Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs skate with fans

Toronto supporters join players to help raise money for charity

By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

November 27, 2016

Few things will lift a person's spirits more than a stroll around the rink with Auston Matthews.

Going for a skate with @AM34 at our 39th annual @EasterSealsON skate. #TMLtalk https://t.co/aSJSCmXLCu
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) November 27, 2016

Matthews took part in the 39th annual Toronto Maple Leafs Skate for Easter Seals Kids took place Sunday. He and members of the Maple Leafs joined fans and top fundraisers who raised money to support Easter Seals Ontario, an organization that provides services and programs to children with physical disabilities.

Our annual @EasterSealsON Leafs Skate is under way! #TMLtalk pic.twitter.com/EQNe6UV3Ur
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) November 27, 2016

This is our 39th annual Leafs skate in support of @EasterSealsON. #TMLtalk pic.twitter.com/ePQSpdtWmJ
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) November 27, 2016

Fans who raised $150 or more were able to skate with the Maple Leafs on their practice rink at the Mastercard Centre. Those who skated could take pictures and get autographs from the players in attendance.
Besides Matthews, fellow rookies Mitch Marner and Zach Hyman and Toronto forward Nazem Kadri also took Maple Leafs fans for a tour of the rink.

.@ZachHyman and @Marner93 take some fans around the rink at our @EasterSealsON skate. #TMLtalk https://t.co/jRI7jAERUG
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) November 27, 2016

Here we go! Taking a lap with @43_Kadri at the @EasterSealsON skate. #TMLtalk https://t.co/b6glGDTeZr
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) November 27, 2016

The Maple Leafs have raised more than $6 million for Easter Seals in the previous 38 years of the event.

Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs skate with fans

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