Ranking supplement
ESPN (Kryshak) 2026 NHL Draft source.
ESPN (Kryshak) is stored as a curated public ranking supplement. Author/date metadata: Rachel Kryshak / 2026-05-04. The rows below are local matches and are shown separately from the consensus ranking.
Source rows
Source rows are credited to the public article or board. They are useful for comparing public opinion, but they do not create model projections or private scouting reports.
| Source rank/pick | Player | Projected team | Local player context |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Gavin McKenna Player board → | LW / Penn State Univ. / NCAA | |
| #2 | Ivar Stenberg Player board → | LW/RW / Frölunda HC / SHL | |
| #3 | Carson Carels Player board → | D / Univ. of North Dakota / NCAA | |
| #4 | Chase Reid Player board → | D / Michigan State Univ. / NCAA | |
| #5 | Daxon Rudolph Player board → | D / Univ. of Denver / NCAA | |
| #6 | Nikita Klepov Player board → | F / Michigan State Univ. / NCAA | |
| #7 | Keaton Verhoeff Player board → | D / Univ. of North Dakota / NCAA | |
| #8 | Ethan Belchetz Player board → | LW / Windsor Spitfires / OHL | |
| #9 | Caleb Malhotra Player board → | C / Boston Univ. / NCAA | |
| #10 | Adam Novotny Player board → | LW/RW / Peterborough Petes / OHL | |
| #11 | Mathis Preston Player board → | F / Vancouver Giants / WHL | |
| #12 | Oliver Suvanto Player board → | C / Tappara / Liiga | |
| #13 | Viggo Björck Player board → | C/RW / Djurgårdens IF / SHL | |
| #14 | Wyatt Cullen Player board → | F / USNTDP Juniors / USHL | |
| #15 | Tynan Lawrence Player board → | C / Boston Univ. / NCAA | |
| #16 | Yegor Shilov Player board → | C / Victoriaville Tigres / QMJHL | |
| #17 | Ryan Roobroeck Player board → | C / Niagara IceDogs / OHL | |
| #18 | Alberts Smits Player board → | D / Jukurit / Liiga | |
| #19 | Ilia Morozov Player board → | F / Miami Univ. (Ohio) / NCAA | |
| #20 | JP Hurlbert | F / Kamloops / WHL | |
| #21 | Ryan Lin Player board → | D / Univ. of Denver / NCAA | |
| #22 | Ryder Cali Player board → | C / Providence College / NCAA | |
| #23 | Adam Valentini Player board → | F / Univ. of Michigan / NCAA | |
| #24 | Tommy Bleyl Player board → | D / Moncton Wildcats / QMJHL | |
| #25 | Brooks Rogowski Player board → | C / Oshawa Generals / OHL | |
| #26 | Oscar Hemming Player board → | F / Boston College / NCAA | |
| #27 | Xavier Villeneuve Player board → | D / Boston Univ. / NCAA | |
| #28 | Liam Ruck Player board → | F / Medicine Hat Tigers / WHL | |
| #29 | Elton Hermansson Player board → | RW/LW / MoDo Hockey / HockeyAllsvenskan | |
| #30 | Markus Ruck Player board → | F / Medicine Hat Tigers / WHL | |
| #31 | Marcus Nordmark Player board → | LW / Djurgårdens IF / SHL | |
| #32 | Maddox Dagenais Player board → | C / Québec Remparts / QMJHL |