Maple Leafs News & Analysis

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.

Emil Andrae is the Maple Leafs' most promising young defenceman on paper. The catch: three veteran left-shots block him, and only a trade opens the door.

Artur Akhtyamov's Calder Cup MVP run makes him Toronto's best goalie prospect in years — the Maple Leafs can't let Bobrovsky's deal stall his path.

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

Ben Danford wants to make the Maple Leafs out of camp. With Toronto's right-shot blue line thin after the Carlo trade, he fills a genuine need.

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 Maple Leafs prospects picture is the best in years. A Calder Cup-winning Marlies team gives cap-strapped Toronto cheap, ready-made depth.

Easton Cowan and the Maple Leafs: the 21-year-old has a full-time NHL job in 2026-27 and a top-six audition ahead after his Calder Cup championship run.

The Gavin McKenna entry-level contract is official — a three-year, bonus-laden deal tying the No. 1 pick to Toronto as he surrenders No. 72 to Bobrovsky.

Opinion: Gavin McKenna belongs on the Maple Leafs roster now — alongside Matthews. The case for keeping the No. 1 pick, the argument for patience, and why patience loses.

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.

The Maple Leafs selected Gavin McKenna No. 1 overall in the 2026 NHL Draft. Here's who Toronto got, what comes next, and why the pick matters.

Gavin McKenna and the Maple Leafs become official June 26 in Buffalo as Toronto makes the No. 1 pick. The player, the numbers and the fit.

The Maple Leafs 2026 draft picks start with McKenna at No. 1, then thin out — a second at 60th, two thirds, and trade-acquired leftovers. The full board.

Maple Leafs goaltending is suddenly crowded. Anthony Stolarz starts, but Ersson, Hildeby and Akhtyamov all chase one job behind him in 2026-27.

A full Gavin McKenna scouting report ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft — his elite playmaking, the physicality questions, the Marner comp, and how the No. 1 pick fits the Maple Leafs.

Toronto signed Tinus Luc Koblar to a three-year entry-level contract. The 18-year-old centre will stay in the SHL with Rögle BK before coming over.