Draft Center
NHL Draft 2026
Round 1: Friday, June 26
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Rounds 2–7: Saturday, June 27
— days away
Pick order · Round 1
Full lottery breakdown →1
Toronto Maple Leafs
Gavin McKenna · LW · Penn State (NCAA)
2
San Jose Sharks
Chase Reid · D · Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
3
Vancouver Canucks
Ivar Stenberg · RW · Frölunda (SHL)
4
Chicago Blackhawks
Carson Carels · D · Prince George (WHL)
5
New York Rangers
Keaton Verhoeff · D · North Dakota (NCAA)
6
Calgary Flames
Daxon Rudolph · D · Prince Albert (WHL)
7
Seattle Kraken
Caleb Malhotra · C · Brantford (OHL)
8
Winnipeg Jets
Alberts Smits · D · Jukurit (Liiga)
9
Florida Panthers
Ethan Belchetz · LW · Windsor (OHL)
10
Nashville Predators
Viggo Bjorck · LW · Djurgården (Allsvenskan)
Picks 11–32
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Division coverage
Published
May 23
Atlantic Draft Needs
A team-by-team breakdown of every Atlantic Division roster going into the 2026 NHL Draft.
Published
May 28
Metro Draft Needs
A team-by-team breakdown of every Metropolitan Division roster going into the 2026 NHL Draft.
Published
June 4
Central Draft Needs
A team-by-team breakdown of every Central Division roster going into the 2026 NHL Draft.
Coming soon
Pacific Draft Needs
Where each Pacific team is thin, where the pipeline is deep.
Lottery recap
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2026 NHL Draft lottery breakdown, picks 1-10
A pick-by-pick projection of the top 10 of the 2026 NHL Draft. Best fits, possible trade-downs, and one steal hiding at the back end.
May 5, 2026