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The Toronto Maple Leafs won the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery and will select first overall. The winning sequence of ping-pong balls was 7, 2, 11, 12.
Gavin McKenna is the favorite to be the first overall pick of the 2026 NHL Draft.
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It will be the Toronto Maple Leafs selecting first overall at the 2026 NHL Draft.
Toronto won the draft lottery, performed live on ESPN, on Tuesday after a sequence of four ping-pong balls bounced their way. The winning sequence: 7, 2, 11, 12.
It will be the first time the Maple Leafs since 2016, when they selected captain Auston Matthews. They will certainly be hoping for similar success this this pick. They have selected first one other time in franchise history, taking Wendel Clark in 1985.
The good fortune comes one day after Toronto introduced its new leadership of general manager John Chayka and senior executive advisor of hockey operations Mats Sundin. It was a contentious news conference, to say the least, due to concerns about Chayka’s track record.
The industry already has a pretty strong guess at the first pick. Penn State winger Gavin McKenna is coming off a freshman season in which he led the Big Ten with 38 points in conference play. There was some question about an incident involving him at a State College bar, but his aggravated assault charge since been dropped after authorities reviewed the video.
The 2026 NHL Draft is scheduled for June 26 in Buffalo.
Gavin McKenna is the favorite to be the first overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.
The winning sequence in the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery was 7, 2, 11, 12.
The exact date for the 2026 NHL Draft has not been specified yet.
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