The 2026 NHL Draft is in the books 🤩 So we're taking a look back at how all 32 NHL teams performed in Buffalo 🔥
@DavidSt_Louis and @MitchLBrown graded every NHL team's draft haul this year 👀
Unlocked to read 🔓: https://t.co/d2GhFQbfNe
🚨 TELL YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR FAMILY! TELL EVERYONE! THE DRAFT GUIDE IS OUT NOW! (YES, WE ARE YELLING BECAUSE THIS IS IMPORTANT)
Get it now → https://t.co/rPDvbFbKkm
It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Johan Nilsson, the founder of Elite Prospects and the person whose curiosity and passion for hockey planted the seed for everything we have built together.
Born on the 9th of April 1981, Johan founded Elite Prospects in December 1999 at just 18 years old. What started as a vision driven by a deep love of hockey grew into the world’s leading hockey platform, a testament to the kind of person he was. Johan had a rare combination of qualities: sharp intellect, deep knowledge, and a kindness that made everyone around him feel valued.
He could dive into the most complex problems with calm and clarity, and he brought that same thoughtfulness to the people he worked with every day. For the past nine years, Johan faced a battle with colon cancer with the same calm and strength that defined everything he did.
His love of hockey was never just about the game. It was about understanding it fully, honestly, and in all its detail. That drive is woven into the DNA of Elite Prospects, and it will continue to shape the future of what we do.
To know Johan was to be quietly inspired by him. We are all immensely grateful that we got to work alongside someone like him. Our deepest condolences go to his family and loved ones. He will be greatly missed, by all of us and by the global hockey community. Johan leaves behind his beloved wife and two children, aged two and eight.
Our final ranking for the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft has arrived, and it's a MASSIVE one, featuring the Top 1⃣2⃣0⃣ players and a whopping 30 honourable mentions 🤩
The full article is UNLOCKED 🔓 to read now: https://t.co/fpAFEx2vW7
Watch this shift from Carson Carels. Late 3rd period. Tied game. Season on the line.
He blocks a slot shot, calmly settles the puck behind his net to force a line change. Then delivers a perfect stretch pass for a breakaway & lays out a forward trying to exit #2026NHLDraft
There's been a lot of movement since January... 👀
Here's the Elite Prospects' April Top 100 ranking for the 2026 NHL Draft 🔥
🔗: https://t.co/F4DbwRq3kf
4th last isn’t a terrible spot to end up for the #Flames. Some people I trust have a tier drop after the 6th spot, so that’s decent news. For the record, I think Carels is the best fit if they don’t win the lottery
Only one 2026 NHL draft-eligible prospect has the potential to change an NHL franchise: Gavin McKenna 🤩
@DavidSt_Louis and @MitchLBrown break down his NHL draft season, similarities to Patrick Kane, and more 👀
UNLOCKED TO READ 🔓 : https://t.co/YdTK7bN0ii
The transfer portal opens tomorrow.
One name two sources mentioned to me in Las Vegas: Sounds like Cullen Potter (Flames) will enter.
And a little surprisingly, one source mentioned Michigan State, where Potter was previously committed before decommitting and landing at ASU.
To wrap up our U23 NHL-affiliated series, our scouts ranked every NHL team's U23 core 🔥
Check out which NHL teams are set up best for the future, and which organizations have work to do 👀
✍️: @MitchLBrown, @DavidSt_Louis, @Kareem_scouting
🔗: https://t.co/sVheqX6dVC
The Elite Prospects U23 series continues with the Top 25-ranked NHL-affiliated goaltenders 🤩
@jakewtitus and @creaseanalysis break down the group, and introduce the new goalie ratings system 👀🔥
🔗: https://t.co/MHvLJPmQ1q
We watched the games, looked at all the available stats, and refined our projections of these players based on their environment and development.
Here's our 2026 Top-100 u23 NHL-affiliated skaters ranking.
https://t.co/tRaLshI2ik
The Elite Prospects U23 Series is back for a second straight season 🤩 To start us off, our scouts put together the Top 100-ranked NHL-affiliated skaters born September 16, 2002 or later 🔥
✍️: @DavidSt_Louis, @JFreshHockey, @Kareem_scouting, @GriffingDylan, @MitchLBrown
🔗: https://t.co/tZCXw0yRzv