2026 Draft Prospects

250 prospects ranked by NHL Central Scouting

250 prospects

Rank ↑	Name ↕	Pos ↕	Age ↕	League ↕	GP ↕	G ↕	A ↕	PTS ↕
#1	🇨🇦Gavin McKenna	LW	18	NCAA	35	15	36	51
#2	🇸🇪Ivar Stenberg	LW	18	SHL	43	11	22	33
#3	🇨🇦Chase Reid	D	18	OHL	45	18	30	48
#4	🇱🇻Alberts Smits	D	18	DEL	5	0	1	1
#5	🇨🇦Carson Carels	D	17	WHL	58	20	53	73
#6	🇫🇮Oliver Suvanto	C	17	Liiga	48	2	9	11
#7	🇨🇦Keaton Verhoeff	D	17	NCAA	36	6	14	20
#8	🇸🇪Viggo Bjorck	C	18	SHL	42	6	9	15
#9	🇨🇦Daxon Rudolph	D	18	WHL	68	28	50	78
#10	🇸🇪Elton Hermansson	RW	18	Allsvenskan	38	11	10	21
#11	🇨🇦Caleb Malhotra	C	17	OHL	67	29	55	84
#12	🇫🇮Juho Piiparinen	D	17	Liiga	29	0	3	3
#13	🇨🇦Tynan Lawrence	C	17	NCAA	18	2	5	7
#14	🇸🇪Malte Gustafsson	D	17	SHL	27	0	3	3
#15	🇨🇦Nikita Klepov	RW	17	OHL	67	37	60	97
#16	🇸🇪Marcus Nordmark	LW	18	J20 Nationell	25	14	24	38
#17	🇨🇦Ethan Belchetz	LW	18	OHL	57	34	25	59
#18	🇷🇺Gleb Pugachyov	RW	18	MHL	33	10	14	24
#19	🇷🇺Ilia Morozov	C	17	NCAA	36	8	12	20
#20	Simas Ignatavicius	RW	18	NLA	52	7	6	13
#21	🇸🇪Oscar Hemming	LW	17	NCAA	19	1	7	8
#22	🇸🇪Alexander Command	C	17	J20 Nationell	30	17	27	44
#23	🇨🇦Jeffrey Hurlbert	LW	18	WHL	68	42	55	97
#24	🇸🇪William Hakansson	D	18	SHL	22	0	2	2
#25	🇺🇸Wyatt Cullen	LW	17	USHL	34	12	22	34
#26	🇷🇺Nikita Shcherbakov	D	18	MHL	15	0	10	10
#27	🇨🇿Adam Novotny	LW	18	OHL	58	34	31	65
#28	🇸🇰Adam Goljer	D	17	Slovak Extraliga	43	4	7	11
#29	🇨🇦Maddox Dagenais	C	18	QMJHL	62	30	32	62
#30	🇸🇪Niklas Aaram-Olsen	LW	18	J20 Nationell	29	20	20	40
#31	🇨🇦Ryan Lin	D	18	WHL	53	14	43	57
#32	🇫🇮Vilho Vanhatalo	RW	18	U20 SM-Liiga	38	10	9	19
#33	🇨🇦Thomas Bleyl	D	18	QMJHL	63	13	68	81
#34	🇫🇮Samu Alalauri	D	17	U20 SM-Liiga	40	6	19	25
#35	🇨🇦Xavier Villeneuve	D	18	QMJHL	37	6	32	38
#36	🇸🇪Mans Gudmundsson	D	17	J20 Nationell	35	1	24	25
#37	🇷🇺Egor Shilov	C	18	QMJHL	63	32	50	82
#38	🇸🇪Jonas Lagerberg Hoen	RW	18	J20 Nationell	9	9	7	16
#39	🇨🇦Liam Ruck	RW	18	WHL	68	45	59	104
#40	🇸🇪Adam Andersson	C	17	J20 Nationell	30	3	14	17
