NHL Draft
NHL Draft Results 2026
Gavin McKenna went first overall to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2026. 5 of the 224 picks have played in the NHL, led by Gavin McKenna with 6 points.
#1 overall · TOR
Gavin McKennaTOR · LW10 NHL GP, 6 P · CS rank 1
#2 overall · SJS
Ivar StenbergSJS · LW9 NHL GP, 6 P · CS rank 1
#3 overall · VAN
Caleb MalhotraVAN · CNo NHL games yet · CS rank 6
Where the 2026 class came from
| League | Picks | Round 1 | Played in NHL |
|---|---|---|---|
| OHL | 45 | 7 | 1 |
| WHL | 37 | 5 | 0 |
| USHL | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| QMJHL | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| SWEDEN-JR. | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| RUSSIA-JR. | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| FINLAND-JR. | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| NTDP - USHL | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 47 | 12 | 4 |
Reading a draft class
Each row is one pick: the club that made it (after trades, with the original owner when the pick changed hands), the player, his position and amateur team, his final NHL Central Scouting rank in his category, and his NHL regular-season career so far. Career numbers are summed from our game data, which starts in 2017-18, so they are complete for every class shown here.
Judge a class slowly. Most first-round forwards need three to five years after their draft to reach the NHL, defencemen longer, and goalies longer still. A class only two or three years old will look thin: games played mostly measures how close a player is to the NHL, not how good he will be.
For fantasy keeper and dynasty leagues, the useful signals are draft position, an early NHL debut and a scoring rate once there. The Central Scouting rank shows where independent scouts had a player before teams picked; picks far above or below that rank are where teams disagreed with the consensus.
Round 1
| Pick | Team | Player | Amateur team | CS rank | NHL GP | P / W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  TOR |  Gavin McKennaLW · CAN | PENN STATE (BIG10) | 1 NA | 10 | 6 |
| 2 |  SJS |  Ivar StenbergLW · SWE | FROLUNDA (SWEDEN) | 1 Intl | 9 | 6 |
| 3 |  VAN | Caleb MalhotraC · CAN | BRANTFORD (OHL) | 6 NA | 0 | – |
| 4 |  BUFfrom CHI | Daxon RudolphD · CAN | PRINCE ALBERT (WHL) | 5 NA | 0 | – |
| 5 |  NYR |  Alberts SmitsD · LVA | MUNCHEN (GERMANY) | 2 Intl | 11 | 0 |
| 6 |  CGY | Carson CarelsD · CAN | PRINCE GEORGE (WHL) | 3 NA | 0 | – |
| 7 |  SEA | Chase ReidD · USA | SAULT STE. MARIE (OHL) | 2 NA | 0 | – |
| 8 |  WPG |  Viggo BjorckC · SWE | DJURGARDEN (SWEDEN) | 4 Intl | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | SJSfrom FLA | Keaton VerhoeffD · CAN | NORTH DAKOTA (NCHC) | 4 NA | 0 | – |
| 10 |  NSH | Wyatt CullenLW · USA | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | 13 NA | 0 | – |
