Maple Leafs News & Analysis

Cooper Williams, the Maple Leafs' 158th overall pick, commits to North Dakota for 2027-28 after one more WHL season — a long runway and no contract pressure.

Ethan MacKenzie was passed over twice, then made Canada's world junior team. Now Toronto's 69th pick is a top-six Leafs prospect at North Dakota.

Joe Miller and the Maple Leafs parted ways at the Aug. 15 NCAA deadline. Why Toronto passed, where he landed, and what it says about Chayka's contract math.

Cooper Williams, the Maple Leafs' 158th pick in 2026, is headed to North Dakota — and his path shows how the CHL-to-NCAA rule rewired late-round drafting.