Continuing their trend today of picking overagers in the draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs picked Jack Walker, a left winger/defense from the WHL's Victoria Royals.
In his fourth year in the WHL, the Edina, Minnesota native scored 36 goals, 48 assists (84pts) in 72 games for the Royals. Walker isn't as big as some of these draft picks, he stands 5'11" and is under 200lbs.
Perhaps hoping for a Brent Burns of their own, Walker has played both left wing and defense in his WHL career and has transitioned between the two positions with ease, from the Victoria Times Colonist:
Walker has come full circle.