Top Pick McKenna Scores First NHL Goal
Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Gavin McKenna, the 2026 No. 1 draft pick, scored his first NHL goal in his fourth professional game, beating Nashville goaltender Juuse Saros on a pass from Auston Matthews. The 18-year-old also recorded his first NHL point with an assist.
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About Gavin McKenna
Gavin Philip Joseph McKenna is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). McKenna was selected by the Maple Leafs with the first-overall pick in the 2026 NHL entry draft. He played college hockey for the Penn State Nittany Lions. McKenna also played three seasons, from 2022 to 2025, in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Medicine Hat Tigers.
Everything about Gavin McKenna →- Occupation
- ice hockey player
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Born
- December 20, 2007