| 11 |  STL | Tynan LawrenceC · CAN | BOSTON UNIVERSITY (H-EAST) | 7 NA | 0 | – |
| 12 |  NJD | Alexander CommandC · SWE | OREBRO JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 11 Intl | 0 | – |
| 13 |  NYI | Malte GustafssonD · SWE | HV71 (SWEDEN) | 7 Intl | 0 | – |
| 14 |  CBJ | Oscar HemmingLW · FIN | BOSTON COLLEGE (H-EAST) | 11 NA | 0 | – |
| 15 |  ANAfrom DET |  Nikita KlepovRW · USA | SAGINAW (OHL) | 8 NA | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | STLfrom WSH | Maddox DagenaisC · CAN | QUEBEC (QMJHL) | 15 NA | 0 | – |
| 17 |  UTAfrom LAK | Ethan BelchetzLW · CAN | WINDSOR (OHL) | 9 NA | 0 | – |
| 18 |  WSHfrom ANA | Oliver SuvantoC · FIN | TAPPARA (FINLAND) | 3 Intl | 0 | – |
| 19 |  LAKfrom UTA | Elton HermanssonRW · SWE | MODO (SWEDEN-2) | 5 Intl | 0 | – |
| 20 | BUFfrom EDM | Ilia MorozovC · RUS | MIAMI (NCHC) | 10 NA | 0 | – |
| 21 | SJSfrom PHI | Ryan LinD · CAN | VANCOUVER (WHL) | 16 NA | 0 | – |
| 22 |  PIT | Liam RuckRW · CAN | MEDICINE HAT (WHL) | 20 NA | 0 | – |
| 23 |  DETfrom BOS | Jeffrey (JP) HurlbertLW · USA | KAMLOOPS (WHL) | 12 NA | 0 | – |
| 24 | VANfrom MIN | Adam NovotnyLW · CZE | PETERBOROUGH (OHL) | 14 NA | 0 | – |
| 25 |  OTTfrom TBL | Jonas Lagerberg HoenRW · SWE | LEKSAND JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 19 Intl | 0 | – |
| 26 |  MTLfrom DAL | Gleb PugachyovRW · KAZ | NIZHNY NOVGOROD JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | 9 Intl | 0 | – |
| 27 |  PHIfrom BUF | Maksim SokolovskiiD · KAZ | LONDON (OHL) | 40 NA | 0 | – |
| 28 | ANAfrom MTL | Marcus NordmarkLW · SWE | DJURGARDEN JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 8 Intl | 0 | – |
| 29 |  VGKfrom COL | Juho PiiparinenD · FIN | TAPPARA (FINLAND) | 6 Intl | 0 | – |
| 30 | CGYfrom VGK | Jack HextallC · USA | YOUNGSTOWN (USHL) | 34 NA | 0 | – |
| 31 | NSHfrom CAR | Thomas BleylD · USA | MONCTON (QMJHL) | 17 NA | 0 | – |
| 32 | OTT | Jaxon CoverRW · USA | LONDON (OHL) | 29 NA | 0 | – |
CS rank: final NHL Central Scouting rank within the player's list (NA or Intl skaters, G for goalies). NHL GP and P / W: regular-season career totals so far.
Round 2
| Pick | Team | Player | Amateur team | CS rank | NHL GP | P / W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | VAN | Brooks RogowskiC · USA | OSHAWA (OHL) | 21 NA | 0 | – |
| 34 |  CHI | Xavier VilleneuveD · CAN | BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND (QMJHL) | 18 NA | 0 | – |
| 35 | CHIfrom NYR | Ryan RoobroeckLW · CAN | NIAGARA (OHL) | 28 NA | 0 | – |
| 36 | CGY | Chase HarringtonLW · CAN | SPOKANE (WHL) | 26 NA | 0 | – |
| 37 | NJDfrom TOR | Matias VanhanenLW · FIN | EVERETT (WHL) | 54 NA | 0 | – |
| 38 | SEA | Casey MutrynRW · USA | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | 24 NA | 0 | – |
| 39 | PITfrom WPG | Markus RuckC · CAN | MEDICINE HAT (WHL) | 23 NA | 0 | – |
| 40 |  FLA | Simas IgnataviciusRW · USA | GENEVE (SWISS) | 10 Intl | 0 | – |
