the Second World War. Brown led the league in power-play points with 54 and carried a plus-minus of plus-44 through the regular season. In a poll of Western Conference coaches, he was voted the best in a shootout, second in penalty killing and third in the smartest player category. "Whoever is preparing to play hockey anywhere, will not outwork Connor Brown and his will to prepare," Otters general manager Sherry Bassin said. "Whatever work ethic is necessary, whatever that measurement is, hell do more." Media members vote on the award and Brown was the clear winner with 321 points tabulated from 80 ballots. Oshawa Generals centre Scott Laughton was the runner-up with 120 points and top NHL draft prospect Sam Bennett of the Kingston Frontenacs was third with 68. Previous winners include New York Islanders forward John Tavares (Oshawa, 2007), Nashville Predators defenceman Ryan Ellis (Windsor, 2011) and Florida Panthers defenceman Brian Campbell (Ottawa, 1999). Vincent Trochek, the centre who won the award last year with the Plymouth Whalers, split this past season between the Panthers and their AHL team in San Antonio, Texas. Brown is the OHLs candidate for the Canadian Hockey Leagues player of the year. Hell be up against Sam Reinhart of the Western Hockey Leagues Kootenay Ice and Anthony Mantha of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey Leagues Val-dOr Foreurs. The winner will be announced May 24 during the MasterCard Memorial Cup in London, Ont. Cheap Adidas Shoes China . on the 15-day disabled Monday list because of a strained right hamstring. Adidas Clearance Sale . Carey Price made 27 saves for Montreal (30-21-6) for his fourth shutout of the year and second in four games. David Desharnais added an empty netter for the Canadiens. Reto Berra stopped 25 shots for Calgary (21-28-7).Sebastian Vettel halted Lewis Hamiltons charge at the Canadian GP by topping the timesheets in Practice Three as little separated Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes. Vettel set the pace with a 1:13.919 but with just 0.6s between him and Daniel Ricciardo in sixth, a competitive qualifying session looks to be on the cards.Max Verstappen was the Germans closest challenger a few tenths back with Nico Rosberg just behind, while Kimi Raikkonen and Hamilton were split by two thousandths of a second. Canadian GP TV scheduleMercedes may have been sandbagging as they approach qualifying, underway at 6pm, but Hamilton had been chasing a hat-trick of fastest times in practice.However, Vettels benchmark lap was the quickest time of the weekend so far and denied the world champion.Its pretty close between three teams, Paddy Lowe told Sky Sports F1. It should be an exciting qualifying. Kevin Magnussen puts his Renault in the wall at turn 7 in Practice 3 of the Canadian GP, severely hampering his Qualification chances. Adidas Wholesale China. With rain starting to fall in Montreal many drivers started to lose control, and the session was brought to an early conclusion after Kevin Magnussens heavy shunt at Turn Seven.In a peculiar crash, the Renault seemed to simply snap as the Dane went to put on the power on a warm-up lap. Magnussen reported that he was ok over team radio, but with 10 minutes remaining and plenty of debris on track there was to be no more running in P3.Hamilton laughs off Massa digThe red flags also denied Red Bull the chance to truly test out the ultrasoft tyre like their rivals, having set their fastest laps on the supersoft.Verstappens pace was promising as he stayed ahead of the Mercedes early on, with Hamilton and Rosberg both reporting damage to their W07s after struggling at the final chicane.Practice Three timesheet1. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, 1:13.9192. Max Verstappen, Red Bull, 1:14.1583. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 1:14.3164. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:14.3325. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:14.3346. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, 1:14.4877. Carlos Sainz, Toro Rosso, 1:14.6558. Fernando Alonso, McLaren, 1:14.8019. Sergio Perez, Force India, 1:14.88610. Felipe Massa, Williams, 1:14.89011. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, 1:14.91812. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, 1:14.98513. Jenson Button, McLaren, 1:15.02314. Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, 1:15.19915. Esteban Gutierrez, Haas, 1:15.44416. Jolyon Palmer, Renault,, 1:15.65617. Romain Grosjean, Haas, 1:15.70418. Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, 1:16.07819. Kevin Magnussen, Renault, 1:16.08520. Felipe Nasr, Sauber, 1:16.32621. Pascal Wehrlein, Manor, 1:16.62222. 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