Complex sentence: The Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL drafted him in the ninth round in 1995 and part way through the 1996-97 season, he left Moscow and began playing for the Maple Leaf's farm team, the St. John's Maple Leafs.
Split into simpler sentences: The Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL drafted him in the 9th round of the 1995. However, partway through the 1996-97 season, he left Moscow and began playing for the Maple Leafs'farm team, the St. John's Maple Leafs.