Post by NJTank on Jun 25, 2016 12:39:59 GMT -5
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A New Leaf
The Toronto Maple Leafs with a new retro logo and retro uniforms with a look from their glory days hoped they found a player who could bring them back to contention in the NHL as they selected Auston Matthews with the first overall pick in the NHL Draft in Buffalo on Friday. Matthews who spent the previous season playing professional in Sweden after missing his eligibility for the 2015 draft by two days after September 15th cutoff is the first American born player to be chosen first overall. It was the first time since 1985 the Maple Leafs held the top pick, that year they chose Wendel Clark who had a solid career and was a fan favorite in Toronto. Auston Matthews was big part of Team USA two straight hockey gold medals in the IIHF World U18 Championships grew up in the least likely place to find a hockey blue chipper, Scottsdale, Arizona idolizing longtime Arizona Coyotes star Shane Doan