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Nick Matthews
August 15, 2025  (5:00 PM)
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Tyler Biggs
Photo credit: Aaron Harris - Toronto Star

Maple Leafs fans have revealed their choice for the worst Leafs draft pick of all time, and it's a player who never played a single NHL game.

As the offseason rolls on for the Toronto Maple Leafs, it's a natural time to look back, whether at the team's greatest players, standout seasons, or notable draft picks.
Unfortunately, not every draft memory is worth celebrating. One player has now been voted by fans as the worst draft pick in franchise history, and the verdict is clear.
According to The Leafs Nation on X:
"Tyler Biggs was voted as the worst draft pick in Maple Leafs history.

Now it's time to vote on who is the best enforcer in Maple Leafs history."
Biggs was selected 22nd overall in the 2011 NHL Draft by then-GM Brian Burke, who had a well-known preference for drafting big, physical players. At 6-foot-3, Biggs fit that mold perfectly. But, the pick turned out to be a massive miss.
Biggs never played a single game for the Maple Leafs -- or in the NHL at all. Instead, he suited up for 108 games with the Toronto Marlies of the AHL, recording just 15 points over that span.
Afterward, he bounced around the ECHL, spending most of his time with the Kalamazoo Wings, before officially retiring in 2018-19.
The Leafs' struggles at the 2011 Draft didn't stop there. Just three picks after Biggs, Toronto selected defensemen Stuart Percy, who also failed to make a lasting impact at the NHL level.
Meanwhile, the team passed on several players who went on to strong careers, including Phillip Danault (26th), Rickard Rakell (30th), and goaltender John Gibson (39th), to name a few.
Next up for fan voting is the category of Best Enforcer -- and it's hard to imagine anyone other than Tie Domi taking that honour. Domi, the father of current Leafs forward Max Domi, racked up an astonishing 3,515 penalty minutes in his NHL career, cementing his place as one of the toughest players to ever lace them up.
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Worst Leafs Draft Pick of All Time Revealed Following Fan Vote and the Answer May Surprise Some

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