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The Top 5 Worst Toronto Maple Leafs Draft Picks of All-Time

By Brian Westland

TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 5: Brandon Convery #12 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim during NHL game action on October 5, 1996 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Graig Abel/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 5: Brandon Convery #12 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim during NHL game action on October 5, 1996 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Graig Abel/Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ON – OCTOBER 5: Brandon Convery  . (Photo by Graig Abel/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON – OCTOBER 5: Brandon Convery  . (Photo by Graig Abel/Getty Images) /

The Toronto Maple Leafs have not been known as a team that generally makes good draft picks.

The Toronto Maple Leafs of today are built primarily through the draft, but that wasn’t always the case.

The Leafs of the past were famous for trading their picks (Tyler Seguin, Dougie Hamilton, Scott Niedermayer) or for just making terrible selections.

The NHL draft has often been a crapshoot during the 56 years that it has been in existence. For every sure fire number-one pick that becomes a superstar such as Auston Matthews or Connor McDavid, there are flops such as Alexandre Daigle and Doug Wickenheiser.   

No team is ever guaranteed that their first-round pick is going to achieve stardom or even see regular duty.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have seen their fair share of draft day highlights and low lights over the years and this article will showcase some of the lowest of the lows.

Every Leafs fan is well aware of the team’s awful draft history. We’ve combed through it all to bring you the top five worst draft picks in team history.

Keep in mind that this list was not designed criticize the players taken (they didn’t choose when they were taken), but buds’ management and scouts for not using their picks better.

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