The Rink/The Draft

2026 NHL Draft · KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Complete

THE PICKS ARE IN.

All 224 selections from Buffalo, June 26-27. Gavin McKenna went first overall to Maple Leafs. Here is every pick, and how the consensus board actually fell.

Round 1 Results

32 picks
#TeamSelection
1TORGavin McKennaLW · Penn State (BIG10)
2SJSIvar StenbergLW · Frolunda (SWEDEN)
3VANCaleb MalhotraC · Brantford (OHL)
4BUFDaxon RudolphD · Prince Albert (WHL)
5NYRAlberts SmitsD · Munchen (GERMANY)
6CGYCarson CarelsD · Prince George (WHL)
7SEAChase ReidD · Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
8WPGViggo BjorckC · Djurgarden (SWEDEN)
9SJSKeaton VerhoeffD · North Dakota (NCHC)
10NSHWyatt CullenLW · Usa U-18 (NTDP - USHL)
11STLTynan LawrenceC · Boston University (H-EAST)
12NJDAlexander CommandC · Orebro Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.)
13NYIMalte GustafssonD · Hv71 (SWEDEN)
14CBJOscar HemmingLW · Boston College (H-EAST)
15ANANikita KlepovRW · Saginaw (OHL)
16STLMaddox DagenaisC · Quebec (QMJHL)
17UTAEthan BelchetzLW · Windsor (OHL)
18WSHOliver SuvantoC · Tappara (FINLAND)
19LAKElton HermanssonRW · Modo (SWEDEN-2)
20BUFIlia MorozovC · Miami (NCHC)
21SJSRyan LinD · Vancouver (WHL)
22PITLiam RuckRW · Medicine Hat (WHL)
23DETJeffrey (JP) HurlbertLW · Kamloops (WHL)
24VANAdam NovotnyLW · Peterborough (OHL)
25OTTJonas Lagerberg HoenRW · Leksand Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.)
26MTLGleb PugachyovRW · Nizhny Novgorod Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.)
27PHIMaksim SokolovskiiD · London (OHL)
28ANAMarcus NordmarkLW · Djurgarden Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.)
29VGKJuho PiiparinenD · Tappara (FINLAND)
30CGYJack HextallC · Youngstown (USHL)
31NSHThomas BleylD · Moncton (QMJHL)
32OTTJaxon CoverRW · London (OHL)

How the Board Fell

consensus top 32
RankProspectWent
1Gavin McKennaLW · Penn State#1
2Ivar StenbergLW/RW · Frolunda HC#2
3Carson CarelsD · Prince George#6
4Chase ReidD · Sault Ste. Marie#7
5Daxon RudolphD · Prince Albert#4
6Nikita KlepovF · Saginaw#15
7Keaton VerhoeffD · North Dakota#9
8Ethan BelchetzLW · Windsor#17
9Caleb MalhotraC · Brantford#3
10Adam NovotnyLW/RW · Peterborough#24
11Mathis PrestonF · Vancouver#50
12Oliver SuvantoC · Tappara#18
13Viggo BjorckC/RW · Djurgardens IF#8
14Wyatt CullenF · USNTDP#10
15Tynan LawrenceC · Boston University#11
16Yegor ShilovC · Victoriaville
17Ryan RoobroeckC · Niagara#35
18Alberts SmitsD · Jukurit#5
19Ilia MorozovF · Miami University#20
20J.P. HurlbertF · Kamloops
21Ryan LinD · Vancouver#21
22Ryder CaliC · North Bay#48
23Adam ValentiniF · University of Michigan#96
24Tommy BleylD · Moncton
25Brooks RogowskiC · Oshawa#33
26Oscar HemmingF · Boston College#14
27Xavier VilleneuveD · Blainville-Boisbriand#34
28Liam RuckF · Medicine Hat#22
29Elton HermanssonRW/LW · MoDo#19
30Markus RuckF · Medicine Hat#39
31Marcus NordmarkLW · Djurgardens IF#28
32Maddox DagenaisC · Quebec#16

Green = slid to a later pick than rank · red = went earlier.

