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 | Montreal Canadiens | Calgary Flames | Montreal will receive a first-round pick in 2026 if the Flames' first-round pick in 2024 is inside of the top nineteen selections and if Calgary does not acquire the Panthers' first-round pick in 2025 and the Flames have the first overall selection in 2025; Montreal will then receive the higher of Calgary or Florida's first-round picks in 2026. [56] | Montreal acquired this pick in a trade on August 18, 2022, that sent future considerations to Calgary in exchange for Sean Monahan and this conditional pick. [56] |
1 | New York Islanders | Colorado Avalanche | New York will receive a first-round pick if Colorado's first-round pick in 2026 is not conveyed to Philadelphia and is outside of the top ten selections. Otherwise this will become a first-round pick in 2027. [57] | 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. [57] |
1 | Philadelphia Flyers | Colorado Avalanche | Philadelphia will receive a first-round pick if Colorado's first-round pick in 2025 is inside of the top ten selections. [58] | Philadelphia acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 6, 2024, that sent Sean Walker and a fifth-round pick in 2026 to Colorado in exchange for Ryan Johansen and this conditional pick. [58] |
1 | Carolina Hurricanes | Dallas Stars | If Dallas' first-round pick in 2026 is within the top 10 selections, they will have the option to defer this pick to an unconditional first-round pick in 2027. [19] | 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. [19] |
1 | Philadelphia Flyers | Edmonton Oilers | Philadelphia will receive a first-round pick in 2026 if Edmonton's first-round pick in 2025 is inside of the top twelve selections. [59] | Philadelphia acquired this pick in a trade on June 28, 2024, that sent a Florida's first-round pick in 2024 to Edmonton in exchange for this conditional pick. [59] |
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 12 or Edmonton has traded their first-round pick in 2027 before the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline; otherwise, San Jose will receive Edmonton's choice of first-round pick in 2026 or 2027. [60] | 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. [60] |
1 | Calgary Flames | Florida Panthers | Calgary will receive a first-round pick in 2026 if Florida's first-round pick in 2025 is inside of the top ten selections. [61] | Calgary acquired this pick in a trade on July 22, 2022, that sent Matthew Tkachuk and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2025 to Florida in exchange for Jonathan Huberdeau, Cole Schwindt, MacKenzie Weegar and this conditional pick. [61] |
1 | Chicago Blackhawks | Florida Panthers | Chicago will receive a first-round pick in 2026 if Florida possesses their first-round pick. Otherwise, the pick will defer to 2027. [26] | Chicago acquired this pick in a trade on March 1, 2025, that sent Seth Jones and a fourth-round pick to Florida in exchange for Spencer Knight and this conditional pick. [26] |
1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Minnesota Wild | Columbus will receive a first-round pick in 2026 if Minnesota's first-round pick in 2025 is inside the top five selections. [17] | Columbus acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 30, 2024, that sent David Jiricek and a fifth-round pick in 2025 to Minnesota in exchange for a third and fourth-round pick in 2026, a second-round pick in 2027 and this conditional pick. [17] |
1 | Calgary Flames | New Jersey Devils | Calgary will receive a first-round pick in 2026 if New Jersey's first-round pick in 2025 is inside of the top ten selections. [62] | Calgary acquired this pick in a trade on June 19, 2024, that sent Jacob Markstrom to New Jersey in exchange for Kevin Bahl and this conditional pick. [62] |
1 | Pittsburgh Penguins | New York Rangers (via Vancouver) | Pittsburgh will receive a first-round pick in 2026 if the Rangers' first-round pick in 2025 is inside the top thirteen selections. [63] | Pittsburgh acquired this pick in a trade on January 31, 2025, that sent Drew O'Connor and Marcus Pettersson to Vancouver in exchange for Vincent Desharnais, Melvin Fernstrom, Danton Heinen and this conditional pick. [63]
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1 | N/A | Ottawa Senators | Ottawa will forfeit one first-round pick in either 2025 or 2026, at their own choice. [65] | Ottawa was forced to forfeit this pick as a result of a league penalty sanction relating to the trade of Evgenii Dadonov to the Vegas Golden Knights, and Dadonov's subsequent voided trade to the Anaheim Ducks. [65] |
1 | Nashville Predators | Tampa Bay Lightning | Nashville will receive a first-round pick in 2026 if Tampa Bay's first-round pick in 2025 is inside of the top ten selections. [66] | Nashville acquired this pick in a trade on February 26, 2023, that sent Tanner Jeannot to Tampa Bay in exchange for a second-round pick in 2024, a third, fourth and fifth-round pick all in 2023 and this conditional pick. [66] |
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 and is not conveyed to Nashville. Otherwise, this becomes a first-round pick in 2028. [40] | 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, a second-round pick in 2025, and this conditional pick. [40] |
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 and not conveyed to Chicago. [67] | 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. [67] |
1 | Chicago Blackhawks | Toronto Maple Leafs | Chicago will receive a first-round pick in 2026 if Toronto's first-round pick in 2025 is inside of the top ten selections. [68] | Chicago acquired this pick in a trade on February 27, 2023, that sent Sam Lafferty, Jake McCabe, a conditional fifth-round pick in 2024 and 2025 to Toronto in exchange for Joey Anderson, Pavel Gogolev, a second-round pick in 2026 and this conditional pick. [68] |
4 | Florida Panthers | Calgary Flames | Florida will receive a fourth-round pick in 2026 if Calgary receives Florida's first-round pick in 2026. [61] | Florida acquired this pick in a trade on July 22, 2022, that sent Jonathan Huberdeau, Cole Schwindt, MacKenzie Weegar and a conditional first-round pick in 2025 to Calgary in exchange for Matthew Tkachuk and this conditional pick. [61] |
5 | St. Louis Blues | New York Islanders | The trade condition is not confirmed. | St. Louis acquired this pick in a trade on January 27, 2025, that sent Scott Perunovich to the Islanders in exchange for this conditional pick. [69] |