| 41 | VANfrom SJS | Niklas Aaram-OlsenLW · NOR | OREBRO JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 15 Intl | 0 | – |
| 42 | CGYfrom NSH | Tobias TrejbalG · CZE | YOUNGSTOWN (USHL) | 3 NA G | 0 | – |
| 43 |  COLfrom STL | Egor ShilovC · RUS | VICTORIAVILLE (QMJHL) | 19 NA | 0 | – |
| 44 | NJD | Nikita ShcherbakovD · RUS | UFA JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | 13 Intl | 0 | – |
| 45 | ANAfrom NYI | Jayden KurtzD · USA | ROGERS (HIGH-MN) | 61 NA | 0 | – |
| 46 | LAKfrom CBJ | Liam LefebvreC · CAN | CHICOUTIMI (QMJHL) | 38 NA | 0 | – |
| 47 | DET | Victor PlanteLW · USA | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | 42 NA | 0 | – |
| 48 | FLAfrom WSH | Ryder CaliC · CHE | NORTH BAY (OHL) | 25 NA | 0 | – |
| 49 | LAK | Adam GoljerD · SVK | TRENCIN (SLOVAKIA) | 14 Intl | 0 | – |
| 50 | ANA | Mathis PrestonRW · CAN | VANCOUVER (WHL) | 32 NA | 0 | – |
| 51 |  CARfrom UTA | William HakanssonD · SWE | LULEA (SWEDEN) | 12 Intl | 0 | – |
| 52 |  TBLfrom EDM | Oleg KulebiakinRW · RUS | HALIFAX (QMJHL) | 87 NA | 0 | – |
| 53 | PHI | Brek LiskeD · CAN | EVERETT (WHL) | 44 NA | 0 | – |
| 54 | PIT | Tomas GalvasD · CZE | LIBEREC (CZECHIA) | 71 Intl | 0 | – |
| 55 | CGYfrom OTT | Alan ShaikhlislamovRW · RUS | UFA JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | 25 Intl | 0 | – |
| 56 |  BOS | Yuri IvanovG · RUS | SPARTAK JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | 10 Intl G | 0 | – |
| 57 | MTLfrom MIN | Timofei RuntsoD · USA | VICTORIA (WHL) | 48 NA | 0 | – |
| 58 |  EDMfrom TBL | Rudolfs BerzkalnsC · LVA | MUSKEGON (USHL) | 30 NA | 0 | – |
| 59 |  DAL | Jakub VanecekD · CZE | TRI-CITY (WHL) | 31 NA | 0 | – |
| 60 | TORfrom BUF | Alexander BileckiD · CAN | KITCHENER (OHL) | 49 NA | 0 | – |
| 61 | CARfrom MTL | Wiggo SorenssonC · SWE | BORO/VETLANDA (SWEDEN-4) | 84 Intl | 0 | – |
| 62 | PHIfrom COL | Martin PsohlavecG · CZE | KARLOVY VARY JR. (CZECHIA-JR.) | 17 Intl G | 0 | – |
| 63 | VGK | FORFEIT | – | – | 0 | – |
| 64 | NYRfrom CAR | Benjamin MacBeathD · CAN | CALGARY (WHL) | 22 NA | 0 | – |
Round 3
| Pick | Team | Player | Amateur team | CS rank | NHL GP | P / W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | CGYfrom VAN | Joe IginlaRW · CAN | VANCOUVER (WHL) | 200 NA | 0 | – |
| 66 | CHI | Samu AlalauriD · FIN | PELICANS JR. (FINLAND-JR.) | 17 Intl | 0 | – |
| 67 | NYR | Danai ShaiikovG · KAZ | GATINEAU (QMJHL) | – | 0 | – |
| 68 | CARfrom CGY | Zachary LansardRW · CAN | REGINA (WHL) | 70 NA | 0 | – |
| 69 | TOR | Ethan MacKenzieD · CAN | EDMONTON (WHL) | 62 NA | 0 | – |
| 70 | NSHfrom SEA | Dmitri BorichevG · RUS | LOKO-76 YAROSLAVL (RUSSIA-JR.) | 1 Intl G | 0 | – |
| 71 | WPG | Samuel HrenakG · SVK | FARGO (USHL) | 9 NA G | 0 | – |
| 72 | OTTfrom FLA | Adam NemecLW · SVK | SUDBURY (OHL) | 27 NA | 0 | – |
| 73 | TORfrom SJS | Zach OlsenRW · CAN | SASKATOON (WHL) | 36 NA | 0 | – |
