Maple Leafs News & Analysis

The Maple Leafs prospect pool ranks 15th, up nine spots. Gavin McKenna explains most of the jump — and what the rest of the system still lacks.

The Gavin McKenna Calder Trophy chase starts in October. He put the playoffs first — and his Penn State numbers say what kind of rookie season to expect.

The Gavin McKenna ranking landed at No. 18 on The Athletic's under-23 list of 156 players. Why that number is not the demotion it looks like.

The Gavin McKenna nine games rule decides the Leafs' fall. A tenth appearance burns the entry-level slide forever. The rule, the money, and what Toronto does.

Maple Leafs prospect rankings are out. Behind Gavin McKenna and Easton Cowan sit the names that decide whether Toronto really has a pipeline.

Gavin McKenna put in roughly 17 hours of ice time a week with Macklin Celebrini this summer. Why the Maple Leafs should care more than fans realize.

Easton Cowan has a Memorial Cup and a Calder Cup in back-to-back seasons. What the Maple Leafs winger has to do in 2026-27 to complete the set.

Canada fell 7-2 to the U.S. in Windsor, but the Tyler Hopkins world juniors push survived. His Guelph season now decides the Edmonton roster question.

The World Junior Summer Showcase closes today in Windsor with Canada vs. the U.S. Tyler Hopkins is the Leafs' only entrant. What his audition actually decided.

Gavin McKenna is not on Canada's World Junior Summer Showcase roster in Windsor. Why the omission is a signal about his Maple Leafs season, not a snub.

Maple Leafs prospect Tyler Hopkins earns a Canada Summer Showcase invite after 50 points in 56 games. What his OHL trade and two-way game mean for Toronto.

Gavin McKenna leads Canada at the World Junior Summer Showcase in Windsor. What the week means for the Maple Leafs' top pick and his path to the lineup.

The next look at the Maple Leafs prospects comes in September: a rookie tournament in Ottawa and games versus Montreal. The fall runway for McKenna and Cowan.

The Maple Leafs prospects pool headlines The Athletic's top 100 with Gavin McKenna ranked No. 1 overall and Easton Cowan at No. 70.

The Maple Leafs plan to put Gavin McKenna on the power play's first unit right away — Toronto's fix for a 15th-ranked group under Daniel Alfredsson.

Gavin McKenna was the headline, but the real Maple Leafs development camp standouts are the depth behind him: Nansi's leap, Bilecki's rise, Koblar's smarts.

The No. 1 pick dominated Maple Leafs development camp this week. Inside what Gavin McKenna showed, why it matters, and the Auston Matthews line question already being asked.

Inside the Maple Leafs 2026 draft class: 10 picks led by Gavin McKenna, a third round that looked like a second, and Chayka's clear puck-moving blueprint.