He spent most of the next three seasons in the Central Hockey League, earning a 23-game callup to the Maple Leafs in 1972–73 during which he scored his first NHL goal and added 4 assists.
For the next three years, he mostly played in the Central Hockey League. In the 1972-73 season, he received a 23-game summons to join the Maple Leafs, where he scored his first NHL objective and contributed four assists.