| 74 | COLfrom NSH | Beckett HamiltonC · USA | RED DEER (WHL) | 33 NA | 0 | – |
| 75 | STL | Luke SchairerD · USA | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | 45 NA | 0 | – |
| 76 | TORfrom NJD | Mans GudmundssonD · SWE | FARJESTAD JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 18 Intl | 0 | – |
| 77 | NYRfrom NYI | Charlie MorrisonD · CAN | QUEBEC (QMJHL) | 39 NA | 0 | – |
| 78 | VANfrom CBJ | Dmitri IvchenkoG · RUS | OMSK JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | 4 Intl G | 0 | – |
| 79 | DET | Michal OrsulakG · CZE | PRINCE ALBERT (WHL) | 2 NA G | 0 | – |
| 80 | LAKfrom WSH | Blake ZielinskiC · USA | DES MOINES (USHL) | 51 NA | 0 | – |
| 81 | NYRfrom LAK | Tomas ChrenkoC · SVK | NITRA (SLOVAKIA) | 24 Intl | 0 | – |
| 82 | ANA | Rian ChudzinskiRW · USA | MONCTON (QMJHL) | 63 NA | 0 | – |
| 83 |  MINfrom UTA | Adam AnderssonC · SWE | LEKSAND JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 20 Intl | 0 | – |
| 84 | EDM | Malcom GastrinLW · SWE | MODO JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 60 Intl | 0 | – |
| 85 | TORfrom PHI | Juuso AinastoG · FIN | JOKERIT JR. (FINLAND-JR.) | 14 Intl G | 0 | – |
| 86 | PIT | Pierce MbuyiLW · CAN | OWEN SOUND (OHL) | 56 NA | 0 | – |
| 87 | OTT | Oscar HolmertzC · SWE | LINKOPING JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 28 Intl | 0 | – |
| 88 | BOS | Nils BartholdssonRW · SWE | ROGLE JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 33 Intl | 0 | – |
| 89 | LAKfrom MIN | Yegor RybkinG · RUS | NIZHNY NOVGOROD JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | 2 Intl G | 0 | – |
| 90 | TBL | Tomas KralovicD · SVK | BRATISLAVA (SLOVAKIA) | – | 0 | – |
| 91 | OTTfrom DAL | Louis Felix BourqueRW · CAN | DRUMMONDVILLE (QMJHL) | 84 NA | 0 | – |
| 92 | VGKfrom BUF | Benjamin WilmottC · USA | BARRIE (OHL) | 71 NA | 0 | – |
| 93 | MTL | Cooper CleavesD · USA | DARTMOUTH (ECAC) | 166 NA | 0 | – |
| 94 | CBJfrom COL | Alessandro Di IorioC · CAN | SARNIA (OHL) | 41 NA | 0 | – |
| 95 | VGK | Sean BurickD · USA | PENTICTON (WHL) | 99 NA | 0 | – |
| 96 | UTAfrom CAR | Adam ValentiniC · CAN | MICHIGAN (BIG10) | 86 NA | 0 | – |
Round 4
| Pick | Team | Player | Amateur team | CS rank | NHL GP | P / W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | VAN | Yaroslav BryzgalovLW · BLR | MEDICINE HAT (WHL) | 90 NA | 0 | – |
| 98 | FLAfrom CHI | Jonas KempsD · USA | CHICAGO (USHL) | 67 NA | 0 | – |
| 99 | SEAfrom NYR | Viktor FedorovC · RUS | TORPEDO-GORKY NN (RUSSIA-2) | 23 Intl | 0 | – |
| 100 | CGY | Egor BarabanovC · RUS | SAGINAW (OHL) | 43 NA | 0 | – |
| 101 | WSHfrom TOR | Tyus SparksC · USA | SPOKANE (WHL) | 37 NA | 0 | – |
| 102 | NYRfrom SEA | Spencer BowesLW · CAN | OTTAWA (OHL) | 75 NA | 0 | – |
| 103 | LAKfrom WPG | Thomas VandenbergC · CAN | OTTAWA (OHL) | 35 NA | 0 | – |
