DRAFT HISTORY
2026 NHL Draft
Gavin McKenna went first overall to TOR. 224 players selected across 7 rounds.
ROUND 1
Round 1
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOR | Gavin McKenna | LW | PENN STATE (BIG10) | — | — |
| 2 | SJS | Ivar Stenberg | LW | FROLUNDA (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 3 | VAN | Caleb Malhotra | C | BRANTFORD (OHL) | — | — |
| 4 | BUF | Daxon Rudolph | D | PRINCE ALBERT (WHL) | — | — |
| 5 | NYR | Alberts Smits | D | MUNCHEN (GERMANY) | — | — |
| 6 | CGY | Carson Carels | D | PRINCE GEORGE (WHL) | — | — |
| 7 | SEA | Chase Reid | D | SAULT STE. MARIE (OHL) | — | — |
| 8 | WPG | Viggo Bjorck | C | DJURGARDEN (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 9 | SJS | Keaton Verhoeff | D | NORTH DAKOTA (NCHC) | — | — |
| 10 | NSH | Wyatt Cullen | LW | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | — | — |
| 11 | STL | Tynan Lawrence | C | BOSTON UNIVERSITY (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 12 | NJD | Alexander Command | C | OREBRO JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 13 | NYI | Malte Gustafsson | D | HV71 (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 14 | CBJ | Oscar Hemming | LW | BOSTON COLLEGE (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 15 | ANA | Nikita Klepov | RW | SAGINAW (OHL) | — | — |
| 16 | STL | Maddox Dagenais | C | QUEBEC (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 17 | UTA | Ethan Belchetz | LW | WINDSOR (OHL) | — | — |
| 18 | WSH | Oliver Suvanto | C | TAPPARA (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 19 | LAK | Elton Hermansson | RW | MODO (SWEDEN-2) | — | — |
| 20 | BUF | Ilia Morozov | C | MIAMI (NCHC) | — | — |
| 21 | SJS | Ryan Lin | D | VANCOUVER (WHL) | — | — |
| 22 | PIT | Liam Ruck | RW | MEDICINE HAT (WHL) | — | — |
| 23 | DET | Jeffrey (JP) Hurlbert | LW | KAMLOOPS (WHL) | — | — |
| 24 | VAN | Adam Novotny | LW | PETERBOROUGH (OHL) | — | — |
| 25 | OTT | Jonas Lagerberg Hoen | RW | LEKSAND JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 26 | MTL | Gleb Pugachyov | RW | NIZHNY NOVGOROD JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 27 | PHI | Maksim Sokolovskii | D | LONDON (OHL) | — | — |
| 28 | ANA | Marcus Nordmark | LW | DJURGARDEN JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 29 | VGK | Juho Piiparinen | D | TAPPARA (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 30 | CGY | Jack Hextall | C | YOUNGSTOWN (USHL) | — | — |
| 31 | NSH | Thomas Bleyl | D | MONCTON (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 32 | OTT | Jaxon Cover | RW | LONDON (OHL) | — | — |
ROUND 2
Round 2
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | VAN | Brooks Rogowski | C | OSHAWA (OHL) | — | — |
| 34 | CHI | Xavier Villeneuve | D | BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 35 | CHI | Ryan Roobroeck | LW | NIAGARA (OHL) | — | — |
| 36 | CGY | Chase Harrington | LW | SPOKANE (WHL) | — | — |
| 37 | NJD | Matias Vanhanen | LW | EVERETT (WHL) | — | — |
| 38 | SEA | Casey Mutryn | RW | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | — | — |
| 39 | PIT | Markus Ruck | C | MEDICINE HAT (WHL) | — | — |
| 40 | FLA | Simas Ignatavicius | RW | GENEVE (SWISS) | — | — |
| 41 | VAN | Niklas Aaram-Olsen | LW | OREBRO JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 42 | CGY | Tobias Trejbal | G | YOUNGSTOWN (USHL) | — | — |