Rounds 2-7

192 picks
33VANBrooks RogowskiC
34CHIXavier VilleneuveD
35CHIRyan RoobroeckLW
36CGYChase HarringtonLW
37NJDMatias VanhanenLW
38SEACasey MutrynRW
39PITMarkus RuckC
40FLASimas IgnataviciusRW
41VANNiklas Aaram-OlsenLW
42CGYTobias TrejbalG
43COLEgor ShilovC
44NJDNikita ShcherbakovD
45ANAJayden KurtzD
46LAKLiam LefebvreC
47DETVictor PlanteLW
48FLARyder CaliC
49LAKAdam GoljerD
50ANAMathis PrestonRW
51CARWilliam HakanssonD
52TBLOleg KulebiakinRW
53PHIBrek LiskeD
54PITTomas GalvasD
55CGYAlan ShaikhlislamovRW
56BOSYuri IvanovG
57MTLTimofei RuntsoD
58EDMRudolfs BerzkalnsC
59DALJakub VanecekD
60TORAlexander BileckiD
61CARWiggo SorenssonC
62PHIMartin PsohlavecG
63VGKForfeited
64NYRBenjamin MacBeathD
65CGYJoe IginlaRW
66CHISamu AlalauriD
67NYRDanai ShaiikovG
68CARZachary LansardRW
69TOREthan MacKenzieD
70NSHDmitri BorichevG
71WPGSamuel HrenakG
72OTTAdam NemecLW
73TORZach OlsenRW
74COLBeckett HamiltonC
75STLLuke SchairerD
76TORMans GudmundssonD
77NYRCharlie MorrisonD
78VANDmitri IvchenkoG
79DETMichal OrsulakG
80LAKBlake ZielinskiC
81NYRTomas ChrenkoC
82ANARian ChudzinskiRW
83MINAdam AnderssonC
84EDMMalcom GastrinLW
85TORJuuso AinastoG
86PITPierce MbuyiLW
87OTTOscar HolmertzC
88BOSNils BartholdssonRW
89LAKYegor RybkinG
90TBLTomas KralovicD
91OTTLouis Felix BourqueRW
92VGKBenjamin WilmottC
93MTLCooper CleavesD
94CBJAlessandro Di IorioC
95VGKSean BurickD
96UTAAdam ValentiniC
97VANYaroslav BryzgalovLW
98FLAJonas KempsD
99SEAViktor FedorovC
100CGYEgor BarabanovC
101WSHTyus SparksC
102NYRSpencer BowesLW
103LAKThomas VandenbergC
104BOSMatvei KotkovRW
105CARMichael BerchildLW
106NSHJakub FlorisD
107STLLandon NyczD
108DETAdam LevacC
109NYILincoln KuehneD
110OTTElliot LennonG
111PITParker Von RichterD
112MINKayden LemireRW
113VGKJonah SivertsonRW
114TORPatriks PluminsG
115UTACarl AxelssonG
116WPGZach WootenLW
117MTLBrayden KlimpkeD
118NSHJustin GrafLW
119NJDLavr GashilovC
120PHIMarek SklenickaG
121CBJEvan JardineLW
122BOSOscar OlssonLW
123STLVladimir ProskurinG
124BUFOlivers MurnieksC
125CARRyder FetterolfG
126COLTobias TvrznikG
127SJSBrady KnowlingG
128COLAxel ElofssonD
129VANConnor DavisRW
130UTATheodor KnightsD
131SEAFinn KearnsD
132CGYSimon KatolickyLW
133EDMAndrew RobinsonD
134TBLMorgan AnderbergC
135WPGAlexandre TailleferD
136PHIKent SauerC
137MINFilip RuzickaG
138NSHPhilip HemmyrLW
139STLNicholas BogasD
140COLCole TuminaroD
141NYIVladimir DraveckyD
142CBJParker SnellG
143DETBeckham EdwardsC
144WSHBrian McFaddenD
145LAKVertti SvenskD
146ANAEric FrossardD
147UTAFlorent HouleRW
148SEALuken HuffD
149NJDDaniil RusakovichG
150STLCarter StevensRW
151OTTHarris PangretitschD
152COLTheodore LechnerD
153LAKGiorgos PantelasD
154TBLCooper SollerC
155DALRyan BrownLW
156BUFDoman SzongothC
157BOSJacob VandevenD
158TORCooper WilliamsC
159VGKWill McLaughlinD
160PITMatvei NikonovichG
161TORYaroslav FedoseyevD
162NYRAndre MondouxD
163NYRDarian AndersonRW
164CGYBode LaylinD
165CARZachary JovanovskiG
166SEAOla PalmeD
167WPGLandon HafeleC
168FLAVilho VanhataloRW
169TORBrody PepoyRW
170BOSRoberto HenriquezG
171STLLars SteinerRW
172NJDLuke WilfleyC
173NYIArtyom MatyukC
174SJSJake GustafsonC
175DETLuka ArkkoLW
176VANLucian BernatRW
177LAKAlex KostovRW
178ANAGleb PeshkovG
179NSHBenjamin Cossette AyotteD
180EDMCaden HarveyC
181FLACole ZurawskiRW
182CBJAnttoni UronenC
183OTTAlexander GruninD
184VANSamuel ErikssonD
185CBJJonas WooD
186TBLStepan ShuryginG
187DALAnton Emil Wilde LarsenG
188BUFDylan DumontRW
189MTLParker TrottierLW
190MTLWesley RoystonRW
191VGKMatthew MinchakG
192ANANoah KosickC
193NYRIvan PatrikhayevD
194CHIAlexander IvanovD
195COLShawn CarrierLW
196DETMyles BrosnanD
197DALJasper KuhtaC
198SEARylan SinghD
199WPGAlofa Tunoa Ta'amuD
200CHIWilliam SorbrandC
201SJSAlexander KarmanovD
202NSHCharlie PuglisiC
203STLColin FitzgeraldC
204SEAWilliam TomkoC
205NYIRobert CowanRW
206CBJFilip NovakLW
207VGKNoel PakarinenLW
208WSHLogan StuartC
209LAKTobias KrestanRW
210ANAJames RieberD
211UTAArtem PrimaLW
212EDMRyan CameronG
213PHIMax LaatikainenD
214COLOndrej RumlD
215COLAlexandre RaymondG
216BOSCullen McCrateD
217FLALouis-Antoine DenaultG
218TBLMax VilenD
219DALMikhail CherepanovD
220WPGJohn ParsonsG
221MTLJean-Samuel DaigneaultD
222NJDQuinn McKenzieC
223LAKLucas AmbrosioD
224MTLTyler DeakosRW