| 104 | BOSfrom FLA | Matvei KotkovRW · RUS | YAROSLAVL JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | 52 Intl | 0 | – |
| 105 | CARfrom SJS | Michael BerchildLW · USA | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | 77 NA | 0 | – |
| 106 | NSH | Jakub FlorisD · SVK | LUKKO JR. (FINLAND-JR.) | 49 Intl | 0 | – |
| 107 | STL | Landon NyczD · USA | UMASS (H-EAST) | 55 NA | 0 | – |
| 108 | DETfrom NJD | Adam LevacC · CAN | PETERBOROUGH (OHL) | 97 NA | 0 | – |
| 109 | NYI | Lincoln KuehneD · USA | ARIZONA STATE (NCHC) | 65 NA | 0 | – |
| 110 | OTTfrom CBJ | Elliot LennonG · CAN | DEERFIELD (HIGH-MA) | 22 NA G | 0 | – |
| 111 | PITfrom DET | Parker Von RichterD · CAN | BARRIE (OHL) | – | 0 | – |
| 112 | MINfrom WSH | Kayden LemireRW · CAN | PRINCE GEORGE (WHL) | 58 NA | 0 | – |
| 113 | VGKfrom LAK | Jonah SivertsonRW · CAN | PRINCE ALBERT (WHL) | 53 NA | 0 | – |
| 114 | TORfrom ANA | Patriks PluminsG · LVA | ZEMGALE (LATVIA) | 18 Intl G | 0 | – |
| 115 | UTA | Carl AxelssonG · SWE | MUSKEGON (USHL) | – | 0 | – |
| 116 | WPGfrom EDM | Zach WootenLW · USA | GREEN BAY (USHL) | 94 NA | 0 | – |
| 117 | MTLfrom PHI | Brayden KlimpkeD · CAN | SASKATOON (WHL) | 74 NA | 0 | – |
| 118 | NSHfrom PIT | Justin GrafLW · USA | CEDAR RAPIDS (USHL) | 139 NA | 0 | – |
| 119 | NJDfrom OTT | Lavr GashilovC · RUS | YEKATERINBURG JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | 36 Intl | 0 | – |
| 120 | PHIfrom BOS | Marek SklenickaG · CZE | SEATTLE (WHL) | 6 NA G | 0 | – |
| 121 | CBJfrom MIN | Evan JardineLW · USA | YOUNGSTOWN (USHL) | 78 NA | 0 | – |
| 122 | BOSfrom TBL | Oscar OlssonLW · SWE | OREBRO JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 134 Intl | 0 | – |
| 123 | STLfrom DAL | Vladimir ProskurinG · RUS | MYTISCHI JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | – | 0 | – |
| 124 | BUF | Olivers MurnieksC · LVA | SAINT JOHN (QMJHL) | 98 NA | 0 | – |
| 125 | CARfrom MTL | Ryder FetterolfG · USA | OTTAWA (OHL) | 11 NA G | 0 | – |
| 126 | COL | Tobias TvrznikG · CZE | WENATCHEE (WHL) | 8 NA G | 0 | – |
| 127 | SJSfrom VGK | Brady KnowlingG · CAN | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | 1 NA G | 0 | – |
| 128 | COLfrom CAR | Axel ElofssonD · SWE | OREBRO JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 29 Intl | 0 | – |
Round 5
| Pick | Team | Player | Amateur team | CS rank | NHL GP | P / W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | VAN | Connor DavisRW · CAN | CEDAR RAPIDS (USHL) | – | 0 | – |
| 130 | UTAfrom CHI | Theodor KnightsD · SWE | MODO JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 46 Intl | 0 | – |
| 131 | SEAfrom NYR | Finn KearnsD · CAN | ST. ANDREWS COLLEGE (HIGH-ON) | – | 0 | – |
| 132 | CGY | Simon KatolickyLW · CZE | TAPPARA JR. (FINLAND-JR.) | 21 Intl | 0 | – |
| 133 | EDMfrom TOR | Andrew RobinsonD · CAN | WINDSOR (OHL) | 205 NA | 0 | – |
| 134 | TBLfrom SEA | Morgan AnderbergC · SWE | VAXJO (SWEDEN) | 86 Intl | 0 | – |