| 43 | COL | Egor Shilov | C | VICTORIAVILLE (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 44 | NJD | Nikita Shcherbakov | D | UFA JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 45 | ANA | Jayden Kurtz | D | ROGERS (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 46 | LAK | Liam Lefebvre | C | CHICOUTIMI (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 47 | DET | Victor Plante | LW | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | — | — |
| 48 | FLA | Ryder Cali | C | NORTH BAY (OHL) | — | — |
| 49 | LAK | Adam Goljer | D | TRENCIN (SLOVAKIA) | — | — |
| 50 | ANA | Mathis Preston | RW | VANCOUVER (WHL) | — | — |
| 51 | CAR | William Hakansson | D | LULEA (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 52 | TBL | Oleg Kulebiakin | RW | HALIFAX (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 53 | PHI | Brek Liske | D | EVERETT (WHL) | — | — |
| 54 | PIT | Tomas Galvas | D | LIBEREC (CZECHIA) | — | — |
| 55 | CGY | Alan Shaikhlislamov | RW | UFA JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 56 | BOS | Yuri Ivanov | G | SPARTAK JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 57 | MTL | Timofei Runtso | D | VICTORIA (WHL) | — | — |
| 58 | EDM | Rudolfs Berzkalns | C | MUSKEGON (USHL) | — | — |
| 59 | DAL | Jakub Vanecek | D | TRI-CITY (WHL) | — | — |
| 60 | TOR | Alexander Bilecki | D | KITCHENER (OHL) | — | — |
| 61 | CAR | Wiggo Sorensson | C | BORO/VETLANDA (SWEDEN-4) | — | — |
| 62 | PHI | Martin Psohlavec | G | KARLOVY VARY JR. (CZECHIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 63 | VGK | FORFEIT | — | — | — | — |
| 64 | NYR | Benjamin MacBeath | D | CALGARY (WHL) | — | — |
ROUND 3
Round 3
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | CGY | Joe Iginla | RW | VANCOUVER (WHL) | — | — |
| 66 | CHI | Samu Alalauri | D | PELICANS JR. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 67 | NYR | Danai Shaiikov | G | GATINEAU (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 68 | CAR | Zachary Lansard | RW | REGINA (WHL) | — | — |
| 69 | TOR | Ethan MacKenzie | D | EDMONTON (WHL) | — | — |
| 70 | NSH | Dmitri Borichev | G | LOKO-76 YAROSLAVL (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 71 | WPG | Samuel Hrenak | G | FARGO (USHL) | — | — |
| 72 | OTT | Adam Nemec | LW | SUDBURY (OHL) | — | — |
| 73 | TOR | Zach Olsen | RW | SASKATOON (WHL) | — | — |
| 74 | COL | Beckett Hamilton | C | RED DEER (WHL) | — | — |
| 75 | STL | Luke Schairer | D | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | — | — |
| 76 | TOR | Mans Gudmundsson | D | FARJESTAD JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 77 | NYR | Charlie Morrison | D | QUEBEC (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 78 | VAN | Dmitri Ivchenko | G | OMSK JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 79 | DET | Michal Orsulak | G | PRINCE ALBERT (WHL) | — | — |
| 80 | LAK | Blake Zielinski | C | DES MOINES (USHL) | — | — |
| 81 | NYR | Tomas Chrenko | C | NITRA (SLOVAKIA) | — | — |
| 82 | ANA | Rian Chudzinski | RW | MONCTON (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 83 | MIN | Adam Andersson | C | LEKSAND JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 84 | EDM | Malcom Gastrin | LW | MODO JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 85 | TOR | Juuso Ainasto | G | JOKERIT JR. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 86 | PIT | Pierce Mbuyi | LW | OWEN SOUND (OHL) | — | — |
| 87 | OTT | Oscar Holmertz | C | LINKOPING JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 88 | BOS | Nils Bartholdsson | RW | ROGLE JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 89 | LAK | Yegor Rybkin | G | NIZHNY NOVGOROD JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 90 | TBL | Tomas Kralovic | D | BRATISLAVA (SLOVAKIA) | — | — |
