Prospect Watcher

Scouting NHL prospects as a hobby. I'm not a professional whatsoever.

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🚨 FINAL 2026 #NHLDRAFT RANKINGS 🚨

This class was a challenge, but a fun one.
It all comes down to this.

📺 210 games
👥 103 players
📊 483 reports

Gavin McKenna is the #1.

Who’s too high? Who’s too low? Let’s argue.
Drop a name for a detailed report 👇

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@charlieo_conn I’m really surprised he fell this "far" in the draft. With his size and mobility, I honestly thought he’d go in the top 15.

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A team should really pick Mathis Preston soon…

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My top picks still available for day 2:

Xavier Villeneuve (10th on my list)
Mathis Preston (15th)
Yegor Shilov (29th)
Niklas Aaram-Olsen (30th)

Not surprised they were not picked today, but they could make a team very happy on day 2!

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The #GoSensGo close out the first round of the #2026NHLDraft with Jaxon Cover, a big riser in this year's draft!

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The #Smashville trade up and selects a very mobile defenseman in Tommy Bleyl!

Very, very good pick for them!

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The #Flames select a very Philly-style player, Jack Hextall!

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The #VegasBorn get the steady defenseman Juho Piiparinen at #29!

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The #FlyTogether trade up and get Marcus Nordmark.

Very talented, but lots of work ahead of him.

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The #LetsGoFlyers get the big man Maksim Sokolovskii (6'7", 240 lbs) with the 27th pick. Skates very well for his size, excited to see what he becomes!

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The #GoHabsGo trade up to 26 and select the big winger Gleb Pugachyov, don't have a report on him either!

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The #GoSensGo select Jonas Lagerberg Hoen with the 25th overall pick. I don't have a report on him, sorry!

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With the 24th pick, the #Canucks select Adam Novotny (I had him at 12). Solid pick at this rank!

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With the 23rd pick the #LGRW selects J.P. Hurlbert, I think he can be a sneaky good pick, this guy can score goals!

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The #LetsGoPens get a pretty good player in Liam Ruck with the 22nd pick! Will they be able to get the second twin?

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The #TheFutureIsTeal trade up to 21 and select Ryan Lin (about time), he's a safe pick!

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I like this pick for the #SabreHood, he will be very hard to play against, Ilia Morozov is a beast!

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The #GoKingsGo go with a homerun-swing pick and select Elton Hermansson with the 19th pick!

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The #ALLCAPS select a high-floor, low-ceiling forward, Oliver Suvanto!

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They continue their quest to have the biggest team ever built, I think.

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The #TusksUp trade up to 17 and select Ethan Belchetz!

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