| 135 | WPG | Alexandre TailleferD · CAN | QUEBEC (QMJHL) | 111 NA | 0 | – |
| 136 | PHIfrom FLA | Kent SauerC · USA | ANDOVER (HIGH-MN) | 92 NA | 0 | – |
| 137 | MINfrom SJS | Filip RuzickaG · CZE | BRANDON (WHL) | 4 NA G | 0 | – |
| 138 | NSH | Philip HemmyrLW · SWE | BJORKLOVEN (SWEDEN-2) | – | 0 | – |
| 139 | STL | Nicholas BogasD · USA | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | 121 NA | 0 | – |
| 140 | COLfrom NJD | Cole TuminaroD · USA | CHICAGO (USHL) | 96 NA | 0 | – |
| 141 | NYI | Vladimir DraveckyD · USA | BRANTFORD (OHL) | 47 NA | 0 | – |
| 142 | CBJ | Parker SnellG · CAN | EDMONTON (WHL) | 19 NA G | 0 | – |
| 143 | DET | Beckham EdwardsC · CAN | SARNIA (OHL) | 69 NA | 0 | – |
| 144 | WSH | Brian McFaddenD · USA | THAYER ACADEMY (HIGH-MA) | 115 NA | 0 | – |
| 145 | LAK | Vertti SvenskD · FIN | SAIPA JR. (FINLAND-JR.) | 87 Intl | 0 | – |
| 146 | ANA | Eric FrossardD · CAN | GUELPH (OHL) | 68 NA | 0 | – |
| 147 | UTA | Florent HouleRW · CAN | SHERBROOKE (QMJHL) | 137 NA | 0 | – |
| 148 | SEAfrom EDM | Luken HuffD · USA | CEDAR RAPIDS (USHL) | – | 0 | – |
| 149 | NJDfrom PHI | Daniil RusakovichG · BLR | DINAMO-SHINNIK JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | 13 Intl G | 0 | – |
| 150 | STLfrom PIT | Carter StevensRW · CAN | GUELPH (OHL) | 85 NA | 0 | – |
| 151 | OTT | Harris PangretitschD · CAN | SAULT STE. MARIE (OHL) | 159 NA | 0 | – |
| 152 | COLfrom BOS | Theodore LechnerD · USA | HOLY ANGELS (HIGH-MN) | 136 NA | 0 | – |
| 153 | LAKfrom MIN | Giorgos PantelasD · CAN | BRANDON (WHL) | 46 NA | 0 | – |
| 154 | TBL | Cooper SollerC · USA | SIOUX FALLS (USHL) | 140 NA | 0 | – |
| 155 | DAL | Ryan BrownLW · CAN | LONDON (OHL) | 184 NA | 0 | – |
| 156 | BUF | Doman SzongothC · HUN | KOOKOO JR. (FINLAND-JR.) | 40 Intl | 0 | – |
| 157 | BOSfrom MTL | Jacob VandevenD · CAN | KOMOKA (GOHL) | 190 NA | 0 | – |
| 158 | TORfrom COL | Cooper WilliamsC · CAN | SASKATOON (WHL) | 50 NA | 0 | – |
| 159 | VGK | Will McLaughlinD · CAN | PORTLAND (WHL) | 57 NA | 0 | – |
| 160 | PITfrom CAR | Matvei NikonovichG · BLR | TOGLIATTI JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | – | 0 | – |
Round 6
| Pick | Team | Player | Amateur team | CS rank | NHL GP | P / W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | TORfrom VAN | Yaroslav FedoseyevD · RUS | CHELYABINSK JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | 30 Intl | 0 | – |
| 162 | NYRfrom CHI | Andre MondouxD · CAN | KINGSTON (OHL) | 142 NA | 0 | – |
| 163 | NYR | Darian AndersonRW · USA | FLINT (OHL) | 186 NA | 0 | – |
| 164 | CGY | Bode LaylinD · USA | TRI-CITY (USHL) | 131 NA | 0 | – |
| 165 | CARfrom TOR | Zachary JovanovskiG · CAN | GUELPH (OHL) | 12 NA G | 0 | – |
| 166 | SEA | Ola PalmeD · SWE | VAXJO JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 38 Intl | 0 | – |
| 167 | WPG | Landon HafeleC · USA | GREEN BAY (USHL) | 64 NA | 0 | – |
