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Analysis of the Toronto Maple Leafs 2014 NHL Entry Draft and picks from the leading Maple Leafs website, Maple Leafs Hotstove.

Draft Day Two Wrap Up: Gunnarsson for Polak, offensive focus to Leafs’ draftees

Given the Maple Leafs didn't draft anybody until the 68th overall selection today, let's start with the biggest news of Draft Day Two, which...

Maple Leafs select Pierre Engvall 188th overall

With their final pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, the Maple Leafs have selected big winger Pierre Engvall out of Frolunda in the...

Maple Leafs select Nolan Vesey 158th overall

The Maple Leafs have selected left winger Nolan Vesey from the South Shore Kings of the USPHL with their 158th overall draft selection. It...

Maple Leafs select Dakota Joshua 128th overall

The Maple Leafs have drafted centerman Dakota Joshua of Sioux Falls (USHL) with their 128th overall selection.  A second consecutive American college kid selected...

Maple Leafs select John Piccinich 103rd overall

The Maple Leafs have selected John Piccinich out of the USHL with their 103rd overall selection in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Piccinich is a...
Rinat Valiev

Maple Leafs select Rinat Valiev 68th overall

With their 68th overall selection in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, the Maple Leafs have drafted Rinat Valiev of the Kootenay Ice in the...

(Draft Day Two Mashup) Willie Nylie

Being that we rely on second-hand reports and highlight clips for many of these prospects, especially for those playing overseas, we can’t really evaluate...

William Nylander Drafted 8th Overall by the Maple Leafs

"Nylander might be the most skilled player in the draft." The Toronto Maple Leafs have selected Modo forward William  Nylander with their eighth overall selection...
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2014 NHL Draft News & Notes

It has been a beautifully busy day in the hockey world and the draft has not even started yet. Here is a quick recap of...
Nick Ritchie

Nick Ritchie Q&A with Peterborough Petes head coach Jody Hull

Happy NHL Draft Day. Below is a quick interview between Alec Brownscombe and Peterborough Petes' head coach Jody Hull about projected top 10 pick,...
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TSN 2014 NHL Mock Draft with Craig Button

Or listen on SoundCloud here: TSN 2014 NHL Mock Draft with Craig Button Aaron Ekblad Sam Bennett Leon Draisaitl Sam Reinhart Michael Dal Colle Jake Virtanen Haydn Fleury Nick Ritchie Nikolaj Ehlers Kasperi Kapanen William Nylander Brendan...
Nikolai Kulemin

Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes

Some real Toronto Maple Leafs news is desperately needed, but in the meantime here is what is being said about the Leafs. From Chris Johnston at...
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Bob McKenzie’s 2014 NHL Draft Rankings + Mashup

Click on a column heading to sort by draft list Or listen on SoundCloud here: Morning Mashup Captain's log: Clark and Gilmour share their thoughts on Pat...

2014 NHL Entry Draft Q&A with Brock Otten

Thanks to Brock Otten of the excellent OHL Prospects site for taking the time to answer some of our questions. Follow him on Twitter...

Trading Down in the 2014 NHL Draft

One of the things we try to do in our analysis at MLHS is discuss possibilities for upcoming decisions facing the Maple Leafs in...
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Dave Morrison from the Draft Combine

Maple Leafs Director of Amateur Scouting Dave Morrison speaks with Leafs TV from the 2014 NHL Draft Combine on Friday.

Jake Virtanen Draft Profile

Former first overall pick in the 2011 WHL Draft, Jake Virtanen is likely my favourite non-center forward prospect within the Leafs range come the...
Aaron Ekblad

Aaron Ekblad Draft Profile

The race between Aaron Ekblad and Sam Bennett is incredibly close and either one could go first overall. Both have their fans. At different...

Josh Ho-Sang Draft Profile

I was quite rough on Josh Ho-Sang last year, after what I would consider to be a disappointing rookie season (considering the hype he...

Michael Dal Colle Draft Profile

Let me preface this by saying Michael Dal Colle,  Nick Ritchie and Robby Fabbri are all  interchangeable in my rankings and I think all...

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