The 2026 NHL Draft, decoded — all 223 picks, 514 prospects, 18 ranking sources, and a decade of data, cross-checked and cited. Built for the people who read the box score twice.
Not a mockup — the real first round. Every pick is the actual selection, each matched to the player's full file. Tap through to switch to any ranking source, sort the board, and open a player's profile.
Click any club and the whole panel re-skins to its colors — depth by position and age, the next wave, and exactly where the cupboard is bare. Real numbers, all 1,237 prospects.
Stats lays out the full season ledger across every league; Path traces the road from draft day to now. Flip the toggle — same prospects, two reads.
The interactive archive merges the finalized 2026 results into the 1990–2025 outcome history, so actual selections, pick slots, traded picks, and career outcomes live in one place.
First overall sample · 2008 → 2025
The same database that builds the board — open for you to drive. Sort any column, filter by league, and download exactly the slice you built.
Where this year's draft pool comes from — computed live from the prospect database.
The 514 pool by league — the eight biggest feeders.
Top nationalities in the 2026 class.
514 draft-eligible prospects by position.
All 223 picks are in. Explore the full record.
All 223 picks, switchable across 18 ranking sources, with team-colored Round 1 cards and the actual draft results.
Open board →Go on the clock through the real first-round order. Draft, sim, save, and share — then grade your picks against the actual results.
Make your mock →The full board as flip cards with all-time cohort ranks, scouting bands, and a consensus-volatility read.
See the cards →Scouted top-100 player profiles — two-paragraph blurbs, verified coach/GM/scout quotes, and cited source notes.
Read profiles →Every club's farm in a broadcast-scoreboard view — depth by position and age, future capital, and player files.
Pick a team →Every tracked season for every 2026-eligible skater and goalie — filter, sort, and export to the row.
Dig in →Every pick from 1990–2026 — outcome chips, traded-pick scopes, per-slot history, and a made-the-NHL-by-round chart.
Browse archive →Mock drafts, consensus ranks, prospect stats, team pipelines, and 37 drafts of history — sourced, cited, and cross-checked in one fast place. No paywall, no fluff.
Open the 2026 Draft Hub →Hockey Insights is growing into a full NHL data home — daily tidbits, a searchable player database, and the streaks and trends that actually tell the story of a season.