The Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) have signed Michael Leech for the upcoming season.
Leech spent the 2021/22 Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) season with the Ontario Hockey Academy U17 team. In 31 games the Grafton, NB forward would score 5 goals and 6 assists. He would add an additional three points in four U17 Eastern Division CSSHL playoff games.