What No. 1 Picks Around The NHL Are Saying About Maple Leafs' Gavin McKenna

Sep 17, 2026, 9:29 PM ET|Comments (0)

from The Hockey News,

Being drafted with the No. 1 pick in the NHL Draft is an experience few people will ever understand.

With all of the excitement, pride, and sense of accomplishment a player can feel when they hear their name called before friends and family, there's also an immense amount of pressure to live up to the franchise-altering expectations that comes with being the first player taken on draft day.

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