Rating the Maple Leafs’ Picks in the 2025 NHL Draft, From Koblar to Hopkins to Hlacar

Rating the Maple Leafs’ picks in the 2025 NHL draft, from Koblar to Hopkins to Hlacar

Here's how scouting director Mark Leach assessed the Leafs' picks on Saturday.

Maple Leafs load up on size, work ethic and intriguing backgrounds at draft

As expected, Toronto's opening selection from a low second round position at the draft was not a well known name.

With Pick #64, the Leafs select Tinus Luc Koblar

The Maple Leafs selected Tinus Luc Koblar with the 64th pick, the final pick of the second round. I am personally ecstatic with this pick, but surprised by how HIGH they took him. Koblar is a big centre from Norway who was teammates with Victor Johansson on Leksands in the J20 Nationell in Sweden this year. He didn't have a lot of points, but the team was stacked and he worked his way up to being one of their top all situations centres. He was f…