#41	🇨🇦Brooks Rogowski	C	17	OHL	46	15	27	42
#42	🇫🇮Simon Katolicky	LW	17	U20 SM-Liiga	29	6	11	17
#43	🇨🇦Benjamin MacBeath	D	18	WHL	67	7	44	51
#44	🇨🇿Filip Novak	LW	18	Czech Jr.	28	11	24	35
#45	🇨🇦Markus Ruck	C	18	WHL	68	21	87	108
#46	🇷🇺Viktor Fedorov	C	18	VHL	32	2	6	8
#47	🇺🇸Casey Mutryn	RW	17	USHL	55	14	23	37
#48	🇸🇰Tomas Chrenko	C	18	Slovak Extraliga	44	9	22	31
#49	🇨🇦Ryder Cali	C	17	OHL	47	16	20	36
#50	🇷🇺Alan Shaikhlislamov	RW	17	MHL	31	18	17	35
#51	🇨🇦Chase Harrington	LW	18	WHL	61	28	29	57
#52	🇷🇺Vsevolod Matveyev	D	18	MHL	41	2	10	12
#53	🇨🇦Adam Nemec	LW	18	OHL	31	14	21	35
#54	🇫🇮Noel Pakarinen	LW	17	U20 SM-Liiga	31	13	17	30
#55	🇨🇦Ryan Roobroeck	LW	18	OHL	49	30	28	58
#56	🇸🇪Oscar Holmertz	C	18	J20 Nationell	34	13	23	36
#57	🇨🇦Jaxon Cover	RW	18	OHL	67	20	32	52
#58	🇸🇪Axel Elofsson	D	17	J20 Nationell	32	9	32	41
#59	🇱🇻Rudolfs Berzkalns	C	18	USHL	48	13	12	25
#60	🇷🇺Yaroslav Fedoseyev	D	18	MHL	24	2	11	13
#61	🇨🇿Jakub Vanecek	D	18	WHL	59	14	21	35
#62	🇸🇪Samuel Eriksson	D	18	J20 Nationell	32	3	3	6
#63	🇨🇦Mathis Preston	RW	17	WHL	46	18	26	44
#64	🇫🇮Jakub Frolo	C	18	U20 SM-Liiga	37	10	30	40
#65	🇨🇦Beckett Hamilton	C	18	WHL	67	24	38	62
#66	🇸🇪Nils Bartholdsson	RW	18	J20 Nationell	32	23	19	42
#67	🇺🇸Jack Hextall	C	18	USHL	59	20	38	58
#68	🇫🇮Luka Arkko	LW	18	U20 SM-Liiga	42	11	14	25
#69	🇨🇦Thomas Vandenberg	C	17	OHL	59	25	25	50
#70	🇸🇪Max Isaksson	C	18	J20 Nationell	30	14	14	28
#71	🇨🇦Zach Olsen	RW	18	WHL	57	18	16	34
#72	🇷🇺Lavr Gashilov	C	18	MHL	51	16	53	69
#73	🇨🇦Tyus Sparks	C	18	WHL	69	28	37	65
#74	🇨🇿Pavel Kurka	D	17	Czech Jr.	26	2	10	12
#75	🇨🇦Liam Lefebvre	C	18	QMJHL	59	32	27	59
#76	🇸🇪Ola Palme	D	18	J20 Nationell	20	5	9	14
#77	🇨🇦Charlie Morrison	D	18	QMJHL	41	4	9	13
#78	🇫🇮Lucian Bernat	RW	17	U20 SM-Liiga	37	15	16	31
#79	🇷🇺Maksim Sokolovskii	D	17	OHL	44	2	6	8
#80	🇫🇮Doman Szongoth	C	17	U20 SM-Liiga	44	10	18	28
#81	🇨🇦Alessandro Di Iorio	C	18	OHL	45	12	19	31
#82	🇷🇺Yaroslav Matyev	D	18	MHL	50	5	7	12
