First Overall Picks

[barilko05]

This may be a thread that has occurred before but I thought it was interesting enough to bring to light again.
With the signing this year of Joe Thornton, the Maple Leafs have now had 11 1st overall draft picks don the Blue And White since the inception of the Entry Draft in 1963. I don't know if that's some kind of record but it's more than I thought before I counted. I challenge the crowd to name them. One guess each...no cheating. Some are easy...but a couple will make you shake your head because a) he played for us? and b) he was a 1st overall?

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[MattySnipes]

Clark
Sundin
Nolan
Berard
Lindros
Matthews
Tavares
Thornton

I got 8. Didn't cheat (google).

Spoiler: Players Missed

Monahan
Harris
McCourt

 

[LeafsNation75]

Clark
Sundin
Nolan
Berard
Lindros
Matthews
Tavares
Thornton

I got 8. Didn't cheat (google).

Spoiler: Players Missed

Monahan
Harris
McCourt

Since Clark was traded for Sundin I wonder how many times 1st overall picks were traded for each other?

 

[MattySnipes]

Since Clark was traded for Sundin I wonder how many times 1st overall picks were traded for each other?

That might've been only instance. Can't recall.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Matthews
Tavares
Thornton
Sundin
Lindros
Clark

That’s it from me.

 

[moon111]

I broke out my old hockey cards at Xmas and my daughter was asking me all sorts of trivia questions from them

She picked up one, "This defenseman..." I blurt out, "Rob Ramage!"

Was right.

 

[All Mod Cons]

Thornton
Matthews
Tavares
Clark
Sundin
Nolan
Berard
Lindros
Ramage
McCourt

 

[Mickey Marner]

Montreal is also at 11.

• Kovalchuk
• Hamrlik
• Turgeon
• Wickenheiser
• Ramage
• Smith
• Green
• Lafleur
• Houle
• Plasse
• Monahan

NYI have

• Tavares
• DiPietro
• Bernard
• Hamrlik
• Turgeon
• Clark
• Green
• Potvin
• Harris

 

[daethfromabove1979]

Clark
Sundin
Nolan
Berard
Lindros
Matthews
Tavares
Thornton

I got 8. Didn't cheat (google).

Spoiler: Players Missed

Monahan
Harris
McCourt

These are the same ones I got, never would have gotten the others.

 

[justashadowof]

Gary Monahan

 

[Stephen]

Matthews
Tavares
Thornton
Berard
Lindros
Nolan
Sundin
Clark
Ramage
McCourt
I want to say Harris as well.

 

[Stephen]

Nordiques and Avalanche would have their fair share too. Off the top of my head.

Mackinnon
Johnson
Lindros
Sundin
Nolan
Turgeon
Clark

 

[JT AM da real deal]

We have drafted 2 since 63
What team has most 1st overall draft picks?

 

[barilko05]

I must make an adjustment. I believe I actually skipped over Rob Ramage. So it would be 12 1st overalls, not 11. And kudos for those that got Monahan and Billy Harris.

 

[tom leafers]

amazing how toronto currently has 3 1st overall picks playing on their roster at once, all from a different generation- Thornton 90s, Tavares 2000's and Matthews 2010s. i guess you could say we have three generational talents

any other team have that? i can only think of edmonton who could of at one point had yak, hall, mcjesus and RNH

 

[Mickey Marner]

amazing how toronto currently has 3 1st overall picks playing on their roster at once, all from a different generation- Thornton 90s, Tavares 2000's and Matthews 2010s. i guess you could say we have three generational talents

any other team have that? i can only think of edmonton who could of at one point had yak, hall, mcjesus and RNH

Montreal in 82-83 had Houle (1969), Lafleur (1971), Green (1976) & Wickenheiser (1980).

 

[barilko05]

We have drafted 2 since 63
What team has most 1st overall draft picks?

I had to cheat to figure that one out. It's the Habs. 5, including 3 in 4 years from 68 to 71. I'm going to assume that's due to the fleecing of some expansion teams by Sam Pollock.

 

[LeafsNation75]

amazing how toronto currently has 3 1st overall picks playing on their roster at once, all from a different generation- Thornton 90s, Tavares 2000's and Matthews 2010s. i guess you could say we have three generational talents

any other team have that? i can only think of edmonton who could of at one point had yak, hall, mcjesus and RNH

At one point during the 2005-06 Season before Mario Lemieux retired for the second time, he played 26 games with Sidney Crosby.

Lemieux was 1st overall in 1984 and Crosby was 1st overall in 2005.

The Penguins also had Marc-Andre Fleury who they drafted 1st overall in 2003 after trading for the pick with the Panthers.

 

[diehardleafsfan9878]

We have drafted 2 since 63
What team has most 1st overall draft picks?

The oilers which is sad cuz there league leading 4 has come in the past decade

 

[JT AM da real deal]

The oilers which is sad cuz there league leading 4 has come in the past decade

They are 2nd behind Habs

 

[diehardleafsfan9878]

They are 2nd behind Habs

Oh really. What years were the habs? I know it's a while ago, I'm only in my 20's but thinking back i can't remember any first overall.

 

[Confucius]

Matthews
Tavares
Thornton
Berard
Lindros
Nolan
Sundin
Clark
Ramage
McCourt
I want to say Harris as well.

Gary Monahan

Harris and Monahan yes sirs!

 

[The Shadow]

Close to having Nash and Stamkos

Spezza was close to be 1st overall

Will McDavid come home when his contract is up to make it another one?

 

[Confucius]

What is pretty amazing is we have 7 top 10 picks on the roster this year. Campbell just missed making it 8 he was drafted 11th

 

[LeafsNation75]

What is pretty amazing is we have 7 top 10 picks on the roster this year. Campbell just missed making it 8 he was drafted 11th

Actually it's 8 players on the roster who were drafted in the top 10.

1. Matthews (1st overall)
2. Tavares (1st overall)
3. Thornton (1st overall)
4. Spezza (2nd overall)
5. Bogosian (3rd overall)
6. Marner (4th overall)
7. Rielly (5th overall)
8. Nylander (8th overall)