Draft Capital (as drafted)

picks held per club

Pick ownership as of draft night, acquired picks included.

Blues12
R1 #11R1 #15+R1 #29R3R3R3R4R4R5R5R6R7
Rangers11
R1 #5R1 #26R2R3R3R3R3R5R6R6R7
Flames11
R1 #6R1 #30R2R2R2R2R3R3R4R5R6
Predators11
R1 #10R2R2R3R4R4R5R5R5R6R7
Canucks10
R1 #3R1 #24R2R2R3R4R5R6R6R6
Kings9
R1 #17R2R2R3R4R5R6R6R7
Avalanche9
R3R4R4R5R5R7R7R7R7
Maple Leafs8
R1 #1R2R3R3R4R5R5R6
Blackhawks8
R1 #4R2R2R2R3R4R7R7
Kraken8
R1 #7R1 #25R2R4R4R6R7R7
Bruins8
R1 #23R2R3R4R4R4R5R7
Canadiens8
R1 #28R2R3R4R4R6R7R7
Sharks7
R1 #2R1 #27R2R4R4R6R7
Jets7
R1 #8R3R4R5R6R7R7
Panthers7
R1 #9R2R2R4R5R6R7
Blue Jackets7
R1 #14R2R3R4R5R6R7
Mammoth7
R1 #19R3R3R4R5R5R7
Senators7
R1 #32R3R3R3R4R5R6
Red Wings6
R2R3R5R6R7R7
Ducks6
R2R3R4R5R6R7
Lightning6
R2R3R5R5R6R7
Devils5
R1 #12R2R4R5R6
Islanders5
R1 #13R4R5R6R7
Capitals5
R1 #16R1 #18R4R5R7
Penguins5
R1 #22R2R2R3R6
Stars5
R2R5R6R7R7
Golden Knights5
R2R3R5R6R7
Wild5
R3R4R5R5R6
Sabres4
R1 #20R4R5R6
Flyers4
R1 #21R2R6R7
Hurricanes4
R1 #31R4R6R6
Oilers4
R2R3R6R7

+ = pick acquired via trade. Results: NHL.com draft results (api-web.nhle.com).

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