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2026 NHL Mock Draft

Prospect Rankings updated ago | Draft Order updated after every game
Draft Order updated after every game
Some team needs are factored into the mock and simulations.
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Round 1
1
Gavin McKenna
LW | Penn State
6'0" 165
2007-DEC
NCAA
2
Keaton Verhoeff
RD | North Dakota
6'4" 212
2008-JUN
NCAA
3
Ivar Stenberg
LW/RW | Frölunda HC
6'0" 181
2007-SEP
U20 Nationell
4
Ryan Roobroeck
C | Niagara
6'4" 190
2007-SEP
OHL
5
Viggo Björck
F | Djurgårdens IF
5'9" 172
2008-MAR
U20 Nationell
6
Ethan Belchetz
LW | Windsor
6'5" 227
2008-MAR
OHL
7
Mathis Preston
F | Spokane
5'11" 168
2008-JUL
WHL
8
Tynan Lawrence
C | Muskegon
6'0" 168
2008-AUG
USHL
9
Ryan Lin
RD | Vancouver
5'11" 172
2008-APR
WHL
10
Daxon Rudolph
RD | Prince Albert
6'1" 194
2008-MAR
WHL
11
Chase Reid
RD | Soo
6'2" 185
2007-DEC
OHL
12
Xavier Villeneuve
LD | Blainville-Boisbriand
5'10" 150
2007-SEP
QMJHL
13
Adam Novotný
LW/RW | Mountfield HK
6'1" 198
2007-NOV
Czechia
14
Carson Carels
LD | Prince George
6'1" 174
2008-JUN
WHL
15
Mikey Berchild
F | USDP
5'9" 172
2008-FEB
NTDP
16
Niklas Aaram-Olsen
F | Örebro HK
6'0" 183
2008-APR
U20 Nationell
17
Lars Steiner
RW | Rouyn-Noranda
5'10" 181
2007-NOV
QMJHL
18
Elton Hermansson
RW/LW | Örebro HK
6'1" 181
2008-FEB
U20 Nationell
19
Forfeited
20
Braidy Wassilyn
F | Niagara
5'11" 194
2008-MAY
OHL
21
Viktor Fyodorov
C | Chaika Nizhny
5'10" 176
2008-FEB
MHL
22
Marcus Nordmark
RW | Djurgårdens IF
6'1" 183
2008-MAY
U20 Nationell
23
Olivers Murnieks
C | Sioux City
6'1" 194
2008-JUL
USHL
24
Oscar Holmertz
C | Linköping HC
6'0" 183
2008-MAR
U20 Nationell
25
Tobias Tomik
C/RW | HK Dukla Trenčín
6'1" 190
2007-DEC
Slovak
26
Luke Schairer
RD | USDP
6'2" 187
2008-JAN
NTDP
27
Colin Fitzgerald
C | Peterborough
6'2" 194
2008-APR
OHL
28
Pierce Mbuyi
LW | Owen Sound
5'10" 154
2008-APR
OHL
29
William Hakansson
LD | Luleå HF
6'4" 207
2007-OCT
U20 Nationell
30
Adam Nemec
F | HK Nitra
6'1" 176
2007-OCT
Slovak
31
Adam Valentini
F | Kitchener
5'11" 185
2008-APR
OHL
32
Casey Mutryn
F | USDP
6'2" 190
2008-JUL
NTDP
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- A metric used to predict NHL points over 82 games based on a player's performance in specific leagues. (PPG x translation_factor * 82) Source
Determining the NHL Draft Order
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All teams missing the playoffs are in the Lottery
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Teams with the least points get more chances at winning the Lottery
3
The 1st overall pick is awarded by a drawing of ping pong balls. A team can only jump ten spots, so only the top 11 teams are eligible for the 1st pick. If a team in the 12-16 range wins the first drawing, the first pick will be awarded to the worst team. The 12-16 seed team that won the first drawing is also locked into their new position.
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A second drawing is held to determine the other lottery winner. Like the first drawing, the second winner can only jump ten spots, but this time it is using the re-seeded order following the first drawing. This second drawing will not affect the team(s) with locked-in positions from the first drawing. If a ten spot jump is to a pick that is already locked-in, this team will receive the next available pick.
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Teams are only allowed to improve their positioning via the Lottery twice in a five year period (beginning with the 2022 Lottery).
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Ties are broken by teams' total number of regulation wins (RW), regulation and non-shootout overtime wins (ROW), and then head-to-head if still tied
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Playoff teams that did not win their divisions and did not make the conference finals, sorted by points, are assigned the next picks
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Playoff teams that won their divisions and did not make the conference finals, sorted by points, are assigned the next picks
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Conference finals losers sorted by points are assigned picks 29 and 30
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Stanley Cup runner-up is assigned pick 31
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Stanley Cup champion is assigned pick 32
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Note: This site uses points percentage instead of points to account for different number of games played between teams