Ranking supplement
ESPN — Big Board (Kryshak, final) 2026 NHL Draft source.
ESPN has Gavin McKenna at #1 for the 2026 NHL Draft (June 26-27, 2026). ESPN — Big Board (Kryshak, final) is stored as a curated public ranking supplement. Author/date metadata: Rachel Kryshak / 2026-06-24. 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 | Viggo Björck Player board → | C/RW / Djurgårdens IF / SHL | |
| #5 | Chase Reid Player board → | D / Michigan State Univ. / NCAA | |
| #6 | Keaton Verhoeff Player board → | D / Univ. of North Dakota / NCAA | |
| #7 | Daxon Rudolph Player board → | D / Univ. of Denver / NCAA | |
| #8 | Caleb Malhotra Player board → | C / Boston Univ. / NCAA | |
| #9 | Nikita Klepov Player board → | F / Michigan State Univ. / NCAA | |
| #10 | Ethan Belchetz Player board → | LW / Windsor Spitfires / OHL | |
| #11 | Malte Gustafsson Player board → | D / HV71 / SHL | |
| #12 | Wyatt Cullen Player board → | F / USNTDP Juniors / USHL | |
| #13 | Ryan Lin Player board → | D / Univ. of Denver / NCAA | |
| #14 | Adam Novotny Player board → | LW/RW / Peterborough Petes / OHL | |
| #15 | Xavier Villeneuve Player board → | D / Boston Univ. / NCAA | |
| #16 | Alberts Smits Player board → | D / Jukurit / Liiga | |
| #17 | Tynan Lawrence Player board → | C / Boston Univ. / NCAA | |
| #18 | J.P. Hurlbert Player board → | F / Univ. of Michigan / NCAA | |
| #19 | Mathis Preston Player board → | F / Vancouver Giants / WHL | |
| #20 | Elton Hermansson Player board → | RW/LW / MoDo Hockey / HockeyAllsvenskan | |
| #21 | Alexander Command Player board → | C / Örebro HK / SHL | |
| #22 | Oscar Hemming Player board → | F / Boston College / NCAA | |
| #23 | Yegor Shilov Player board → | C / Victoriaville Tigres / QMJHL | |
| #24 | Tommy Bleyl Player board → | D / Moncton Wildcats / QMJHL | |
| #25 | Brooks Rogowski Player board → | C / Oshawa Generals / OHL | |
| #26 | Ilia Morozov Player board → | F / Miami Univ. (Ohio) / NCAA | |
| #27 | Oliver Suvanto Player board → | C / Tappara / Liiga | |
| #28 | Marcus Nordmark Player board → | LW / Djurgårdens IF / SHL | |
| #29 | Juho Piiparinen Player board → | D / Tappara / Liiga | |
| #30 | Maddox Dagenais Player board → | C / Québec Remparts / QMJHL | |
| #31 | Nikita Shcherbakov Player board → | D / Toros Neftekamsk / VHL | |
| #32 | Ryan Roobroeck Player board → | C / Niagara IceDogs / OHL |