This evening news has come in that the Toronto Maple Leafs have signed one of their top defensive prospects to a contract. The Maple Leafs and Boston University Terriers defenseman Cade Webber have agreed to a deal. The Toronto Maple Leafs were quick to act signing defenseman Cade Webber to a contract just a day after his Boston Terriers team was eliminated from the NCAA Frozen Four. He now signs an entry-level contract and is expected to be with the NHL club right away. <q>#LeafsForever prospect Cade Webber is signing a 2-year entry-level contract with the club that starts now, per Drafted 2019 4th round, had 6 pts in 38 GP for Boston University. Acquired from Carolina in March for a 2026 6th.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/PuckReportNHL/status/1778921640761463094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1778921640761463094%7Ctwgr%5E5423025c983e59671b756318cf8a24b62d424b59%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bladeofsteel.com%2Fnhl%2Fnews%2Fmaple-leafs-sign-top-defensive-prospect-in-college-hockey-cade-weber'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/Leafslatest/status/1778922167435993386'> </a></blockquote></div> Cade Webber was acquired from the Carolina Hurricanes earlier this year for a 6th round pick. He was named the top defensive defenseman in Hockey East for the 2023-24 season. As the season winds down the question will be whether Cade Webber gets into a game or not. If Cade Webber does in fact make his NHL debut we will bring you that news and coverage of his performance as it happens. Source: Blade of Steel - <a href='https://www.bladeofsteel.com/nhl/news/maple-leafs-sign-top-defensive-prospect-in-college-hockey-cade-weber' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Maple Leafs sign top defensive prospect in college hockey, Cade Weber</a>