#83	🇺🇸Victor Plante	LW	18	USHL	50	19	21	40
#84	🇸🇪Ludvig Andersson	RW	17	J20 Nationell	31	20	22	42
#85	🇷🇺Egor Barabanov	C	19	OHL	68	28	63	91
#86	🇨🇿David Sedlacek	LW	18	Czech Jr.	44	11	17	28
#87	🇨🇦Brek Liske	D	18	WHL	52	7	17	24
#88	🇸🇪William Lundqvist	D	18	J20 Nationell	31	2	2	4
#89	🇺🇸Luke Schairer	D	18	USHL	55	1	16	17
#90	🇫🇮Ossi Tukio	D	18	U20 SM-Liiga	34	9	16	25
#91	🇨🇦Giorgos Pantelas	D	18	WHL	68	6	31	37
#92	🇸🇪Theodor Knights	D	18	J20 Nationell	24	0	2	2
#93	🇸🇰Vladimir Dravecky	D	18	OHL	58	9	19	28
#94	🇫🇮Jiko Laitinen	C	18	U20 SM-Liiga	41	19	22	41
#95	🇷🇺Timofei Runtso	D	18	WHL	68	11	33	44
#96	🇷🇺Alexander Ivanov	D	17	VHL	36	0	3	3
#97	🇨🇦Alexander Bilecki	D	18	OHL	66	9	20	29
#98	🇫🇮Jakub Floris	D	18	U20 SM-Liiga	38	10	8	18
#99	🇨🇦Cooper Williams	C	18	WHL	66	23	34	57
#100	🇷🇺Alexander Sapozhnikov	D	19	MHL	19	4	11	15
#101	🇺🇸Blake Zielinski	C	18	USHL	53	25	30	55
#102	🇨🇿Jan Brabenec	C	18	Czech Jr.	44	13	34	47
#103	🇨🇦Jake Gustafson	C	18	WHL	68	13	12	25
#104	🇷🇺Matvei Kotkov	RW	17	MHL	37	14	17	31
#105	🇨🇦Jonah Sivertson	RW	17	WHL	66	24	29	53
#106	🇷🇺Matvey Karasyov	D	18	MHL	46	3	7	10
#107	🇫🇮Matias Vanhanen	LW	18	WHL	62	21	66	87
#108	🇫🇮Anttoni Uronen	C	17	Liiga	27	2	8	10
#109	🇺🇸Landon Nycz	D	18	NCAA	35	1	2	3
#110	🇸🇪William Sorbrand	C	18	J20 Nationell	28	10	8	18
#111	🇨🇦Pierce Mbuyi	LW	18	OHL	68	32	43	75
#112	🇷🇺Alexander Morozov	D	17	MHL	48	2	8	10
#113	🇨🇦Will McLaughlin	D	18	WHL	68	9	21	30
#114	🇸🇪Mans Josbrant	LW	18	J20 Nationell	36	17	20	37
#115	🇨🇦Kayden Lemire	RW	18	WHL	68	9	20	29
#116	🇷🇺Artyom Matyuk	C	18	MHL	54	13	26	39
#117	🇨🇦Cole Zurawski	RW	18	OHL	63	24	22	46
#118	🇸🇪Axel Brongel-Larsson	D	18	SHL	37	3	9	12
#119	🇨🇦Caelan Joudrey	C	18	WHL	67	19	10	29
#120	🇸🇪Malcom Gastrin	LW	17	J20 Nationell	24	9	16	25
#121	🇺🇸Jayden Kurtz	D	18	High-Mn	26	13	25	38
#122	🇷🇺Elisei Ryabykin	D	17	MHL	48	3	16	19
#123	🇨🇦Ethan MacKenzie	D	19	WHL	59	22	36	58
#124	🇸🇪Felix Carell	D	20	SHL	31	0	0	0
#125	🇨🇦Rian Chudzinski	RW	18	QMJHL	54	21	17	38