| 168 | FLA | Vilho VanhataloRW · FIN | TAPPARA JR. (FINLAND-JR.) | 16 Intl | 0 | – |
| 169 | TORfrom SJS | Brody PepoyRW · USA | SAGINAW (OHL) | 124 NA | 0 | – |
| 170 | BOSfrom NSH | Roberto HenriquezG · SVK | GREEN BAY (USHL) | 34 NA G | 0 | – |
| 171 | STL | Lars SteinerRW · CHE | ROUYN-NORANDA (QMJHL) | 89 NA | 0 | – |
| 172 | NJD | Luke WilfleyC · USA | PORTLAND (WHL) | – | 0 | – |
| 173 | NYI | Artyom MatyukC · RUS | NIZHNY NOVGOROD JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | 58 Intl | 0 | – |
| 174 | SJSfrom CBJ | Jake GustafsonC · USA | PORTLAND (WHL) | 52 NA | 0 | – |
| 175 | DET | Luka ArkkoLW · FIN | PELICANS JR. (FINLAND-JR.) | 34 Intl | 0 | – |
| 176 | VANfrom WSH | Lucian BernatRW · SVK | TAPPARA JR. (FINLAND-JR.) | 39 Intl | 0 | – |
| 177 | LAK | Alex KostovRW · CAN | FLINT (OHL) | 73 NA | 0 | – |
| 178 | ANA | Gleb PeshkovG · RUS | VLADIVOSTOK JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | 11 Intl G | 0 | – |
| 179 | NSHfrom UTA | Benjamin Cossette AyotteD · CAN | VAL-D'OR (QMJHL) | 106 NA | 0 | – |
| 180 | EDM | Caden HarveyC · USA | WINDSOR (OHL) | 188 NA | 0 | – |
| 181 | FLAfrom PHI | Cole ZurawskiRW · CAN | OWEN SOUND (OHL) | 59 NA | 0 | – |
| 182 | CBJfrom PIT | Anttoni UronenC · FIN | HIFK (FINLAND) | 54 Intl | 0 | – |
| 183 | OTT | Alexander GruninD · RUS | NOVOSIBIRSK JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | – | 0 | – |
| 184 | VANfrom BOS | Samuel ErikssonD · SWE | FARJESTAD JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 31 Intl | 0 | – |
| 185 | CBJfrom MIN | Jonas WooD · CAN | MEDICINE HAT (WHL) | 179 NA | 0 | – |
| 186 | TBL | Stepan ShuryginG · RUS | SAGINAW (OHL) | 13 NA G | 0 | – |
| 187 | DAL | Anton Emil Wilde LarsenG · DNK | FREDERIKSHAVN (DENMARK) | – | 0 | – |
| 188 | BUF | Dylan DumontRW · CAN | DRUMMONDVILLE (QMJHL) | 117 NA | 0 | – |
| 189 | MTL | Parker TrottierLW · USA | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | 79 NA | 0 | – |
| 190 | MTLfrom COL | Wesley RoystonRW · CAN | OWEN SOUND (OHL) | 80 NA | 0 | – |
| 191 | VGK | Matthew MinchakG · USA | KINGSTON (OHL) | 15 NA G | 0 | – |
| 192 | ANAfrom CAR | Noah KosickC · DEU | SEATTLE (WHL) | 128 NA | 0 | – |
Round 7
| Pick | Team | Player | Amateur team | CS rank | NHL GP | P / W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193 | NYRfrom VAN | Ivan PatrikhayevD · RUS | CSKA (RUSSIA) | 112 Intl | 0 | – |
| 194 | CHI | Alexander IvanovD · RUS | BARS KAZAN (RUSSIA-2) | 48 Intl | 0 | – |
| 195 | COLfrom NYR | Shawn CarrierLW · CAN | HALIFAX (QMJHL) | 178 NA | 0 | – |
| 196 | DETfrom CGY | Myles BrosnanD · USA | DEXTER SCHOOL (HIGH-MA) | 101 NA | 0 | – |
| 197 | DALfrom TOR | Jasper KuhtaC · FIN | OTTAWA (OHL) | 95 NA | 0 | – |
| 198 | SEA | Rylan SinghD · CAN | GUELPH (OHL) | 201 NA | 0 | – |
| 199 | WPG | Alofa Tunoa Ta'amuD · USA | EDMONTON (WHL) | 109 NA | 0 | – |
