Toronto Maple Leafs: 2017 Mock Draft – Picks 1-15

Jun 24, 2016; Buffalo, NY, USA; NHL commissioner Gary Bettman speaks before the first round of the 2016 NHL Draft at the First Niagra Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 24, 2016; Buffalo, NY, USA; NHL commissioner Gary Bettman speaks before the first round of the 2016 NHL Draft at the First Niagra Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports
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Jun 24, 2016; Buffalo, NY, USA; Olli Juolevi poses for a photo after being selected as the number five overall draft pick by the Vancouver Canucks in the first round of the 2016 NHL Draft at the First Niagra Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 24, 2016; Buffalo, NY, USA; Olli Juolevi poses for a photo after being selected as the number five overall draft pick by the Vancouver Canucks in the first round of the 2016 NHL Draft at the First Niagra Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports

5. Vancouver Canucks – Casey Mittelstadt (C, Green Bay Gamblers, USHL)

Nicknamed “Mr.Hockey” in his home state of Minnesota, Mittelstadt was simply an unfair opponent for any high schooler. He put up 64 points in 25 games for Eden Prairie High and he also managed 30 points through 24 games in the USHL.

Mittelstadt is an electric forward who makes everyone around him better, and he’ll fit in perfectly into the next generation of Nucks’ forwards along with Brock Boeser and Bo Horvat.