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VIDEO: Fans at TLN’s NHL draft lottery party go nuts after Maple Leafs win 1st overall pick

Apr 30, 2016, 22:37 EDTUpdated:
The moment. #MadeTheLotteryGreatAgain pic.twitter.com/OcjhFdPYu3— The Tank Nation (@TLNdc) May 1, 2016
TLN held an NHL Draft Lottery party at the Tilted Kilt on the Esplanade in Toronto on Saturday night. And what was sure to be a solid evening turned into a great one when it was revealed that the Maple Leafs had won the right to select first overall at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
For those of you who weren’t able to attend check out how TLN’s readers at the draft party reacted to the news and re-live the joy of the Maple Leafs actually winning something!
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