| 91 | OTT | Louis Felix Bourque | RW | DRUMMONDVILLE (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 92 | VGK | Benjamin Wilmott | C | BARRIE (OHL) | — | — |
| 93 | MTL | Cooper Cleaves | D | DARTMOUTH (ECAC) | — | — |
| 94 | CBJ | Alessandro Di Iorio | C | SARNIA (OHL) | — | — |
| 95 | VGK | Sean Burick | D | PENTICTON (WHL) | — | — |
| 96 | UTA | Adam Valentini | C | MICHIGAN (BIG10) | — | — |
ROUND 4
Round 4
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | VAN | Yaroslav Bryzgalov | LW | MEDICINE HAT (WHL) | — | — |
| 98 | FLA | Jonas Kemps | D | CHICAGO (USHL) | — | — |
| 99 | SEA | Viktor Fedorov | C | TORPEDO-GORKY NN (RUSSIA-2) | — | — |
| 100 | CGY | Egor Barabanov | C | SAGINAW (OHL) | — | — |
| 101 | WSH | Tyus Sparks | C | SPOKANE (WHL) | — | — |
| 102 | NYR | Spencer Bowes | LW | OTTAWA (OHL) | — | — |
| 103 | LAK | Thomas Vandenberg | C | OTTAWA (OHL) | — | — |
| 104 | BOS | Matvei Kotkov | RW | YAROSLAVL JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 105 | CAR | Michael Berchild | LW | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | — | — |
| 106 | NSH | Jakub Floris | D | LUKKO JR. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 107 | STL | Landon Nycz | D | UMASS (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 108 | DET | Adam Levac | C | PETERBOROUGH (OHL) | — | — |
| 109 | NYI | Lincoln Kuehne | D | ARIZONA STATE (NCHC) | — | — |
| 110 | OTT | Elliot Lennon | G | DEERFIELD (HIGH-MA) | — | — |
| 111 | PIT | Parker Von Richter | D | BARRIE (OHL) | — | — |
| 112 | MIN | Kayden Lemire | RW | PRINCE GEORGE (WHL) | — | — |
| 113 | VGK | Jonah Sivertson | RW | PRINCE ALBERT (WHL) | — | — |
| 114 | TOR | Patriks Plumins | G | ZEMGALE (LATVIA) | — | — |
| 115 | UTA | Carl Axelsson | G | MUSKEGON (USHL) | — | — |
| 116 | WPG | Zach Wooten | LW | GREEN BAY (USHL) | — | — |
| 117 | MTL | Brayden Klimpke | D | SASKATOON (WHL) | — | — |
| 118 | NSH | Justin Graf | LW | CEDAR RAPIDS (USHL) | — | — |
| 119 | NJD | Lavr Gashilov | C | YEKATERINBURG JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 120 | PHI | Marek Sklenicka | G | SEATTLE (WHL) | — | — |
| 121 | CBJ | Evan Jardine | LW | YOUNGSTOWN (USHL) | — | — |
| 122 | BOS | Oscar Olsson | LW | OREBRO JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 123 | STL | Vladimir Proskurin | G | MYTISCHI JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 124 | BUF | Olivers Murnieks | C | SAINT JOHN (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 125 | CAR | Ryder Fetterolf | G | OTTAWA (OHL) | — | — |
| 126 | COL | Tobias Tvrznik | G | WENATCHEE (WHL) | — | — |
| 127 | SJS | Brady Knowling | G | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | — | — |
| 128 | COL | Axel Elofsson | D | OREBRO JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
ROUND 5
Round 5
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | VAN | Connor Davis | RW | CEDAR RAPIDS (USHL) | — | — |
| 130 | UTA | Theodor Knights | D | MODO JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 131 | SEA | Finn Kearns | D | ST. ANDREWS COLLEGE (HIGH-ON) | — | — |
| 132 | CGY | Simon Katolicky | LW | TAPPARA JR. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 133 | EDM | Andrew Robinson | D | WINDSOR (OHL) | — | — |
| 134 | TBL | Morgan Anderberg | C | VAXJO (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 135 | WPG | Alexandre Taillefer | D | QUEBEC (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 136 | PHI | Kent Sauer | C | ANDOVER (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 137 | MIN | Filip Ruzicka | G | BRANDON (WHL) | — | — |
