Entry Draft
Draft
224 selections
CAN 68
USA 56
SWE 24
RUS 23
Draft 2026
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Prospect
Pos
Birthplace
Drafted by
Amateur club
Nat
Round 1
Picks 1-32
1
Gavin McKenna
183 cm · 77 kg
LW
Whitehorse, CAN
Toronto Maple Leafs
PENN STATE
CAN
2
Ivar Stenberg
180 cm · 86 kg
LW
Gothenburg, SWE
San Jose Sharks
FROLUNDA
SWE
3
Caleb Malhotra
188 cm · 84 kg
C
Victoria, CAN
Vancouver Canucks
BRANTFORD
CAN
4
Daxon Rudolph
191 cm · 93 kg
D
Lacombe, CAN
Buffalo Sabres
PRINCE ALBERT
CAN
5
Alberts Smits
191 cm · 95 kg
D
Valmiera, LVA
New York Rangers
MUNCHEN
LVA
6
Carson Carels
188 cm · 88 kg
D
Brandon, CAN
Calgary Flames
PRINCE GEORGE
CAN
7
Chase Reid
191 cm · 86 kg
D
Pontiac, USA
Seattle Kraken
SAULT STE. MARIE
USA
8
Viggo Bjorck
175 cm · 82 kg
C
Stockholm, SWE
Winnipeg Jets
DJURGARDEN
SWE
9
Keaton Verhoeff
193 cm · 98 kg
D
Fort Saskatchewan, CAN
San Jose Sharks
NORTH DAKOTA
CAN
10
Wyatt Cullen
185 cm · 83 kg
LW
Moorhead, USA
Nashville Predators
USA U-18
USA
13
Malte Gustafsson
196 cm · 92 kg
D
Vackelsang, SWE
New York Islanders
HV71
SWE
14
Oscar Hemming
193 cm · 93 kg
LW
Vaasa, FIN
Columbus Blue Jackets
BOSTON COLLEGE
FIN
15
Nikita Klepov
183 cm · 84 kg
RW
Deerfield Beach, USA
Anaheim Ducks
SAGINAW
USA
17
Ethan Belchetz
196 cm · 104 kg
LW
Oakville, CAN
Utah Mammoth
WINDSOR
CAN
19
Elton Hermansson
185 cm · 83 kg
RW
Ornskoldsvik, SWE
Los Angeles Kings
MODO
SWE
20
Ilia Morozov
191 cm · 93 kg
C
Moscow, RUS
Buffalo Sabres
MIAMI
RUS
21
Ryan Lin
180 cm · 82 kg
D
Richmond, CAN
San Jose Sharks
VANCOUVER
CAN
22
Liam Ruck
183 cm · 79 kg
RW
Osoyoos, CAN
Pittsburgh Penguins
MEDICINE HAT
CAN
23
Jeffrey (JP) Hurlbert
183 cm · 86 kg
LW
Allen, USA
Detroit Red Wings
KAMLOOPS
USA
24
Adam Novotny
185 cm · 91 kg
LW
Hradec Kralove, CZE
Vancouver Canucks
PETERBOROUGH
CZE
25
Jonas Lagerberg Hoen
191 cm · 81 kg
RW
Mora, SWE
Ottawa Senators
LEKSAND JR.
SWE
26
Gleb Pugachyov
191 cm · 102 kg
RW
Almaty, KAZ
Montréal Canadiens
NIZHNY NOVGOROD JR.
KAZ
27
Maksim Sokolovskii
201 cm · 109 kg
D
Petropavlovsk, KAZ
Philadelphia Flyers
LONDON
KAZ
28
Marcus Nordmark
188 cm · 86 kg
LW
Stockholm, SWE
Anaheim Ducks
DJURGARDEN JR.
SWE
30
Jack Hextall
185 cm · 88 kg
C
Arlington Heights, USA
Calgary Flames
YOUNGSTOWN
USA
31
Thomas Bleyl
180 cm · 77 kg
D
Schenectady, USA
Nashville Predators
MONCTON
USA
32
Jaxon Cover
188 cm · 83 kg
RW
Coral Springs, USA
Ottawa Senators
LONDON
USA
Round 1
Picks 1-32
1
Gavin McKenna
LW
Whitehorse, CAN
TOR
CAN
2
Ivar Stenberg
LW
Gothenburg, SWE
SJS
SWE
3
Caleb Malhotra
C
Victoria, CAN
VAN
CAN
4
Daxon Rudolph
D
Lacombe, CAN
BUF
CAN
5
Alberts Smits
D
Valmiera, LVA
NYR
LVA
6
Carson Carels
D
Brandon, CAN
CGY
CAN
7
Chase Reid
D
Pontiac, USA
SEA
USA
8
Viggo Bjorck
C
Stockholm, SWE
WPG
SWE
9
Keaton Verhoeff
D
Fort Saskatchewan, CAN
SJS
CAN
10
Wyatt Cullen
LW
Moorhead, USA
NSH
USA
13
Malte Gustafsson
D
Vackelsang, SWE
NYI
SWE
14
Oscar Hemming
LW
Vaasa, FIN
CBJ
FIN
15
Nikita Klepov
RW
Deerfield Beach, USA
ANA
USA
17
Ethan Belchetz
LW
Oakville, CAN
UTA
CAN
19
Elton Hermansson
RW
Ornskoldsvik, SWE
LAK
SWE
20
Ilia Morozov
C
Moscow, RUS
BUF
RUS
21
Ryan Lin
D
Richmond, CAN
SJS
CAN
22
Liam Ruck
RW
Osoyoos, CAN
PIT
CAN
23
Jeffrey (JP) Hurlbert
LW
Allen, USA
DET
USA
24
Adam Novotny
LW
Hradec Kralove, CZE
VAN
CZE
25
Jonas Lagerberg Hoen
RW
Mora, SWE
OTT
SWE
26
Gleb Pugachyov
RW
Almaty, KAZ
MTL
KAZ
27
Maksim Sokolovskii
D
Petropavlovsk, KAZ
PHI
KAZ
28
Marcus Nordmark
LW
Stockholm, SWE
ANA
SWE
30
Jack Hextall
C
Arlington Heights, USA
CGY
USA
31
Thomas Bleyl
D
Schenectady, USA
NSH
USA
32
Jaxon Cover
RW
Coral Springs, USA
OTT
USA