In 2016 the Toronto Maple Leafs held the 31st pick in the 2016 draft. This wasn’t the worst first-round pick like it is now, but the best second-round pick (the arbitrary line demands attention). All eyes were on Toronto as Alex DeBrincat sat in the crowd, waiting for his name to be called as he wasn’t drafted the night before. He had been discussed as a surefire bet for the first round, and falling to round two seemed like a gift for the Maple Leafs. When the Maple Leafs stepped to the podium, they said the name everyone was expecting:
Age: 22
Height: 6’4”
Weight: 187 lb
Drafted: 2016, 31st overall
Fulemin: 20
elseldo: 11
Arvind: 21
Kevin: 19
Katya: 13
Annie: 18
Species: 18
Omar: 19
The Maple Leafs looked high and low for their 31st pick and chose a player who had just played his first full season in the KHL, but who had the majority of the hockey world asking who is Yegor Korshkov?