Mock draft supplement
NHL.com — Post-Combine mock (Kimelman/Morreale) 2026 NHL Draft source.
NHL.com — Post-Combine mock (Kimelman/Morreale) is stored as a curated public mock draft supplement. Author/date metadata: Adam Kimelman & Mike G. Morreale / 2026-06-08. 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 | Chase Reid Player board → | D / Michigan State Univ. / NCAA | |
| #3 | Caleb Malhotra Player board → | C / Boston Univ. / NCAA | |
| #4 | Ivar Stenberg Player board → | LW/RW / Frölunda HC / SHL | |
| #5 | Carson Carels Player board → | D / Univ. of North Dakota / NCAA | |
| #6 | Viggo Björck Player board → | C/RW / Djurgårdens IF / SHL | |
| #7 | Alberts Smits Player board → | D / Jukurit / Liiga | |
| #8 | Keaton Verhoeff Player board → | D / Univ. of North Dakota / NCAA | |
| #9 | Daxon Rudolph Player board → | D / Univ. of Denver / NCAA | |
| #10 | Tynan Lawrence Player board → | C / Boston Univ. / NCAA | |
| #11 | Wyatt Cullen Player board → | F / USNTDP Juniors / USHL | |
| #12 | Ethan Belchetz Player board → | LW / Windsor Spitfires / OHL | |
| #13 | Oliver Suvanto Player board → | C / Tappara / Liiga | |
| #14 | Malte Gustafsson Player board → | D / HV71 / SHL | |
| #15 | Tommy Bleyl Player board → | D / Moncton Wildcats / QMJHL | |
| #16 | Alexander Command Player board → | C / Örebro HK / SHL | |
| #17 | Oscar Hemming Player board → | F / Boston College / NCAA | |
| #18 | Nikita Klepov Player board → | F / Michigan State Univ. / NCAA | |
| #19 | Ilia Morozov Player board → | F / Miami Univ. (Ohio) / NCAA | |
| #20 | JP Hurlbert | LW / Kamloops Blazers / WHL | |
| #21 | Jack Hextall Player board → | C / Michigan State Univ. / NCAA | |
| #22 | Ryan Lin Player board → | D / Univ. of Denver / NCAA | |
| #23 | Maddox Dagenais Player board → | C / Québec Remparts / QMJHL | |
| #24 | Adam Novotny Player board → | LW/RW / Peterborough Petes / OHL | |
| #25 | Casey Mutryn Player board → | F / USNTDP Juniors / USHL | |
| #26 | Yegor Shilov Player board → | C / Victoriaville Tigres / QMJHL | |
| #27 | Brooks Rogowski Player board → | C / Oshawa Generals / OHL | |
| #28 | Adam Goljer Player board → | D / HK Dukla Trencin / Slovakia | |
| #29 | Liam Ruck Player board → | F / Medicine Hat Tigers / WHL | |
| #30 | Xavier Villeneuve Player board → | D / Boston Univ. / NCAA | |
| #31 | Juho Piiparinen Player board → | D / Tappara / Liiga | |
| #32 | Elton Hermansson Player board → | RW/LW / MoDo Hockey / HockeyAllsvenskan |