#126	🇸🇰Samuel Karsay	RW	18	Slovakia-Jr.	17	7	6	13
#127	🇺🇸Landon Hafele	C	18	USHL	52	15	27	42
#128	🇫🇮Joel Tarvainen	D	18	U20 SM-Liiga	40	1	5	6
#129	🇨🇦Lincoln Kuehne	D	18	NCAA	30	1	1	2
#130	🇷🇺Pavel Denisov	D	17	MHL	40	2	14	16
#131	🇨🇦Kyle Heger	D	18	WHL	64	11	24	35
#132	🇸🇰Michal Jakubec	C	17	Slovakia-Jr.	27	10	13	23
#133	🇺🇸Jonas Kemps	D	18	USHL	57	2	7	9
#134	🇫🇮Atte Vuori	C	18	U20 SM-Liiga	37	7	25	32
#135	🇨🇦Eric Frossard	D	18	OHL	51	5	9	14
#136	🇸🇪Henry Nicolaysen	D	18	J20 Nationell	17	1	2	3
#137	🇨🇦Beckham Edwards	C	18	OHL	64	19	26	45
#138	🇷🇺Andrei Bykov	C	18	MHL	60	8	22	30
#139	🇨🇦Zachary Lansard	RW	17	WHL	68	24	32	56
#140	🇸🇪Lukas Andersson	C	17	J20 Nationell	27	0	3	3
#141	🇨🇦Benjamin Wilmott	C	19	OHL	66	27	39	66
#142	🇨🇿Tomas Galvas	D	20	Czech Extraliga	32	8	16	24
#143	🇨🇦Niko Tournas	RW	20	QMJHL	64	43	31	74
#144	🇸🇪Isac Hedqvist	C	21	SHL	49	10	10	20
#145	🇨🇦Alex Kostov	RW	19	OHL	47	24	31	55
#146	Fabrice Bouvard	C	17	Swiss-Jr.	35	11	19	30
#147	🇨🇦Brayden Klimpke	D	18	WHL	68	4	43	47
#148	🇫🇮Max Laatikainen	D	17	U20 SM-Liiga	22	3	8	11
#149	🇨🇦Spencer Bowes	LW	18	OHL	67	23	19	42
#150	🇸🇪Oliwer Sjostrom	D	19	Allsvenskan	48	1	25	26
#151	🇺🇸Dayne Beuker	C	18	USHL	55	12	25	37
#152	Daniil Ustinkov	D	19	Swiss-2	28	2	16	18
#153	🇺🇸Michael Berchild	LW	18	USHL	52	19	27	46
#154	🇫🇮Leo Tuuva	RW	19	Liiga	34	4	10	14
#155	🇺🇸Evan Jardine	LW	18	USHL	53	27	34	61
#156	🇨🇿Antonin Pufr	D	17	Czech Jr.	44	2	14	16
#157	🇺🇸Parker Trottier	LW	18	USHL	54	11	13	24
#158	🇷🇺Nikita Gromakov	RW	18	MHL	52	12	17	29
#159	🇨🇦Wesley Royston	RW	18	OHL	59	12	6	18
#160	🇫🇮Sakari Kostilainen	LW	19	Liiga	32	8	2	10
#161	🇨🇦Landon Amrhein	LW	18	WHL	64	10	21	31
#162	🇷🇺Danil Sysoyev	C	18	MHL	56	17	28	45
#163	🇨🇦Colin Fitzgerald	C	18	OHL	63	15	18	33
#164	🇨🇿Tomas Cermak	D	17	Czech Jr.	48	5	10	15
#165	🇨🇦Parker Vaughan	RW	18	OHL	68	14	19	33
#166	🇸🇪Tim Thomsson	D	19	Allsvenskan	18	0	7	7
#167	🇨🇦Louis Bourque	RW	17	QMJHL	54	24	25	49
