2026 NHL Mock Draft

Updated: 6/25/26

Rank 1

Gavin McKenna

LW  |  Penn State

Rank 2

Ivar Stenberg

LW/RW  |  Frölunda HC

Rank 3

Caleb Malhotra

C  |  Canada

Rank 4

Chase Reid

D  |  Canada

Rank 5

Carson Carels

D  |  Canada

Rank 6

Daxon Rudolph

D  |  Canada

Rank 7

Alberts Smits

D  |  Jukurit

Rank 8

Viggo Björck

C/RW  |  Djurgårdens IF

Rank 9
Traded

Wyatt Cullen

F  |  Canada

Rank 10

Keaton Verhoeff

D  |  North Dakota

Rank 11

Oliver Suvanto

C  |  Tappara

Rank 12

Ryan Lin

D  |  Canada

Rank 13

Ethan Belchetz

LW  |  Canada

Rank 14

Adam Novotný

LW/RW  |  Canada

Rank 15
Traded

Oscar Hemming

F  |  Boston College

Rank 16
Traded

JP Hurlbert

F  |  Canada

Rank 17

Liam Ruck

F  |  Canada

Rank 18

Jack Hextall

C  |  USA

Rank 19

Maddox Dagenais

C  |  Canada

Rank 20

Malte Gustafsson

D  |  HV71

Rank 21

Yegor Shilov

C  |  Canada

Rank 22

Juho Piiparinen

D  |  Tappara

Rank 23

Adam Valentini

F  |  Michigan

Rank 24

Ben Macbeath

D  |  Canada

Rank 25

Giorgos Pantelas

D  |  Canada

Rank 26

Alexander Command

C  |  Örebro HK

Rank 27

Nikita Klepov

F  |  Canada

Rank 28

Ilya Morozov

F  |  Miami (Ohio)

Rank 29

Jakub Vanecek

D  |  Canada

Rank 30

Pierce Mbuyi

LW  |  Canada

Rank 31

Markus Ruck

F  |  Canada

Rank 32
Traded

Thomas Vandenberg

C  |  Canada