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NHL Draft Order 2026
The 2026 NHL Draft is complete. Full first-round results, pick by pick, with traded picks flagged by their original owner and trade path — sourced from the official NHL API.
Next up: the 2027 NHL Draft is scheduled for June 25–26, 2027, and will use the decentralized format for a third straight year. The host site has not been announced.
Last updated 2026-10-22Draft complete
Note: Complete first round of the 2026 NHL Draft, sourced live from the official NHL API (api-web.nhle.com/v1/draft/picks). Traded picks show the original owner and the trade path.
Round 1
| PickOverall | Player | Team | Original Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Gavin McKenna | Toronto Maple Leafs | — | — |
| #2 | Ivar Stenberg | San Jose Sharks | — | — |
| #3 | Caleb Malhotra | Vancouver Canucks | — | — |
| #4 | Daxon Rudolph | Buffalo Sabresvia CHI → BUF | Chicago Blackhawks | CHI → BUF |
| #5 | Alberts Smits | New York Rangers | — | — |
| #6 | Carson Carels | Calgary Flames | — | — |
| #7 | Chase Reid | Seattle Kraken | — | — |
| #8 | Viggo Bjorck | Winnipeg Jets | — | — |
| #9 | Keaton Verhoeff | San Jose Sharksvia FLA → OTT → SJS | Florida Panthers | FLA → OTT → SJS |
| #10 | Wyatt Cullen | Nashville Predators | — | — |
| #11 | Tynan Lawrence | St. Louis Blues | — | — |
| #12 | Alexander Command | New Jersey Devils | — | — |
| #13 | Malte Gustafsson | New York Islanders | — | — |
| #14 | Oscar Hemming | Columbus Blue Jackets | — | — |
| #15 | Nikita Klepov | Anaheim Ducksvia DET → STL → ANA | Detroit Red Wings | DET → STL → ANA |
| #16 | Maddox Dagenais | St. Louis Bluesvia WSH → STL | Washington Capitals | WSH → STL |
| #17 | Ethan Belchetz | Utah Mammothvia LAK → UTA | Los Angeles Kings | LAK → UTA |
| #18 | Oliver Suvanto | Washington Capitalsvia ANA → WSH | Anaheim Ducks | ANA → WSH |
| #19 | Elton Hermansson | Los Angeles Kingsvia UTA → LAK | Utah Mammoth | UTA → LAK |
| #20 | Ilia Morozov | Buffalo Sabresvia EDM → SJS → BUF | Edmonton Oilers | EDM → SJS → BUF |
| #21 | Ryan Lin | San Jose Sharksvia PHI → SJS | Philadelphia Flyers | PHI → SJS |
| #22 | Liam Ruck | Pittsburgh Penguins | — | — |
| #23 | Jeffrey (JP) Hurlbert | Detroit Red Wingsvia BOS → UTA → DET | Boston Bruins | BOS → UTA → DET |
| #24 | Adam Novotny | Vancouver Canucksvia MIN → VAN | Minnesota Wild | MIN → VAN |
| #25 | Jonas Lagerberg Hoen | Ottawa Senatorsvia TBL → SEA → FLA → OTT | Tampa Bay Lightning | TBL → SEA → FLA → OTT |
| #26 | Gleb Pugachyov | Montréal Canadiensvia DAL → CAR → NYR → VGK → MTL | Dallas Stars | DAL → CAR → NYR → VGK → MTL |
| #27 | Maksim Sokolovskii | Philadelphia Flyersvia BUF → SJS → PHI | Buffalo Sabres | BUF → SJS → PHI |
| #28 | Marcus Nordmark | Anaheim Ducksvia MTL → VGK → ANA | Montréal Canadiens | MTL → VGK → ANA |
| #29 | Juho Piiparinen | Vegas Golden Knightsvia COL → NYI → STL → ANA → VGK | Colorado Avalanche | COL → NYI → STL → ANA → VGK |
| #30 | Jack Hextall | Calgary Flamesvia VGK → CGY | Vegas Golden Knights | VGK → CGY |
| #31 | Thomas Bleyl | Nashville Predatorsvia CAR → NSH | Carolina Hurricanes | CAR → NSH |
| #32 | Jaxon Cover | Ottawa Senators | — | — |