The first-overall pick’s official No. 92 jersey is now on sale at Real Sports after McKenna deferred his longtime number out of respect for Sergei Bobrovsky.
Although he hasn’t played a game in the NHL yet, you can officially get a Gavin McKenna jersey with his new number.
Real Sports Apparel, the official Toronto Maple Leafs merchandise partner, announced the news Friday on its X account, posting an image of the blue jersey with McKenna’s name and the number 92 across the back.
“Gavin McKenna is officially a Maple Leaf,” the account wrote. “Rep the No. 1 overall pick with the official McKenna #92 jersey, now available to order at Real Sports Apparel.”
The timing marks another step in McKenna’s rapid transition from draft prospect to face of the franchise’s next era. Selected first overall in June, the 18-year-old from Whitehorse, Yukon, signed his entry-level contract last month and has already drawn significant attention for both his skill and his composure.
The number on the back of that jersey carries its own story. McKenna wore No. 72 throughout his junior career with the Medicine Hat Tigers and during his freshman season at Penn State. He fully expected to keep it in Toronto until the Maple Leafs signed two-time Stanley Cup champion Sergei Bobrovsky in free agency. Bobrovsky has worn 72 for the bulk of his NHL career, and McKenna made the decision early to step aside.
“He’s a two-time Stanley Cup champion. If he wants it, he can have it,” McKenna said at development camp in early July. He later confirmed the conversation with Bobrovsky had been straightforward. “
Any time you got a guy like that coming in who’s been in the league for that long, won two Stanley Cups, I’m not going to take his number. So it was pretty easy for me to just give it to him.”
With 72 spoken for and his preferred backup numbers, 9 and 27. both retired by the Maple Leafs, McKenna settled on 92. He described it as a combination of the two retired numbers, essentially replacing the seven in 72 with a nine. He becomes the fourth player in franchise history to wear the number, following Jeff O’Neill, Igor Ozhiganov and Alexander Nylander.
Bobrovsky’s No. 72 jersey is also available for purchase through Real Sports, giving fans the option to support either the veteran goaltender or the prized rookie, or both.
The merchandise drop arrives as the Leafs continue a relatively quiet offseason by recent standards, with McKenna’s arrival and Bobrovsky’s signing representing the two highest-profile additions. For a fan base that has waited years for a true franchise cornerstone selected at the top of the draft, the ability to buy the authentic sweater carries symbolic weight. McKenna has already skated in the blue and white with the new number at the Upper Deck Rookie Showcase and other events, and the official retail availability makes it tangible for supporters.
Real Sports is directing customers to its online store, where the McKenna 92 jersey sits alongside other current Leafs player options. Whether fans prefer the authentic or replica versions, the message is clear: the No. 1 pick is now officially part of the retail landscape in Toronto.
For McKenna, the number change was never about drama. It was about respect for a proven winner and a practical solution given the numbers already hanging in the rafters at Scotiabank Arena. For Leafs fans, it simply means they can now wear the same sweater the organization’s top prospect will debut in when training camp opens next month. The 92 is here, and it is for sale.
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