Pre-draft filler content: The Maple Leafs favourite CHL teams to draft from

Photo by Boris Spremo/Toronto Star via Getty Images Marlies’ captain Bruce Boudreau has good reason to whoop it up. After long struggle and many setbacks; Marlies finally won OHA Major Junior A cup and championship with an 8-3 win over Hamilton Fincups.In 1967 the NHL established the amateur draft, and this tradition continues each year despite the league occasionally cancelling a season or two. The Maple Leafs have drafted at least one player each year, from a wide range of leagues.

Not surprisingly, the Maple Leafs favour the Canadian Hockey League for most of their drafting, with the Ontario League being a particular favourite. Out of the 491 players the Maple Leafs have drafted, 267 have…