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VIDEO: Maple Leafs prospect Mitch Marner is too good for the OHL

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Get stoked, Toronto Maple Leafs fans.

Top prospect Mitch Marner showed why he was selected fourth overall in the 2015 NHL Draft, putting the puck through his legs before roofing a perfect backhand for a filthy short-handed goal on Saturday.

The second of Marner's three goals (also shorthanded). Ignore the slick move, that backhand under the bar...

Marner went on to net his second hat trick in as many games, leading the London Knights to a dominant 7-2 victory over the Ottawa 67's.

The 18-year-old now has a ridiculous 21 goals and 33 assists in just 24 games this season. He'll undoubtedly play a key role in Canada's quest for back-to-back gold medals at the world juniors later in the month.

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