At some point Tyler Hopkins will come down from that emotional high of being drafted by his favourite NHL team, the Toronto Maple Leafs. Article content

Just not yet, though. Article content Article content

“I still have to pinch myself when I think about all that has happened,” Hopkins said after skating in a morning scrimmage at the Kingston Frontenacs’ training camp. “Sometimes it doesn’t feel real.”

For other returning players, the testing, meetings and mock games at Slush Puppie Place this week have been wholly reality-based, a reset and restart. When were last at the arena, they were cleaning out their stalls after a Game 7 loss to Barrie in the Eastern Conference semifinal and going through exit interviews.

Hopkins wasn’t with his teammates, however — after that loss to the

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