| 138 | NSH | Philip Hemmyr | LW | BJORKLOVEN (SWEDEN-2) | — | — |
| 139 | STL | Nicholas Bogas | D | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | — | — |
| 140 | COL | Cole Tuminaro | D | CHICAGO (USHL) | — | — |
| 141 | NYI | Vladimir Dravecky | D | BRANTFORD (OHL) | — | — |
| 142 | CBJ | Parker Snell | G | EDMONTON (WHL) | — | — |
| 143 | DET | Beckham Edwards | C | SARNIA (OHL) | — | — |
| 144 | WSH | Brian McFadden | D | THAYER ACADEMY (HIGH-MA) | — | — |
| 145 | LAK | Vertti Svensk | D | SAIPA JR. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 146 | ANA | Eric Frossard | D | GUELPH (OHL) | — | — |
| 147 | UTA | Florent Houle | RW | SHERBROOKE (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 148 | SEA | Luken Huff | D | CEDAR RAPIDS (USHL) | — | — |
| 149 | NJD | Daniil Rusakovich | G | DINAMO-SHINNIK JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 150 | STL | Carter Stevens | RW | GUELPH (OHL) | — | — |
| 151 | OTT | Harris Pangretitsch | D | SAULT STE. MARIE (OHL) | — | — |
| 152 | COL | Theodore Lechner | D | HOLY ANGELS (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 153 | LAK | Giorgos Pantelas | D | BRANDON (WHL) | — | — |
| 154 | TBL | Cooper Soller | C | SIOUX FALLS (USHL) | — | — |
| 155 | DAL | Ryan Brown | LW | LONDON (OHL) | — | — |
| 156 | BUF | Doman Szongoth | C | KOOKOO JR. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 157 | BOS | Jacob Vandeven | D | KOMOKA (GOHL) | — | — |
| 158 | TOR | Cooper Williams | C | SASKATOON (WHL) | — | — |
| 159 | VGK | Will McLaughlin | D | PORTLAND (WHL) | — | — |
| 160 | PIT | Matvei Nikonovich | G | TOGLIATTI JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
ROUND 6
Round 6
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | TOR | Yaroslav Fedoseyev | D | CHELYABINSK JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 162 | NYR | Andre Mondoux | D | KINGSTON (OHL) | — | — |
| 163 | NYR | Darian Anderson | RW | FLINT (OHL) | — | — |
| 164 | CGY | Bode Laylin | D | TRI-CITY (USHL) | — | — |
| 165 | CAR | Zachary Jovanovski | G | GUELPH (OHL) | — | — |
| 166 | SEA | Ola Palme | D | VAXJO JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 167 | WPG | Landon Hafele | C | GREEN BAY (USHL) | — | — |
| 168 | FLA | Vilho Vanhatalo | RW | TAPPARA JR. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 169 | TOR | Brody Pepoy | RW | SAGINAW (OHL) | — | — |
| 170 | BOS | Roberto Henriquez | G | GREEN BAY (USHL) | — | — |
| 171 | STL | Lars Steiner | RW | ROUYN-NORANDA (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 172 | NJD | Luke Wilfley | C | PORTLAND (WHL) | — | — |
| 173 | NYI | Artyom Matyuk | C | NIZHNY NOVGOROD JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 174 | SJS | Jake Gustafson | C | PORTLAND (WHL) | — | — |
| 175 | DET | Luka Arkko | LW | PELICANS JR. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 176 | VAN | Lucian Bernat | RW | TAPPARA JR. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 177 | LAK | Alex Kostov | RW | FLINT (OHL) | — | — |
| 178 | ANA | Gleb Peshkov | G | VLADIVOSTOK JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 179 | NSH | Benjamin Cossette Ayotte | D | VAL-D'OR (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 180 | EDM | Caden Harvey | C | WINDSOR (OHL) | — | — |
| 181 | FLA | Cole Zurawski | RW | OWEN SOUND (OHL) | — | — |
