Toronto has won the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL draft lottery. The winning combination: 7-2-11-12. It’s an amazing turn of events, given that the Maple Leafs were really only hoping to stay in the top five and not drop a spot, which would have meant the pick would move to the Boston Bruins.
This was a huge second day on the job for Special Advisor Mats Sundin (who was on via satellite for the pick) and new general manager John Chayka.
This marks just the third time in franchise history that the Toronto Maple Leafs have held the No. 1 overall pick—following 2016 (Auston Matthews) and 1985 (Wendel Clark).
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