2026 NHL Draft: Complete Order of Selection, Date, TV Schedule, Top Prospects

2026 NHL Draft: Complete Order of Selection, Date, Location, TV Schedule, and Top Prospects

The National Hockey League has released the official order of selection for the 2026 Upper Deck NHL Entry Draft, which will be held at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.

The draft will unfold over two days with a decentralized format. Top prospects will attend in person, while team executives, scouts, and coaches will participate virtually.

2026 NHL Draft Schedule


Round 1: Friday, June 26, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. ET  

Rounds 2-7: Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. ET

How To Watch On TV & Live Streaming?

United States:

Round 1 on ESPN/ESPN2,

Rounds 2-7 on NHL Network. Both days stream on ESPN+.

Canada:

Sportsnet and TVA Sports.

Complete Round 1 Order (2026 NHL Draft)

1. Toronto

2. San Jose

3. Vancouver

4. Chicago

5. NY Rangers

6. Calgary

7. Seattle

8. Winnipeg

9. Florida

10. Nashville

11. St. Louis

12. New Jersey

13. NY Islanders

14. Columbus

15. St. Louis (from DET)

16. Washington

17. Los Angeles

18. Washington (from ANA)

19. Utah

20. Buffalo (from EDM via SJS)

21. Philadelphia

22. Pittsburgh

23. Boston

24. Vancouver (from MIN)

25. Seattle (from TBL)

26. NY Rangers (from DAL via CAR)

27. San Jose (from BUF)

28. Montreal

29. St. Louis (from COL via NYI)

30. Calgary (from VGK)

31. Carolina

32. Ottawa

Full Draft Order (Rounds 2–7) Round 2

33. Vancouver

34. Chicago

35. Calgary (from NYR via UTA)

36. Calgary

37. Chicago (from TOR)

38. Seattle

39. Pittsburgh (from WPG)

40. Florida

41. Vancouver (from SJS)

42. Nashville

43. Columbus (from STL via PIT)

44. New Jersey

45. Chicago (from NYI)

46. Los Angeles (from CBJ via MTL)

47. Detroit

48. Florida (from WSH)

49. Los Angeles

50. Anaheim

51. Calgary (from UTA)

52. Edmonton

53. Philadelphia

54. Pittsburgh

55. Calgary (from OTT via UTA)

56. Boston

57. Nashville (from MIN)

58. Tampa Bay

59. Dallas

60. Toronto (from BUF via OTT and LAK)

61. Montreal

62. San Jose (from COL)

63. Forfeited pick (Vegas Golden Knights)

64. NY Rangers (from CAR)Round 3

65. Calgary (from VAN)

66. Chicago

67. NY Rangers

68. Calgary

69. Toronto

70. Nashville (from SEA via DAL)

71. Winnipeg

72. Ottawa (from FLA)

73. St. Louis (from SJS via PIT and DET)

74. Colorado (from NSH)

75. St. Louis

76. St. Louis (from NJD via NYI)

77. NY Rangers (from NYI)

78. Vancouver (from CBJ)

79. Detroit

80. Los Angeles (from WSH via OTT)

81. NY Rangers (from LAK)

82. Anaheim

83. Utah

84. Edmonton

85. Toronto (from PHI)

86. Pittsburgh

87. Ottawa

88. Boston

89. Minnesota

90. Tampa Bay

91. Ottawa (from DAL via CAR and LAK)

92. NY Rangers (from BUF)

93. Montreal

94. Columbus (from COL via MIN)

95. Vegas

96. Utah (from CAR)Round 4

97. Vancouver

98. Florida (from CHI)

99. Seattle (from NYR via CBJ)

100. Calgary

101. Columbus (from TOR via MIN)

102. Seattle

103. Montreal (from WPG via NJD)

104. Boston (from FLA via SJS)

105. Carolina (from SJS)

106. Nashville

107. St. Louis

108. New Jersey

109. NY Islanders

110. Ottawa (from CBJ via DET)

111. Boston (from DET via ANA)

112. Washington

113. Los Angeles

114. Toronto (from ANA via SEA)

115. Utah

116. Winnipeg (from EDM via BOS and BUF)

117. Anaheim (from PHI)

118. Nashville (from PIT)

119. Chicago (from OTT)

120. San Jose (from BOS)

121. Minnesota

122. Boston (from TBL)

123. St. Louis (from DAL via NJD)

124. Buffalo

125. Montreal

126. Colorado

127. San Jose (from VGK via WSH)

128. Colorado (from CAR)Round 5

129. Vancouver

130. Utah (from CHI)

131. NY Rangers

132. Calgary

133. Toronto

134. Tampa Bay (from SEA)

135. Winnipeg

136. Florida

137. Minnesota (from SJS)

138. Nashville

139. St. Louis

140. New Jersey

141. NY Islanders

142. Columbus

143. Detroit

144. Washington

145. Los Angeles

146. Anaheim

147. Utah

148. Nashville (from EDM)

149. Colorado (from PHI)

150. St. Louis (from PIT)

151. Ottawa

152. Colorado (from BOS)

153. Minnesota

154. Tampa Bay

155. Dallas

156. Buffalo

157. Boston (from MTL via SJS)

158. Toronto (from COL)

159. Vegas

160. Nashville (from CAR)Round 6

161. Vancouver

162. NY Rangers (from CHI via BUF)

163. NY Rangers

164. Calgary

165. Carolina (from TOR)

166. Seattle

167. Winnipeg

168. Florida

169. Toronto (from SJS)

170. Pittsburgh (from NSH)

171. St. Louis

172. New Jersey

173. NY Islanders

174. San Jose (from CBJ via PHI)

175. Detroit

176. Vancouver (from WSH)

177. Los Angeles

178. Anaheim

179. Nashville (from UTA)

180. Edmonton

181. Philadelphia

182. Columbus (from PIT)

183. Ottawa

184. Vancouver (from BOS via MIN)

185. Minnesota

186. Tampa Bay

187. Dallas

188. Buffalo

189. Montreal

190. Los Angeles (from COL via OTT)

191. Vegas

192. CarolinaRound 7

193. NY Rangers (from VAN)

194. Chicago

195. Colorado (from NYR via NSH)

196. Detroit (from CGY)

197. Dallas (from TOR)

198. Seattle

199. Winnipeg

200. Chicago (from FLA)

201. San Jose

202. Nashville

203. St. Louis

204. Seattle (from NJD)

205. NY Islanders

206. Columbus

207. Detroit

208. Washington

209. Los Angeles

210. Anaheim

211. Utah

212. Edmonton

213. Philadelphia

214. Colorado (from PIT)

215. Colorado (from OTT)

216. Boston

217. Florida (from MIN)

218. Tampa Bay

219. Dallas

220. Winnipeg (from BUF)

221. Montreal

222. Colorado

223. Vegas

224. Montreal (from CAR)


Note: Pick 63 (2nd round) was forfeited by the Vegas Golden Knights.


Top Prospect Outlook:

Gavin McKenna (Penn State) is the consensus No. 1 prospect and is expected to be selected first overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs.



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