The Toronto Maple Leafs have selected Kingston Frontenacs Tyler Hopkins with the 86th pick in the NHL draft.

Hopkins, a center with OHL Kingston, scored 20 goals and 51 points in 67 games this season, the seventh-most points on the team. NHL Central Scouting projected the 6-foot-1, 181-pound forward to go 52nd overall in the 2025 Draft.

Hopkins played with Team Canada at the 2025 Under-18 World Junior Championships and won a gold medal. The 18-year-old tallied one assist in the tournament with Canada through six games, while also capturing gold at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup one year earlier.

"I'm a fast two-way forward that takes care of his defensive zone that can still create offense," Hopkins described himself in his 2025 draft profile via the OHL. "I think that if I can start to develop more of a scoring threat to myself and not so much as a passer, I think that that can propel me to that next level."

Hopkins hails from Campbellville, Ontario, and is entering his third season with Kingston. In 126 games with the Frontenacs over two seasons, Hopkins has put up 26 goals and 38 assists for 64 points.

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"A low and stable skating posture, combined with physical abilities, enables Hopkins to win battles for possession. He cuts through hands, seals the puck away, and escapes with it," via Elite Prospects' 2025 Draft Guide. "These tools also form the foundation of Hopkins’ offensive game. Constantly in movement, he distributes the puck effectively, hitting teammates as they get open across the ice, sometimes with deception. And he takes his opportunities to fire on the net."

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