Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Recent history of Maple Leaf first round draft picks


Well let's hope that the Leafs do not end up with a high pick in Amateur Draft next June. That's because like many years they won't have a pick in the first round. And as it stands now they won't have one in 2011 either. Below is a 25-year history of Leaf first round picks.

Year, Prospect, Rank
2011 - Traded for Kessel
2010 - Traded for Kessel
2009 - Kadri (7)
2008 - Schenn (5)
2007 – Traded for Toskala
2006 – Tlusty (13)
2005 – Rask (21) trade for Raycroft
2004 – Traded for Leetch
2003 – Traded for Nolan
2002 – Steen (24)
2001 – Colaiacovo (17)
2000 – Boyes (24) traded for Nolan
1999 – Cereda (24)
1998 – Antropov (10)
1997 – Traded for Clark
1996 – Traded for Yushkevich
1995 – Ware (15)
1994 – Fichaud (16)
1993 - Jonsson (12)
1992 - Convery (8)
1991 - Traded for Kurvers (turned out to be Niedermayer)
1990 - Berehowsky (10)
1989 - Thornton (3), Rob Pearson (12), Bancroft (21)
1988 - Scott Pearson (6)
1987 - Richardson (7)