"In his rookie season with the Toronto Marlies, Tverberg put up a decent showing with nine goals and 23 assists in 46 games played. Then last year, those numbers dropped to just four goals and seven assists through the same number of appearances. Taking a major step down instead of a step forward, it was a disappointment of a season, and this year Tverberg needed to show he could return to form."
"So far this season, Tverberg has six goals and nine assists through 40 games played. It's a marginal scoresheet improvement over last season, but still quite short of his first season with the team. For a forward looking to break into a depth role in the NHL, he simply hasn't shown the production needed to receive a call-up, even with injuries on the Leafs roster."
"Tverberg was originally selected in the seventh round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft while playing college hockey with the University of Connecticut. In three seasons with Connecticut, the Richmond Hill native had 33 goals and 69 points in 85 games. At the conclusion of the 2022-23 NCAA season, he made his Marlies debut with a seven-game stint to end the year."
Ryan Tverberg needed a bounce-back AHL season but has not returned to his rookie-year production. After a nine-goal, 23-assist rookie campaign, his offensive output fell to four goals and seven assists the next year; this season he has six goals and nine assists in 40 games. The marginal improvement remains insufficient for an NHL call-up, and his 5-foot-11, 187-pound frame is a disadvantage for a depth role despite evident grit. Tverberg was a seventh-round pick in 2020 after three seasons at UConn (33 goals, 69 points in 85 games). He is in the final year of his entry-level contract, leaving his organizational future uncertain and increasing the likelihood of a shift toward a checking role.
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