{"id":9565,"date":"2024-10-03T05:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T09:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=9565"},"modified":"2024-10-03T05:37:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T05:37:00","slug":"recovering-jani-hakanpaa-attends-first-leafs-practice-taking-it-day-by-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/recovering-jani-hakanpaa-attends-first-leafs-practice-taking-it-day-by-day","title":{"rendered":"Recovering Hakanp\u00e4\u00e4 Attends First Leafs Practice, Taking It Day by Day\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/jani-hakanpaa-in-non-contact-jersey-for-the-toronto-maple-leafs.jpg\" alt=\"Jani Hakanp\u00e4\u00e4 in non-contact jersey for the Toronto Maple Leafs\" class=\"wp-image-9566\" style=\"width:300px\" title=\"Recovering Jani Hakanp\u00e4\u00e4 Attends First Leafs Practice, Taking It Day by Day\u00a0\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Defenceman Jani Hakanp\u00e4\u00e4 attended his first practice with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While still recovering from a knee injury, the player made a big impression on the ice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is uncertain when he will play again.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jani Hakanp\u00e4\u00e4<\/strong> attended his first practice with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/hockey\/nhl\">NHL<\/a>&#8216;s <strong>Toronto Maple Leafs<\/strong> on Wednesday, marking a significant milestone in his recovery.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Standing at 6-foot-7 and weighing 222 pounds, the 32-year-old defenceman made his presence known on the ice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hes-really-big\">&#8220;He&#8217;s Really Big&#8221;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>His teammates were quick to comment on his imposing figure. &#8220;<em>He&#8217;s really big<\/em>&#8220;, said star center <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/toronto-maple-leafs-auston-matthews-becomes-quickest-us-born-player-to-score-50-goals\"><strong>Auston Matthews<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winger <strong>Mitch Marner<\/strong> echoed the sentiment, saying <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>With the skates on too, it&#8217;s a different animal. Great stick, great length on him, could skate very well, so he looked good out there today.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Hakanp\u00e4\u00e4 is recovering from a knee injury, and while his return date remains uncertain, head coach <strong>Craig Berube<\/strong> is cautiously optimistic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We have to wait and see. He&#8217;s got to be comfortable with getting in there and playing a game.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on the training, the Kirkkonummi, Finland-born said <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>It was nice. It&#8217;s been a long time coming for sure. 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