Callum Montgomery, a defender from Victoria, B.C., was the first Canadian selected, picked by F.C. Dallas at No.4.
Many expected Toronto native Tajon Buchanan, a product of local academy Sigma F.C., to take the top spot among the six eligible Canadian players; he was projected by some to be the first Canadian No.1 pick since fellow Sigma graduate Cyle Larin.
But Buchanan dropped to No. 9, selected by the New England Revolution, below Montgomery and fellow Generation Adidas classman Dayne St. Clair, a goalkeeper from Pickering, Ont., drafted by Minnesota United F.C. with the seventh pick.
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