Toronto Maple Leafs sign deal with Kitchener native Steven Lorentz [Video]

Kitchener native Steven Lorentz has earned a spot with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Lorentz was born in Kitchener but grew up in Waterloo. He spent part of his minor hockey career with the Waterloo Wolves.

The 28-year-old agreed to a one-year, $775,000 deal with the Leafs on Sunday, signing the contract in Kitchener, at Westmount Golf & Country Club.

“Coming from this area of town or being just an hour away it was my dream to be a Maple Leaf my whole life,” Lorentz said to reporters on Monday.

Toronto is Lorentz’s fourth NHL team playing in Carolina, San Jose and Florida.

“The dream had come true,” Mark Lorentz said, Steven’s father “If you ever saw his bedroom, which is still the way it is today, there’s Maple Leafs all of the wall.”

Leafs fandom runs deep in the Lorentz family. Mark spoke to CTV News about all of the …