| 182 | CBJ | Anttoni Uronen | C | HIFK (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 183 | OTT | Alexander Grunin | D | NOVOSIBIRSK JR. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 184 | VAN | Samuel Eriksson | D | FARJESTAD JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 185 | CBJ | Jonas Woo | D | MEDICINE HAT (WHL) | — | — |
| 186 | TBL | Stepan Shurygin | G | SAGINAW (OHL) | — | — |
| 187 | DAL | Anton Emil Wilde Larsen | G | FREDERIKSHAVN (DENMARK) | — | — |
| 188 | BUF | Dylan Dumont | RW | DRUMMONDVILLE (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 189 | MTL | Parker Trottier | LW | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | — | — |
| 190 | MTL | Wesley Royston | RW | OWEN SOUND (OHL) | — | — |
| 191 | VGK | Matthew Minchak | G | KINGSTON (OHL) | — | — |
| 192 | ANA | Noah Kosick | C | SEATTLE (WHL) | — | — |
ROUND 7
Round 7
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193 | NYR | Ivan Patrikhayev | D | CSKA (RUSSIA) | — | — |
| 194 | CHI | Alexander Ivanov | D | BARS KAZAN (RUSSIA-2) | — | — |
| 195 | COL | Shawn Carrier | LW | HALIFAX (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 196 | DET | Myles Brosnan | D | DEXTER SCHOOL (HIGH-MA) | — | — |
| 197 | DAL | Jasper Kuhta | C | OTTAWA (OHL) | — | — |
| 198 | SEA | Rylan Singh | D | GUELPH (OHL) | — | — |
| 199 | WPG | Alofa Tunoa Ta'amu | D | EDMONTON (WHL) | — | — |
| 200 | CHI | William Sorbrand | C | TIMRA JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 201 | SJS | Alexander Karmanov | D | NORTH BAY (OHL) | — | — |
| 202 | NSH | Charlie Puglisi | C | WINCHENDON (HIGH-MA) | — | — |
| 203 | STL | Colin Fitzgerald | C | SAULT STE. MARIE (OHL) | — | — |
| 204 | SEA | William Tomko | C | SIOUX CITY (USHL) | — | — |
| 205 | NYI | Robert Cowan | RW | WESTERN MICHIGAN (NCHC) | — | — |
| 206 | CBJ | Filip Novak | LW | SPARTA JR. (CZECHIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 207 | VGK | Noel Pakarinen | LW | K-ESPOO JR. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 208 | WSH | Logan Stuart | C | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | — | — |
| 209 | LAK | Tobias Krestan | RW | HV71 JR. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 210 | ANA | James Rieber | D | WATERLOO (USHL) | — | — |
| 211 | UTA | Artem Prima | LW | MINOT (NAHL) | — | — |
| 212 | EDM | Ryan Cameron | G | CEDAR RAPIDS (USHL) | — | — |
| 213 | PHI | Max Laatikainen | D | K-ESPOO JR. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 214 | COL | Ondrej Ruml | D | OTTAWA (OHL) | — | — |
| 215 | COL | Alexandre Raymond | G | ROUYN-NORANDA (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 216 | BOS | Cullen McCrate | D | FARGO (USHL) | — | — |
| 217 | FLA | Louis-Antoine Denault | G | NEWFOUNDLAND (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 218 | TBL | Max Vilen | D | MONCTON (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 219 | DAL | Mikhail Cherepanov | D | NEW HAMPSHIRE (NAHL) | — | — |
| 220 | WPG | John Parsons | G | PROVIDENCE (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 221 | MTL | Jean-Samuel Daigneault | D | MUSKEGON (USHL) | — | — |
| 222 | NJD | Quinn McKenzie | C | SAULT STE. MARIE (OHL) | — | — |
| 223 | LAK | Lucas Ambrosio | D | ERIE (OHL) | — | — |
| 224 | MTL | Tyler Deakos | RW | WATERLOO (USHL) | — | — |
2026 NHL draft — frequently asked
- Who went first overall in the 2026 NHL draft?
- Gavin McKenna was selected first overall by TOR, out of PENN STATE (BIG10).
- How many players were drafted in 2026?
- 224 players were selected across 7 rounds of the 2026 NHL draft.