Maple Leafs first overall pick history: Revisiting selections of Auston Matthews, Wendell Clark after lottery win
Here are the players whom Toronto has drafted at the top of the draft, and where they are now.
Maple Leafs first overall pick history: Revisiting selections of Auston Matthews, Wendell Clark after lottery win originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Toronto Maple Leafs shook up the NHL world by winning the 2026 Draft Lottery.
While some NHL fans think it's a bit fishy, the Leafs have earned the right to draft Penn State LW Gavin McKenna (or whoever they choose) regardless. After recent news broke that Auston Matthews may want out of Toronto after failing to advance past the second round, the timing couldn't be more perfect for the Leafs if they were to lose their star.. This is the second time Toronto has earned the No.
1 pick in franchise history. Here are the players Toronto has drafted at the top of the draft in the past, and where they are now. NHL PLAYOFFS HQ: Live NHL scores | NHL playoff schedule | NHL playoff bracket Maple Leafs first overall pick history Toronto has selected at the top of the draft twice previously in its franchise history.
That number will rise to three this June. This is the franchise's first No. 1 selection in 10 years, when it took star and current captain Auston Matthews first overall in 2016.