Mark Fraser Mark Fraser ( born September 29 , 1986 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League . Playing career . Fraser played junior hockey with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League from 2004 – 06 . After his first season with Kitchener , he was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the third round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft . At the end of the 2005 – 06 season , he played his first professional games , joining the AHL Albany River Rats for four games . He played his first full professional season in 2006 – 07 with the Lowell Devils , and he played seven games for the New Jersey Devils as well . He remained with Lowell until 2009 – 10 , when he made the New Jersey roster out of training camp . He scored his first NHL goal on October 24 , 2009 , against Marc - Andre Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins . On October 24 , 2009 Mark Fraser , a young vibrant defenseman from Blackburn Hamlet scored his first National Hockey League ( NHL ) goal against the young prodigy Marc - André Fleury . Mark Fraser , who turned 23 in September , is presently establishing his place in Jacques Lemaire ’ s line - up . After three seasons with the Lowell Devils , the 6 . 3 ft 220 lbs athlete is establishing himself as a solid stay at home defenseman with the New Jersey Devils . After a year or so in the Central Junior A Hockey League with the Gloucester Rangers , Fraser was looking to go south to the United States to play university hockey ; however he received an interesting offer from the Kitchener Rangers which he in turn accepted . In 2004 , Fraser joined the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ) and worked his way through the minors with Kitchener . A year later , his hard working style earned him the captaincy after Michael Richards left the team . Fraser ’ s turn to leave Kitchener would come only one season after receiving the ` ` C ` ` when he was drafted in the 3rd round , 84th overall by the Devils . Fraser , who was not scared to use his fists , quickly proved himself as a strong defensive player in American Hockey League ( AHL ) . His aggressive style was quickly noticed by Ottawan Claude Julien , the Devils head coach at the time . Julien was interested in Fraser ’ s grit and intensity and called him up to play in 2006 after the devils suffered a few injuries on the blue line . Fraser played 7 NHL games , one in which he stood his ground against the renowned fighter Chris Simon . Following the return of the players from the infirmary Fraser made his way back to the AHL after a little taste of the big leagues . In 2007 began the Sutter era in New Jersey , during this time Fraser would be ignored by the head coach of the Devils . Regardless , Fraser continued to play hard in the AHL suiting up for 79 games in 07 - 08 . Once again Fraser ’ s leadership would be recognized by the team as he was awarded the title of alternate captain ; indeed the end crowns the work . Due to his steady progression in the AHL , Fraser was awarded with a couple of pre - season games in 2009 . During these games he stood strong on the blue line and even dropped the gloves a few times with a notable victory over Rangers grinder Aaron Voros . On October 24 , 2009 Fraser ’ s hard work was awarded with a spot on the starting line up . While all eyes were on Martin Brodeur , who was attempting to tie Terry Sawchuk ’ s shutout record , Fraser scored his first NHL goal .