KELOWNA, BC - FEBRUARY 17: Riley Stotts #18 of the Calgary Hitmen skates with the puck against the Kelowna Rockets at Prospera Place on February 17, 2020 in Kelowna, Canada. Stotts was selected in the 2018 NHL entry draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. (Photo by Marissa Baecker/Getty Images)
The Toronto Maple Leafs have lost exclusive rights to two of their 2018 draftees.
Every year on June 1, nearly every NHL team loses exclusive rights to a prospect they have drafted that they have elected to not sign to an entry-level contract. For the Toronto Maple Leafs, this year sees them lose the rights to 2018 third-rounder Riley Stotts and 2018 seventh-rounder Zachary Bouthillier.