#168	🇸🇪Wiggo Sorensson	C	18	Sweden-4	29	20	18	38
#169	🇨🇦Carter Stevens	RW	18	OHL	53	20	16	36
#170	🇨🇿David Zmrhal	D	17	Czech Jr.	50	2	7	9
#171	🇨🇦Adam Valentini	C	18	NCAA	40	11	16	27
#172	🇸🇪Morgan Anderberg	C	18	SHL	39	2	1	3
#173	🇨🇦Oleg Kulebiakin	RW	18	QMJHL	64	29	44	73
#174	🇫🇮Vertti Svensk	D	18	U20 SM-Liiga	33	3	28	31
#175	🇨🇦Dylan Dean	C	17	WHL	52	15	14	29
#176	🇨🇿Matej Kubiesa	RW	19	Czech Extraliga	21	4	1	5
#177	🇨🇦Lars Steiner	RW	18	QMJHL	44	30	25	55
#178	🇷🇺Roman Laman	C	18	MHL	55	16	24	40
#179	🇨🇦Yaroslav Bryzgalov	LW	19	WHL	64	13	42	55
#180	🇫🇮Jere Somervuori	LW	18	Liiga	52	6	10	16
#181	🇨🇦Lucas Ambrosio	D	18	OHL	64	1	19	20
#182	🇸🇪Oliver Larsen	LW	19	J20 Nationell	36	20	33	53
#183	🇺🇸Kent Sauer	C	18	High-Mn	15	8	17	25
#184	🇨🇿Josef Holejsovsky	RW	17	Czech Jr.	49	8	16	24
#185	🇨🇦Kade Stengrim	LW	18	WHL	66	25	19	44
#186	🇷🇺Yan Melnikov	RW	18	MHL	45	20	20	40
#187	🇺🇸Zach Wooten	LW	20	USHL	61	35	27	62
#188	🇸🇪Casper Juustovaara	C	18	SHL	31	4	2	6
#189	🇨🇦Jasper Kuhta	C	19	OHL	62	32	31	63
#190	🇷🇺Adel Kalimullin	RW	18	MHL	29	9	3	12
#191	🇺🇸Cole Tuminaro	D	19	USHL	54	5	11	16
#192	🇷🇺Gleb Tsyplakov	RW	17	MHL	49	8	16	24
#193	🇨🇦Adam Levac	C	17	OHL	60	16	28	44
#194	🇫🇮Vilmeri Vaananen	D	17	U20 SM-Liiga	20	0	4	4
#195	🇨🇦Olivers Murnieks	C	17	QMJHL	31	7	13	20
#196	🇸🇪Douglas Paul	C	17	J20 Nationell	32	8	17	25
#197	🇨🇦Sean Burick	D	18	WHL	50	0	4	4
#198	🇫🇮Wilmer Kallio	RW	18	U20 SM-Liiga	44	7	23	30
#199	🇺🇸Joseph Erickson	C	18	High-Mn	28	32	32	64
#200	🇸🇰Ivan Matta	C	18	Slovak Extraliga	34	4	3	7
#201	🇺🇸Myles Brosnan	D	18	High-Ma	30	7	44	51
#202	🇫🇮Veeti Rasanen	LW	19	U20 SM-Liiga	36	28	20	48
#203	🇨🇦Aleksei Vlasov	LW	18	QMJHL	64	44	36	80
#204	🇫🇮Vojtech Hora	D	17	U20 SM-Liiga	32	2	5	7
#205	🇨🇦Jean-Cristoph Lemieux	LW	17	OHL	56	20	23	43
#206	🇨🇿Vojtech Kubin	C	18	Czech Jr.	47	4	16	20
#207	🇺🇸William Manchuso	C	18	High-Ma	24	26	24	50
#208	🇫🇮Jonne Parkkali	D	18	U20 SM-Liiga	40	2	15	17
#209	🇨🇦Braidy Wassilyn	LW	17	OHL	62	19	27	46
