Connor McDavid's wife shuts down hopeful Toronto Maple Leafs fans
Will Connor McDavid play for the Toronto Maple Leafs one day?
Maybe.
It's a dream that Leafs fans have been clinging to for years, and one that the Edmonton Oilers superstar's wife, Lauren Kyle McDavid, is privy to.
Lauren hosted an Instagram livestream this week to show off some new crewneck designs for her clothing brand, Sports Club Atelier.
When she got to the Maple Leafs sweater, she made clear that it was just a design and not an inkling that McDavid would one day be united with his hometown team.
"This is one of the Toronto sweaters. It's a nice powdery blue," Kyle McDavid said in the video.
"I'm just wearing this for show; we're not going to Toronto. I'm sorry to break it to you."
The McDavid dream picked up some steam in September, when Lauren shared photos of her wearing several Leafs-styled items from her clothing company.
That was followed by a clip of Connor being asked by a young fan during training camp what his favourite NHL arena to play in was, besides Edmonton. To which he responded without any hesitation, "Toronto," then walked onto the bus.
McDavid grew up a Leafs fan in Newmarket, Ont. He still spends much of his offseason back in his hometown and up north at his cottage in Muskoka.
Despite what Lauren had to say, Leafs fans have remained optimistic that her hockey superstar husband will play for his hometown team one day.
"She doesn't get to make that decision," one comment on the video read.
"Connor is wearing that sweater any chance he gets," wrote another.
McDavid is off to an unbelievable start to his 2026-27 campaign, recording 11 goals and 38 assists for 49 points through 20 games. He's been so dominant that he holds a 12-point lead over the next player, who just happens to be his linemate, Leon Draisaitl.
Leafs fans don't have to wait long for a glimpse of McDavid at Scotiabank Arena, at least, as the Edmonton Oilers visit Toronto on Saturday night.
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