Easton Cowan carries the lessons of farm life and small-town hockey into his rise as one of Toronto’s brightest young stars. This is Part Five of Postmedia's How Canada Wins: Love Where We Live summer series.

Before the bright lights of packed arenas, Easton Cowan was just a kid skating on a homemade rink behind his grandfather’s house in Mount Brydges. Article content

Those backyard mornings and the lessons learned on his family’s farm still shape the Toronto Maple Leafs prospect as he prepares to take the next step in his career. Article content Article content

Cowan, born in Strathroy in 2005 and raised in nearby Mount Brydges, quickly has become one of the Leafs’ most talked-about prospects.

In his first season of eligibility, he was drafted 28th overall by Toronto in 2023 and,

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