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Forwards rankings

2026 NHL Draft forwards rankings.

This static page filters the consensus top 100 to forwards so users can search the 2026 NHL Draft class by position. It uses the same local ranking rows as the main rankings hub and links back to player pages and the sortable board.

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Consensus forwards

Position pages are designed for searchers who know the player type they care about. They avoid mixing goalie and skater stat meanings while preserving consensus and source-spread context.

RankPlayerProfileCurrent teamLatest rowRank context
#1Gavin McKenna Player board →LW / CanadaPenn State Univ. / NCAA35 GP, 15-36-51, 1.46 P/GP17 sources, #1-#2
#2Ivar Stenberg Player board →LW/RW / SwedenFrölunda HC / SHL43 GP, 11-22-33, 0.77 P/GP17 sources, #1-#3
#5Viggo Björck Player board →C/RW / SwedenDjurgårdens IF / SHL42 GP, 6-9-15, 0.36 P/GP17 sources, #3-#12
#7Tynan Lawrence Player board →C / CanadaBoston Univ. / NCAA18 GP, 2-5-7, 0.39 P/GP17 sources, #4-#21
#8Ethan Belchetz Player board →LW / CanadaWindsor Spitfires / OHL57 GP, 34-25-59, 1.04 P/GP17 sources, #5-#16
#11Caleb Malhotra Player board →C / CanadaBoston Univ. / NCAA67 GP, 29-55-84, 1.25 P/GP15 sources, #2-#20
#12Adam Novotny Player board →LW/RW / CzechiaPeterborough Petes / OHL58 GP, 34-31-65, 1.12 P/GP16 sources, #10-#23
#15Oscar Hemming Player board →F / FinlandBoston College / NCAA19 GP, 1-7-8, 0.42 P/GP15 sources, #10-#32
#16Oliver Suvanto Player board →C / FinlandTappara / Liiga48 GP, 2-9-11, 0.23 P/GP15 sources, #3-#28
#17Elton Hermansson Player board →RW/LW / SwedenMoDo Hockey / HockeyAllsvenskanNo stat row14 sources, #5-#25
#18J.P. Hurlbert Player board →F / USAUniv. of Michigan / NCAA68 GP, 42-55-97, 1.43 P/GP14 sources, #10-#30
#21Mathis Preston Player board →F / CanadaVancouver Giants / WHL36 GP, 14-18-32, 0.89 P/GP12 sources, #7-#32
#22Ilia Morozov Player board →F / RussiaMiami Univ. (Ohio) / NCAA36 GP, 8-12-20, 0.56 P/GP15 sources, #10-#30
#23Marcus Nordmark Player board →LW / SwedenDjurgårdens IF / SHL25 GP, 14-24-38, 1.52 P/GP10 sources, #8-#29
#24Nikita Klepov Player board →F / USAMichigan State Univ. / NCAA67 GP, 37-60-97, 1.45 P/GP13 sources, #8-#29
#25Yegor Shilov Player board →C / RussiaVictoriaville Tigres / QMJHL63 GP, 32-50-82, 1.30 P/GP11 sources, #18-#32
#26Alexander Command Player board →C / SwedenÖrebro HK / SHL30 GP, 17-27-44, 1.47 P/GP11 sources, #9-#26
#27Wyatt Cullen Player board →F / USAUSNTDP Juniors / USHL40 GP, 16-29-45, 1.13 P/GP11 sources, #6-#27
#28Brooks Rogowski Player board →C / USAOshawa Generals / OHL46 GP, 15-27-42, 0.91 P/GP8 sources, #17-#32
#29Maddox Dagenais Player board →C / CanadaQuébec Remparts / QMJHL62 GP, 30-32-62, 1 P/GP11 sources, #15-#32
#30Ryan Roobroeck Player board →C / CanadaNiagara IceDogs / OHL49 GP, 30-28-58, 1.18 P/GP9 sources, #4-#30
#31Liam Ruck Player board →F / CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers / WHL68 GP, 45-59-104, 1.53 P/GP9 sources, #10-#31
#32Jack Hextall Player board →C / USAMichigan State Univ. / NCAA59 GP, 20-38-58, 0.98 P/GP7 sources, #18-#32
#35Niklas Aaram-Olsen Player board →RW/LW / NorwayÖrebro HK U20 / U20 Nationell29 GP, 20-20-40, 1.38 P/GP4 sources, #15-#35
#37Adam Valentini Player board →F / CanadaUniv. of Michigan / NCAA40 GP, 11-16-27, 0.68 P/GP5 sources, #18-#37
#38Simas Ignatavicius Player board →C/W / LithuaniaGenève-Servette HC / NL52 GP, 7-6-13, 0.25 P/GP6 sources, #10-#38
#39Casey Mutryn Player board →F / USAUSNTDP Juniors / USHL62 GP, 18-28-46, 0.74 P/GP5 sources, #21-#39
#40Markus Ruck Player board →F / CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers / WHL68 GP, 21-87-108, 1.59 P/GP5 sources, #16-#40
#41Tomas Chrenko Player board →C / SlovakiaHK Nitra / Slovakia44 GP, 9-22-31, 0.70 P/GP5 sources, #24-#41
#44Jaxon Cover Player board →LW / CanadaLondon Knights / OHL67 GP, 20-32-52, 0.78 P/GP6 sources, #23-#44
