Overview
- The Toronto Maple Leafs used their 169th overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft on Saturday to select right‑winger Brody Pepoy.
- Pepoy is an 18‑year‑old from Troy, Michigan listed at 6-foot-2 and about 181 pounds who scored 16 goals and 29 points in his first OHL season with the Saginaw Spirit.
- He earned his Saginaw roster spot as an undrafted training‑camp invite and is praised for relentless forechecking, physical board play, and finishing at the net.
- Scouts flag clear issues with decision‑making and turnovers and describe his game as raw and inconsistent, which is why he is viewed as a late‑round, high‑variance project.
- Pepoy is expected to keep developing in junior hockey and then at Lindenwood University in 2027–28 before any NHL timeline, and the pick follows a Leafs draft pattern of adding size and energy wingers to build organizational depth.