2026 NHL entry draft | |
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The 2026 NHL entry draft will be the 64th NHL entry draft. The draft is expected to be held in the summer of 2026.
Ice hockey players born between January 1, 2006, and September 15, 2008, are eligible for selection in the 2026 NHL entry draft. Additionally, un-drafted, non-North American players born in 2005 are eligible for the draft; and those players who were drafted in the 2024 NHL entry draft, but not signed by an NHL team and who were born after June 30, 2006, are also eligible to re-enter the draft. [1]
The order of the 2026 entry draft will be finalized upon the conclusion of the 2025–26 NHL season. However, some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft via trade. These picks are listed below.
The following draft picks have been dealt with a condition attached that could not be resolved yet. They are listed below with round, teams, condition itself and further notes, e.g. the players or picks involved in the respective trade.
Round | Team receiving pick | Team granting pick | Condition | Further notes |
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1 | New York Rangers | Carolina Hurricanes | New York will receive a first-round pick in 2026 if Carolina's first-round pick in 2026 is outside of the top ten selections. Otherwise, this will become a first round pick in 2027. [9] | New York acquired this pick in a trade on July 1, 2025, that sent K'Andre Miller to Carolina in exchange for Scott Morrow, a second-round pick in 2026, and this conditional pick. [9] |
1 | New York Islanders | Colorado Avalanche | New York will receive a first-round pick in 2026 if Colorado's first-round pick in 2026 is outside of the top ten selections. Otherwise, this will become a first-round pick in 2027. [75] | New York acquired this pick in a trade on March 6, 2025, that sent William Dufour and Brock Nelson to Colorado in exchange for Oliver Kylington, Calum Ritchie and a conditional third-round pick in 2028 and this conditional pick. [75] |
1 | Carolina Hurricanes | Dallas Stars | Carolina will receive a first-round pick in 2026 if Dallas' first-round pick in 2026 is outside of the top ten selections. Otherwise, this will become a first-round pick in 2027. [27] | Carolina acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Mikko Rantanen to Dallas in exchange for Logan Stankoven, a conditional first-round pick in 2028, third-round picks in 2026 and 2027 and this conditional pick. [27] |
1 | San Jose Sharks | Edmonton Oilers | San Jose will receive Edmonton's first-round pick in 2026 if the pick is outside of the top twelve selections or Edmonton if has traded their first-round pick in 2027 before the 2026 NHL trade deadline. If the Oilers' retain their first-round pick in 2027 after the 2026 NHL trade deadline and their first-round pick in 2026 is inside the top twelve selections this pick will be deferred to 2027. [76] | San Jose acquired this pick in a trade on March 6, 2025, that sent Jake Walman to Edmonton in exchange for Carl Berglund and this conditional pick. [76] |
1 | Seattle Kraken | Tampa Bay Lightning | Seattle will receive a first-round pick in 2026 if Tampa Bay's first-round pick in 2026 is outside the top ten selections. Otherwise, this will become a first-round pick in 2028. [55] | Seattle acquired this pick in a trade on March 5, 2025, that sent Kyle Aucoin, Oliver Bjorkstrand and a fifth-round pick in 2026 to Tampa Bay in exchange for Mikey Eyssimont, a conditional first-round pick in 2027, Toronto's second-round pick in 2025, and this conditional pick. [55] |
1 | Boston Bruins | Toronto Maple Leafs | Boston will receive a first-round pick in 2026 if Toronto's first-round pick in 2026 is outside of the top five selections. Otherwise, this will become a first-round pick in 2027. [77] | Boston acquired this pick in a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Brandon Carlo to Toronto in exchange for Fraser Minten, a fourth-round pick in 2025 and this conditional pick. [77] |