| 200 | CHIfrom FLA | William SorbrandC · SWE | TIMRA JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 55 Intl | 0 | – |
| 201 | SJS | Alexander KarmanovD · MDA | NORTH BAY (OHL) | 214 NA | 0 | – |
| 202 | NSH | Charlie PuglisiC · USA | WINCHENDON (HIGH-MA) | 112 NA | 0 | – |
| 203 | STL | Colin FitzgeraldC · CAN | SAULT STE. MARIE (OHL) | 82 NA | 0 | – |
| 204 | SEAfrom NJD | William TomkoC · USA | SIOUX CITY (USHL) | 198 NA | 0 | – |
| 205 | NYI | Robert CowanRW · USA | WESTERN MICHIGAN (NCHC) | 197 NA | 0 | – |
| 206 | CBJ | Filip NovakLW · CZE | SPARTA JR. (CZECHIA-JR.) | 22 Intl | 0 | – |
| 207 | VGKfrom DET | Noel PakarinenLW · USA | K-ESPOO JR. (FINLAND-JR.) | 27 Intl | 0 | – |
| 208 | WSH | Logan StuartC · USA | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | 127 NA | 0 | – |
| 209 | LAK | Tobias KrestanRW · DEU | HV71 JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | – | 0 | – |
| 210 | ANA | James RieberD · USA | WATERLOO (USHL) | 208 NA | 0 | – |
| 211 | UTA | Artem PrimaLW · RUS | MINOT (NAHL) | – | 0 | – |
| 212 | EDM | Ryan CameronG · USA | CEDAR RAPIDS (USHL) | 33 NA G | 0 | – |
| 213 | PHI | Max LaatikainenD · SWE | K-ESPOO JR. (FINLAND-JR.) | 74 Intl | 0 | – |
| 214 | COLfrom PIT | Ondrej RumlD · CZE | OTTAWA (OHL) | 157 NA | 0 | – |
| 215 | COLfrom OTT | Alexandre RaymondG · CAN | ROUYN-NORANDA (QMJHL) | 27 NA G | 0 | – |
| 216 | BOS | Cullen McCrateD · USA | FARGO (USHL) | – | 0 | – |
| 217 | FLAfrom MIN | Louis-Antoine DenaultG · CAN | NEWFOUNDLAND (QMJHL) | – | 0 | – |
| 218 | TBL | Max VilenD · SWE | MONCTON (QMJHL) | – | 0 | – |
| 219 | DAL | Mikhail CherepanovD · RUS | NEW HAMPSHIRE (NAHL) | – | 0 | – |
| 220 | WPGfrom BUF | John ParsonsG · USA | PROVIDENCE (H-EAST) | 16 NA G | 0 | – |
| 221 | MTL | Jean-Samuel DaigneaultD · CAN | MUSKEGON (USHL) | 136 NA | 0 | – |
| 222 | NJDfrom COL | Quinn McKenzieC · USA | SAULT STE. MARIE (OHL) | – | 0 | – |
| 223 | LAKfrom VGK | Lucas AmbrosioD · CAN | ERIE (OHL) | 91 NA | 0 | – |
| 224 | MTLfrom CAR | Tyler DeakosRW · CAN | WATERLOO (USHL) | – | 0 | – |
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Frequently asked questions
Who went first overall in the 2026 NHL Draft?
Gavin McKenna was the first overall pick of the 2026 NHL Draft, by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
How many players from the 2026 draft have played in the NHL?
5 of the 224 players picked in 2026 have played at least one NHL regular-season game, including 5 of the 32 first-round picks. Gavin McKenna leads the class with 6 career points.
How many goalies were taken in the 2026 NHL Draft?
32 goalies were drafted in 2026. The first was Tobias Trejbal (#42, Calgary Flames).
How many rounds is the NHL Draft?
The 2026 draft had 7 rounds and 224 picks. Teams can trade picks, forfeit them as a penalty, or receive compensatory picks, so the count varies a little from year to year.