Maple Leafs win 1st overall-pick in NHL lottery draft

Excitement runs high among fans as the name Austin Matthews flies across the nation. Such giddiness might be hard to reckon coming out of low-key announcements like sports drafts. But hope spring eternal for a winning season and as the linked CBC story recalls, this is the first time the Leafs have drawn first since the 1985 selection of Wendell Clark. Really. CBC