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Mitch Marner puts on a Toronto Maple Leafs sweater after being chosen fourth overall during the first round of the NHL hockey draft, Friday, June 26, 2015, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Mitch Marner was selected fourth overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday at the NHL Draft.
The five-foot-11 forward played for the Ontario Hockey League's London Knights in major junior.
He was second in OHL scoring with 126 points in 63 games, behind Dylan Strome.
Strome was selected third overall by the Arizona Coyotes.
Toronto also has the 24th overall pick, acquired in a trade with the Nashville Predators for defenceman Cody Franson earlier this season.
Team Cherry player Mitchell Marner, of the London Knights, skates during the second period of the CHL Top Prospects game in St. Catharines, Ontario on Thursday, January 22, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
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