Marlies’ Calder Cup Defender Ben Danford Reveals Mark Giordano’s Advice and Bold Goal for Maple Leafs Training Camp

“Two years in a row he took the cup away from me, beat me in the finals,” laughed Danford, referring to Cowan’s London Knights defeating his junior teams. “So to be able to play with him, even Landon Sim … we’re all young, and for the Cow to be able to pass me on was really special. He (Cowan) took me under his wing, showed me a lot of great places for dinner, and we had a lot of time together.”