#210	🇨🇿Vojtech Svancar	LW	18	Czech Jr.	46	11	17	28
#211	🇨🇦Benjamin Cossette Ayotte	D	18	QMJHL	62	4	34	38
#212	🇷🇺Ilya Dolgopolov	D	18	MHL	56	9	15	24
#213	🇨🇦Benett Kelly	D	18	WHL	66	5	19	24
#214	🇫🇮Olli Wahlroos	LW	18	U20 SM-Liiga	24	8	7	15
#215	🇨🇦Eddy Doyle	D	18	QMJHL	59	2	16	18
#216	Kimi Sutter	RW	18	Swiss-Jr.	44	19	18	37
#217	🇨🇦Alofa Ta'Amu	D	17	WHL	62	3	9	12
#218	🇸🇪John Hagglof	D	17	J20 Nationell	31	4	7	11
#219	🇨🇦Callum Croskery	D	18	OHL	43	3	15	18
#220	🇷🇺Semyon Simonov	RW	20	KHL	63	12	8	20
#221	🇨🇦Alexandre Taillefer	D	18	QMJHL	28	2	15	17
#222	🇸🇰Roderik Cernak	D	18	Slovakia-Jr.	25	4	10	14
#223	🇺🇸Charlie Puglisi	C	18	High-Ma	35	26	50	76
#224	🇷🇺Ivan Patrikhayev	D	20	KHL	66	3	10	13
#225	🇨🇦Michel Myloserdnyy	D	18	QMJHL	59	1	5	6
#226	🇸🇪Rasmus Orenas	LW	18	J20 Nationell	31	6	6	12
#227	🇨🇦Daniel Walters	C	18	QMJHL	63	15	15	30
#228	🇫🇮Jesse Parssinen	C	18	Liiga	23	1	0	1
#229	🇺🇸Brian McFadden	D	18	High-Ma	29	2	15	17
#230	🇸🇰Michal Ondrejcak	LW	17	Slovakia-Jr.	15	8	6	13
#231	🇨🇦Cameron Kuzma	C	17	WHL	66	12	19	31
#232	🇸🇪Melwin Larsson	LW	18	J20 Nationell	23	8	4	12
#233	🇨🇦Dylan Dumont	RW	17	QMJHL	62	28	16	44
#234	🇸🇪Zigge Bratt	D	18	J20 Nationell	19	4	15	19
#235	🇨🇦Aiden O'Donnell	LW	18	OHL	45	11	14	25
#236	🇷🇺Rafik Varosyan	LW	18	MHL	59	13	13	26
#237	🇨🇦Layne Gallacher	C	18	OHL	53	10	20	30
#238	🇨🇿Ondrej Szarowski	D	18	Czech Jr.	42	0	4	4
#239	🇺🇸Richard Zemlicka	C	20	USHL	29	6	6	12
#240	🇸🇪Hjalmar Cilthe	D	18	J20 Nationell	32	3	5	8
#241	🇺🇸Nicholas Bogas	D	17	USHL	31	1	2	3
#242	🇫🇮Oiva Juntunen	LW	17	U20 SM-Liiga	41	13	6	19
#243	🇨🇦Kalder Varga	RW	17	WHL	68	21	16	37
#244	🇷🇺Kirill Buzaev	LW	17	MHL	48	3	9	12
#245	🇨🇦Jordan Duguay	LW	18	WHL	68	22	43	65
#246	🇨🇿Vojtech Cerny	D	18	Czech Jr.	45	1	5	6
#247	🇨🇦Brody Pepoy	RW	17	OHL	67	16	13	29
#248	🇫🇮Eelis Uronen	D	17	U20 SM-Liiga	18	2	4	6
#249	🇨🇦Nikita Ovcharov	LW	18	QMJHL	64	17	27	44
#250	🇸🇪Ludvig Soderberg	D	18	J20 Nationell	36	7	16	23