#45Gleb Pugachyov Player board →RW / RussiaTorpedo Nizhny Novgorod / KHL33 GP, 10-14-24, 0.73 P/GP5 sources, #9-#45
#47Ryder Cali Player board →C / CanadaProvidence College / NCAA47 GP, 16-20-36, 0.77 P/GP3 sources, #25-#47
#49Beckham Edwards Player board →C / CanadaUniv. of Notre Dame / NCAA64 GP, 19-26-45, 0.70 P/GP4 sources, #29-#49
#50Pierce Mbuyi Player board →LW / CanadaPenn State Univ. / NCAA68 GP, 32-43-75, 1.10 P/GP1 sources, #50-#50
#51Victor Plante Player board →F / USAUniv. of Minnesota-Duluth / NCAA57 GP, 21-27-48, 0.84 P/GP2 sources, #22-#51
#53Adam Nemec Player board →F / SlovakiaSudbury Wolves / OHL31 GP, 14-21-35, 1.13 P/GP3 sources, #23-#53
#54Thomas Vandenberg Player board →C / CanadaOttawa 67's / OHL59 GP, 25-25-50, 0.85 P/GP1 sources, #54-#54
#58Adam Andersson Player board →C / SwedenLeksands IF U20 / U20 Nationell30 GP, 3-14-17, 0.57 P/GP2 sources, #20-#58
#59Nils Bartholdsson Player board →RW / SwedenRögle BK / SHL32 GP, 23-19-42, 1.31 P/GP1 sources, #59-#59
#63Lars Steiner Player board →RW / SwitzerlandRouyn-Noranda Huskies / QMJHL44 GP, 30-25-55, 1.25 P/GP1 sources, #63-#63
#64Chase Harrington Player board →F / CanadaSpokane Chiefs / WHL61 GP, 28-29-57, 0.93 P/GP2 sources, #26-#64
#66Matias Vanhanen Player board →F / FinlandEverett Silvertips / WHL62 GP, 21-66-87, 1.40 P/GP2 sources, #32-#66
#68Mikey Berchild Player board →F / USAUniv. of Denver / NCAA58 GP, 23-30-53, 0.91 P/GP1 sources, #68-#68
#70Alessandro Di Iorio Player board →C / CanadaSarnia Sting / OHL45 GP, 12-19-31, 0.69 P/GP1 sources, #70-#70
#74Oscar Holmertz Player board →C / SwedenLinköping HC / SHL34 GP, 13-23-36, 1.06 P/GP2 sources, #28-#74
#77Casper Juustovaara Karlsson Player board →C/LW / SwedenLuleå HF / SHL31 GP, 4-2-6, 0.19 P/GP1 sources, #77-#77
#78Beckett Hamilton Player board →F / CanadaRed Deer Rebels / WHL67 GP, 24-38-62, 0.93 P/GP1 sources, #78-#78
#79Viktor Fyodorov Player board →C / RussiaTorpedo Nizhny Novgorod / KHL32 GP, 2-6-8, 0.25 P/GP3 sources, #23-#79
#80Jonah Sivertson Player board →F / CanadaPrince Albert Raiders / WHL66 GP, 24-29-53, 0.80 P/GP1 sources, #80-#80
#81Landon Hafele Player board →F / USAArizona State Univ. / NCAA52 GP, 15-27-42, 0.81 P/GP1 sources, #81-#81
#82Egor Barabanov Player board →F / RussiaUniv. of Massachusetts / NCAA68 GP, 28-63-91, 1.34 P/GP1 sources, #82-#82
#83Wiggo Sörensson Player board →C/W / SwedenBoro/Vetlanda HC / HockeyEttan29 GP, 20-18-38, 1.31 P/GP1 sources, #83-#83
#84Lavr Gashilov Player board →C / RussiaAvto Yekaterinburg / MHL51 GP, 16-53-69, 1.35 P/GP1 sources, #84-#84
#85Rudolfs Berzkalns Player board →C / LatviaBoston College / NCAA48 GP, 13-12-25, 0.52 P/GP2 sources, #30-#85
#87Zac Olsen Player board →F / CanadaColorado College / NCAA57 GP, 18-16-34, 0.60 P/GP1 sources, #87-#87
#88Liam Lefebvre Player board →C / CanadaUniv. of Vermont / NCAA34 GP, 15-14-29, 0.85 P/GP1 sources, #88-#88
#89Logan Stuart Player board →F / USAUSNTDP Juniors / USHL57 GP, 10-20-30, 0.53 P/GP1 sources, #89-#89
#90Landon Amrhein Player board →F / USACalgary Hitmen / WHL64 GP, 10-21-31, 0.48 P/GP1 sources, #90-#90
#91Jonas Lagerberg Hoen Player board →RW / SwedenLeksands IF / HockeyAllsvenskan9 GP, 9-7-16, 1.78 P/GP2 sources, #19-#91
#93Julien Maze Player board →F / CanadaCalgary Hitmen / WHL38 GP, 24-23-47, 1.24 P/GP2 sources, #26-#93
#95Cooper Williams Player board →F / CanadaSaskatoon Blades / WHL66 GP, 23-34-57, 0.86 P/GP2 sources, #30-#95
#96Malcom Gästrin Player board →F / SwedenMoDo Hockey / HockeyAllsvenskan24 GP, 9-16-25, 1.04 P/GP1 sources, #96-#96
#97Alan Shaikhlislamov Player board →RW/LW / RussiaTolpar Ufa / MHL31 GP, 18-17-35, 1.13 P/GP2 sources, #25-#97
#98Evan Jardine Player board →F / USAOhio State Univ. / NCAA53 GP, 27-34-61, 1.15 P/GP1 sources, #98-#98
#99Rian Chudzinski Player board →RW / USAMoncton Wildcats / QMJHL54 GP, 21-17-38, 0.70 P/GP1 sources, #99-#99
#100Yaroslav Bryzgalov Player board →C/LW / BelarusMerrimack College / NCAA64 GP, 13-42-55, 0.86 P/GP1 sources, #100-#100