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TORONTO -- While the Maple Leafs mull over their big league goaltending options, Mark Owuya is doing his bit to be noticed in the minors. LaMarr Woodley Jersey . Leafs goaltending guru Francois Allaire already likes what he sees in the young Swede. "Mark is making great progress for us," said Allaire. "At training camp everything was brand new. I think he was surprised by the speed of the game here. But Mark is a really smart goalie. Right when he went to Reading (of the East Coast Hockey League) he started off very well. Hes playing his positioning really well, hes stopping a lot of shots and we are very happy." The 22-year-old goaltender from Stockholm signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Leafs in April 2011, arriving with good credentials after his stint in the Swedish Elite League. "Mark was the best goalie in Sweden last year for a full season," said Allaire. "His save percentage and goals against average were better than any other goalie over there. We knew we had a good prospect in our hands." Playing the 2010-11 season for Djurgardens, the six-foot-two, 200-pound Owuya had an impressive .926 save percentage and 2.18 goals-against-average in 32 games. He started this season with the Reading Royals of the ECHL, going 7-1-3 in 12 games with a 2.78 goals-against-average and a .929 save percentage. Owuya (pronounced O-woo-Ya) is currently on his second stint with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League. Sharing time with Ben Scrivens, he is 8-5-1 with a 2.15 goals-against-average and .924 save percentage in 15 appearances. Owuya sees his role with the Marlies as being pretty simple. "I assume its the same as last time I was here," he said. "Just come and work your tail off every day and try to stop every shot." Away from the rink, Owuya uses his spare time to escape into the world of arts -- he appeared on Swedens version of "American Idol" when he was just 16. But when it comes to hockey, he is all business and proves it at every practice -- often staying out by himself for an additional 45 minutes fine-tuning his skills. "To me its my duty to be my best," he said after taking extra time to work on controlling the puck behind the net. "I want to get as good as I can." Owuya knew when he signed with Toronto that he would start at the bottom end of the goalie depth chart. But he said he believed he would learn more with the Leafs. "When I signed here there were a couple of other teams that I was talking to but the biggest reason for signing was Francois was here and that would help me," said Owuya, who first met Allaire at a camp held in Switzerland prior to signing with Toronto. "What I felt is that out of all the teams I could sign with, this was the one that could get me places. Here I knew for sure I could get to work with him and I for sure would be a better goalie." Overall, its been a positive year for the young Swede but his playing time with the Marlies may soon change. The club will likely ride Scrivens as its No. 1 heading into playoffs. As a result, Owuya is expected to return to the ECHL to see more playing time. "Mark will finish the season over there (Reading)," said Allaire. "He gets lots of action there and hes going to try to make the playoffs with that team." John Elway Jersey . With the Philadelphia Phillies World Series title captured last week, Gillick has presided over three champions. He was the architect of the Blue Jays back-to-back championships in 1992-93, while also leading the Orioles and Mariners prior to coming to Philadelphia. Owen Daniels Jersey . Previously, only five cities were afforded the privilege. The move, which came into effect this month, was made to enable more people from Taiwan island to live or work more easily in the mainland province. Owen Daniels Jersey . The Hawks said Johnson would not play in New York against the Knicks on Wednesday or the following night, when the team returns home to face Orlando. Johnson, who leads the team in scoring at 17.6 points a game, left in the third quarter of a loss to the Chicago Bulls on Monday night with what was described as tendinitis. Champ Bailey Jersey . -- Miami coach Joe Philbin has confirmed former Pro Bowl wide receiver Braylon Edwards had a workout with the Dolphins. Stephen Hill Jersey . Tanguay, who can become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, had arthroscopic surgery on Tuesday for a lingering shoulder problem, the team said Thursday. It was not the shoulder that caused him to miss the final two games of Montreals first-round playoff series against Boston.ST. LOUIS -- Wide receiver Torry Holt signed a one-day contract so he could retire with the St. Louis Rams, where he was a key part of a Super Bowl champion and the Greatest Show on Turf. Hed like to be remembered as a player who gave it his all and had fun doing it. "I want my legacy to be a guy that respected the game of football, a guy that respected his teammates, his coaches, challenged guys on a day-to-day basis, whether I said something or didnt say anything, and just loved playing," Holt said Wednesday. "This being a childhood dream of mine, how many of us can say that were doing what we dreamed of doing?" Despite his statistics, Holt doesnt expect hell land in the Hall of Fame anytime soon with several other wide receivers ahead of him. He said Wednesday that a farewell news conference was enough validation. Holt was a seven-time Pro Bowler with St. Louis from 1999-2008 and was selected to the NFLs All-Decade team for the 2000s, setting a league record with six consecutive seasons of at least 1,300 yards receiving. The Rams scored 500 or more points three consecutive seasons from 1999-2001 with an offence that featured quarterback Kurt Warner and running back Marshall Faaulk, along with wide receivers Issac Bruce and Holt. Matt Cassel Jersey. . "The practices we had were incredible," Holt said. "The way that we went at it every day was awesome. So by the time we got to the field on Sunday it was more like, catch us if you can." "We had a lot of good things going on with that group and it was fortunate enough that we were able to set aside the nonsense and focus on what was important." Holt caught 869 passes for 12,594 yards and 74 touchdowns with St. Louis, all three of those totals ranking second in franchise history behind Bruce. He finished his career in 2009 with the Jaguars and is 10th in the NFL with 13,382 yards receiving and 13th with 920 receptions. "It was challenging for me to keep up with Isaac on a day-to-day basis," Holt said. "I owe a lot to Isaac for my career and I hope the same way he challenged me, I hope I was able to challenge him." Holt said Cris Carter, Andre Reed and Tim Brown will make it to the Hall of Fame "before we even start mentioning anything about Torry Holt being in the Hall," Holt said. "If it happens, itll be great, but this is great validation for me." ' ' ' |
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