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Toronto Maple Leafs: 2019 NHL Mock Draft Part 1 – Picks 1-15

By Alex Hobson

DALLAS, TX - JUNE 23: A general view of the Toronto Maple Leaf draft table is seen during the second day of the 2018 NHL Draft at American Airlines Center on June 23, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - JUNE 23: A general view of the Toronto Maple Leaf draft table is seen during the second day of the 2018 NHL Draft at American Airlines Center on June 23, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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ST LOUIS, MISSOURI – JUNE 03: NHL top prospect Alex Turcotte speaks to the panel on the NHL Network before Game Four of the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Final between the Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center on June 03, 2019 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images)
ST LOUIS, MISSOURI – JUNE 03: NHL top prospect Alex Turcotte speaks to the panel on the NHL Network before Game Four of the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Final between the Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center on June 03, 2019 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images) /

3. Chicago Blackhawks – Alex Turcotte (C, USNTDP, USHL)

After the big two in Hughes and Kakko are off the board, it’s honestly a wild card as to who will go where.

In this draft, however, I believe the Hawks will take Alex Turcotte, another small American centre.

Like Hughes, Turcotte absolutely killed it for the USNTDP this season, putting up 62 points in 37 games for the US U18 team.

He also made a statement representing the States at the U18 World Juniors, tallying nine points in seven games.

Turcotte committed to play for the University of Wisconsin next year, but could make a case to start the season in the NHL next season regardless of who drafts him.

It also helps that Turcotte is a Chicago native, so it wouldn’t be at all surprising to see the Hawks take him.

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