Round 1 results
2026 NHL Draft Round 1 results.
Every pick of Round 1 of the 2026 NHL Draft (June 26-27, 2026) — the player selected, the drafting team, and the original owner / trade path for traded slots. All 32 picks are listed below.
Round 1 results
Every Round 1 selection from the official 2026 NHL Draft, joined to the local prospect pool for player context where available.
| Pick | Player drafted | Team | From | Pos / club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Gavin McKenna | Toronto Maple Leafs | Toronto Maple Leafs | LW / PENN STATE / BIG10 |
| #2 | Ivar Stenberg | San Jose Sharks | San Jose Sharks | LW/RW / FROLUNDA / SWEDEN |
| #3 | Caleb Malhotra | Vancouver Canucks | Vancouver Canucks | C / BRANTFORD / OHL |
| #4 | Daxon Rudolph | Buffalo Sabres | Chicago Blackhawks via CHI | D / PRINCE ALBERT / WHL |
| #5 | Alberts Smits | New York Rangers | New York Rangers | D / MUNCHEN / GERMANY |
| #6 | Carson Carels | Calgary Flames | Calgary Flames | D / PRINCE GEORGE / WHL |
| #7 | Chase Reid | Seattle Kraken | Seattle Kraken | D / SAULT STE. MARIE / OHL |
| #8 | Viggo Björck | Winnipeg Jets | Winnipeg Jets | C/RW / DJURGARDEN / SWEDEN |
| #9 | Keaton Verhoeff | San Jose Sharks | Florida Panthers via FLA | D / NORTH DAKOTA / NCHC |
| #10 | Wyatt Cullen | Nashville Predators | Nashville Predators | F / USA U-18 / NTDP - USHL |
| #11 | Tynan Lawrence | St. Louis Blues | St. Louis Blues | C / BOSTON UNIVERSITY / H-EAST |
| #12 | Alexander Command | New Jersey Devils | New Jersey Devils | C / OREBRO JR. / SWEDEN-JR. |
| #13 | Malte Gustafsson | New York Islanders | New York Islanders | D / HV71 / SWEDEN |
| #14 | Oscar Hemming | Columbus Blue Jackets | Columbus Blue Jackets | F / BOSTON COLLEGE / H-EAST |
| #15 | Nikita Klepov | Anaheim Ducks | Detroit Red Wings via DET | F / SAGINAW / OHL |
| #16 | Maddox Dagenais | St. Louis Blues | Washington Capitals via WSH | C / QUEBEC / QMJHL |
| #17 | Ethan Belchetz | Utah Hockey Club | Los Angeles Kings via LAK | LW / WINDSOR / OHL |
| #18 | Oliver Suvanto | Washington Capitals | Anaheim Ducks via ANA | C / TAPPARA / FINLAND |
| #19 | Elton Hermansson | Los Angeles Kings | Utah Hockey Club via UTA | RW/LW / MODO / SWEDEN-2 |
| #20 | Ilia Morozov | Buffalo Sabres | Edmonton Oilers via EDM | F / MIAMI / NCHC |
| #21 | Ryan Lin | San Jose Sharks | Philadelphia Flyers via PHI | D / VANCOUVER / WHL |
| #22 | Liam Ruck | Pittsburgh Penguins | Pittsburgh Penguins | F / MEDICINE HAT / WHL |
| #23 | J.P. Hurlbert | Detroit Red Wings | Boston Bruins via BOS | F / KAMLOOPS / WHL |
| #24 | Adam Novotny | Vancouver Canucks | Minnesota Wild via MIN | LW/RW / PETERBOROUGH / OHL |
| #25 | Jonas Lagerberg Hoen | Ottawa Senators | Tampa Bay Lightning via TBL | RW / LEKSAND JR. / SWEDEN-JR. |
| #26 | Gleb Pugachyov | Montreal Canadiens | Dallas Stars via DAL | RW / NIZHNY NOVGOROD JR. / RUSSIA-JR. |
| #27 | Maksim Sokolovskii | Philadelphia Flyers | Buffalo Sabres via BUF | D / LONDON / OHL |
| #28 | Marcus Nordmark | Anaheim Ducks | Montreal Canadiens via MTL | LW / DJURGARDEN JR. / SWEDEN-JR. |
| #29 | Juho Piiparinen | Vegas Golden Knights | Colorado Avalanche via COL | D / TAPPARA / FINLAND |
| #30 | Jack Hextall | Calgary Flames | Vegas Golden Knights via VGK | C / YOUNGSTOWN / USHL |
| #31 | Tommy Bleyl | Nashville Predators | Carolina Hurricanes via CAR | D / MONCTON / QMJHL |
| #32 | Jaxon Cover | Ottawa Senators | Ottawa Senators | LW / LONDON / OHL |