Rounds 2-7 scheduled for 11:00 a.m. ET — awaiting confirmation

2026 NHL Draft — Round 1

KeyBank Center — Buffalo, NY

Round 1 board projection — Molinari Board projection, updated 2026-06-26. Selections begin when the commissioner walks to the podium.

Draft board

PickTeamPlayerPosHt
#1TORGavin McKennaProjectedMedicine Hat Tigers · WHLLW6'0"
#2SJSKeaton VerhoeffProjectedVictoria Royals · WHLD6'3"
#3VANIvar StenbergProjectedFrölunda HC · SHLRW5'11"
#4BUFvia ChicagoDaxon RudolphProjectedPrince Albert Raiders · WHLD6'2"
#5NYRRoger McQueenProjectedBrandon Wheat Kings · WHLC6'5"
#6CGYCameron SchmidtProjectedVancouver Giants · WHLRW5'8"
#7SEAEric NilsonProjectedDjurgårdens IF · SHLC6'1"
#8WPGCole ReschnyProjectedVictoria Royals · WHLC5'10"
#9SJSvia FloridaTyler KindelProjectedKitchener Rangers · OHLC6'1"
#10NSHAnton FrondellProjectedDjurgårdens IF · SHLC6'0"
#11STLViggo JagemarkProjectedDjurgårdens IF · SHLC5'11"
#12NJDXavier CarbonneauProjectedAcadie-Bathurst Titan · QMJHLLW6'0"
#13NYILukas RavensbergenProjectedBrandon Wheat Kings · WHLD6'5"
#14CBJJosh Ihs-WozniakProjectedLinköping HC · SHLC6'2"
#15STLvia DetroitMalcolm SpenceProjectedErie Otters · OHLLW6'1"
#16STLvia WashingtonShane O'BrienProjectedSudbury Wolves · OHLD6'3"
#17LAKCallum KelmanProjectedUSA U18 (USNTDP) · USNTDPC6'1"
#18WSHvia AnaheimJack MooneyProjectedUSA U18 (USNTDP) · USNTDPRW6'0"
#19UTAZach KhatchadourianProjectedUSA U18 (USNTDP) · USNTDPD6'2"
#20BUFvia San JoseMathis LavoieProjectedQuebec Remparts · QMJHLC5'11"
#21PHILéon PapineauProjectedDrummondville Voltigeurs · QMJHLRW6'1"
#22PITAksel BjörkProjectedSkellefteå AIK · SHLD6'1"
#23BOSJames HagensProjectedBoston College · NCAAC5'11"
#24VANvia MinnesotaVeeti OkkonenProjectedKärpät · LiigaC6'2"
#25OTTvia FloridaAdam HavrilaProjectedHKM Zvolen · SlovakiaC6'1"
#26NYRvia CarolinaMatěj PetrProjectedHC Sparta Praha · CzechiaD6'3"
#27SJSvia BuffaloFinley O'BrienProjectedPenticton Vees · OtherD6'2"
#28MTLConor DelaurierProjectedSaginaw Spirit · OHLG6'4"
#29STLvia IslandersBram WintersProjectedTri-City Storm · USHLLW6'0"
#30CGYvia VegasArseni VoroninProjectedLokomotiv Yaroslavl · KHLRW5'11"
#31CARFelix KlingbergProjectedLuleå HF · SHLD6'2"
#32OTTTate HopkinsProjectedMichigan · NCAAC6'0"

Player names shown are the Molinari Board projection as of 2026-06-26, not confirmed selections. Team order is the official 2026 NHL Draft lottery order with trades.

2026 NHL Draft — Round 1

Draft board

Event knowledge

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