Tinus-Luc Koblar is giving Maple Leafs a reason to be excited

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May 26, 2026 - 17:24

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Tinus-Luc Koblar continues to take the IIHF World Championships by storm.

That's exciting news for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the NHL organization that Koblar belongs to.

The 18-year old had played seven games at Worlds and has eight points -- five goals and three assists.

He's part of an upstart Norway team that is on an exhilarating run at the tourney, too.

🇳🇴 Maple Leafs 2025 second-round pick Tinus Luc Koblar at the 2026 Worlds through 7 games:

🔹 5 goals
🔹 3 assists
🔹 8 points
🔹 +7

18 years old. 🤯
2 more goals today as Norway improves to 5-0-1-1 through 7 games.

STEAL.#Leafsforever pic.twitter.com/0l27P66dl2— Leafslatest (@Leafslatest) May 26, 2026

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Koblar was the No. 64 overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft by the Leafs. He'll turn 19 years old in July, and he's a left-shot right winger.

Prior to this season, Koblar had only played in the junior ranks in Sweden.

This season, he was promoted to the senior club of Leksands IF, and he played 47 games in the Swedish Hockey League.

In those 47 games, all played at just 18 years old, Koblar scored eight goals and notched six assists for 14 points.

After a promising season for a teenager in the SHL, this is a great next step.

Koblar might be a few years away from the NHL, but it's looking more and more like he's on his way.