Feist forward Landon Simm, who has won three championships in the past three seasons, could one day make it to the NHL.
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As part of our Maple Leafs coverage, Toronto Sunwe regularly track the club’s prospects and other contenders, checking out some of the potential Leafs in the hockey landscape.
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Today we’re talking to Toronto Marlies forward Landon Sim.
SUMMER NOT NOTED
A glance at Sim’s playoff stats this past spring might suggest that he didn’t make much of an impact, as The Marlies won their second Calder Cup.
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Despite registering just three points in 12 games, two goals and one assist, that really couldn’t be further from the truth in Sim’s case.
His tenacity and fearless style stamped the Marlies’ fourth line, and Sim became a fan favorite at the Coca-Cola Coliseum as the Marlies pushed deeper into the playoffs.
After suffering an injury early in the season, Sim spent time with Cincinnati of the ECHL before being called up to the Marlies in March.
“When I got an opportunity in the playoffs, I just ran with it and never looked back, and I’ve been running with it ever since,” Sim said after the Marlies’ final practice.
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Selected by the St. Louis Blues in the sixth round 2022 National Hockey League DraftSim eventually signed an American Hockey League contract with the Marlies in May 2025.
The honor came after he helped the London Knights, along with Easton Cowan, win Ontario Hockey League championships in 2024 and 2025.
At every step of his hockey career, the 5-foot-11, 187-pound Sim has had to give up every minute of ice time. The fact that he’s been on a championship team the last three years doesn’t happen.
In April, when the Leafs were between full-time general managers between the firing of Brad Treliving and the hiring of John Chayka, interim GM Brandon Pridham signed Sim to a two-year, entry-level contract.
Faith in Sim has not wavered in the organization.
“The great thing about Landon is he has an identity and he plays for an identity,” Marlies coach Steve Sullivan said.He doesn’t walk away from it. If we can get his game away from the puck and his decision-making a little bit … A lot of players in the National Hockey League, third and fourth line guys, have to have an identity.
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“You’re trying to find guys who understand what it takes in those roles, and you don’t have to teach that to Landon Sim because he knows that. It’s a matter of continuing his development so that his skills and decision making are at the NHL level.
AN EYE-OPENING EXPERIENCE
A native of New Glasgow, Simm, 22, had a dedicated ice training company last summer.
Marlies captain Logan Shaw, a fellow Marine, got Sim involved in Halifax’s daily skates, which were coached by Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon.
Needless to say, the pattern disappeared for Simi.
“They don’t skate around the cones with their skill all summer,” Sim said. “They fight as hard as they can every day and I think that’s why I fit in because I fought every day.
“It was great skating with those big dogs. I just put my head down and treated it like work. I was picked up. I should have been. I didn’t want to mess them up or cheat them. It was really good for me.
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“They have done everything. They’ve won (Stanley) Cups. They’ve won gold medals and they still treat the summer like it every day… you see, and why would anyone have a hard time taking it so seriously? Whatever it takes.
Through the Marlies first four games, A sim had one goal and participated in one battle.
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Whether Sim’s hockey journey will lead him to the NHL remains to be seen, though it won’t be for lack of effort.
He has a strong hockey background as his father, John started 469 career NHL games with eight teams, finishing with the New York Islanders in 2010-11.
Behind his toothless smile, the younger Sim is confident that he is doing it right in his playing career.
“I have a ton of energy when I’m playing and I feel like sometimes I can get a whole crowd on their feet when we need it and get on the bench, get the team going when we need a jam,” Sim said. “That’s what I’m there for, I know my role and I know what I am.
“I can see myself playing one day and I fully believe in it. I’m just going to run with it every day and come to the rink with a positive attitude no matter what.”
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