Auston Matthews signs four-year extension to stay with Toronto Maple Leafs

The Maple Leafs selected Matthews with the first overall pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, and he burst onto the scene in Toronto - he scored four goals in his NHL debut against the Ottawa Senators.

Matthews went on to earn the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie that season, when he recorded 40 goals and 69 points. The Scottsdale, Arizona native has led the NHL in goals scored twice in his career - in 2020-21, with 41, and when he scored 60 in 2021-22.He represented the United States at the 2015 and 2016 IIHF World Junior Championships where he had eight goals and 14 points in 12 tournament appearances and helped his country to a bronze medal in 2016.

Matthews was a member of Team North America at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey and recorded two goals and three points in three games en route to a fifth-place finish.

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