# 2026 NHL entry draft

The 2026 NHL entry draft will be the 64th NHL entry draft. The draft is expected to be held in the summer of 2026.

## Eligibility

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.

## Traded picks

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.

### Round one

* The Vegas Golden Knights' first-round pick will go to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on March 6, 2024, that sent the rights of Mikhail Vorobyev to Vegas in exchange for Daniil Miromanov, a conditional third-round pick in 2025 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Calgary will receive a first-round pick in 2026 if Vegas does not possess their first-round pick in 2025 by March 10, 2024 – was converted when Vegas transferred their first-round pick in 2025 to San Jose on March 8, 2024.

### Round two

* The Buffalo Sabres' second-round pick will go to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Jacob Bernard-Docker and Josh Norris to Buffalo in exchange for Dylan Cozens, Dennis Gilbert, and this pick.
* The Colorado Avalanche's second-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on December 9, 2024, that sent Mackenzie Blackwood, Givani Smith and a fifth-round pick in 2027 to Colorado in exchange for Alexandar Georgiev, Nikolai Kovalenko, a fifth-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
* The Columbus Blue Jackets' second-round pick will go to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on August 19, 2024, that sent Jordan Harris to Columbus in exchange for Patrik Laine and this pick.
* The Minnesota Wild's second-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on March 1, 2025, that sent Gustav Nyquist to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
* The New York Islanders' second-round pick will go to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 29, 2023, that sent future considerations to New York in exchange for Josh Bailey and this pick.
* The New York Rangers' second-round pick will go to the Utah Hockey Club as the result of a trade on July 13, 2022, that sent Ty Emberson to New York in exchange for Patrik Nemeth, a second-round pick in 2025 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Arizona will receive a third-round pick in 2024 or a second-round pick in 2026, at their choice – was converted when the Rangers' third-round pick in 2024 was transferred to St. Louis on March 27, 2023.
* The Ottawa Senators' second-round pick will go to the Utah Hockey Club as the result of a trade on March 1, 2023, that sent Jakob Chychrun to Ottawa in exchange for a conditional first-round pick in 2023, a conditional second-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
* The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick will go to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on August 13, 2024, that sent St. Louis' second-round pick in 2025 and a fifth-round pick in 2026 to St. Louis in exchange for Ottawa's third-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
* The Toronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick will go to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on February 27, 2023, that sent Sam Lafferty, Jake McCabe, a conditional fifth-round pick in 2024 and a conditional fifth-round pick in 2025 to Toronto in exchange for Joey Anderson, Pavel Gogolev, a conditional first-round pick in 2025 and this pick.

### Round three

* The Carolina Hurricanes' third-round pick will go to the Utah Hockey Club as the result of a trade on March 1, 2023, that sent Shayne Gostisbehere to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
* The Colorado Avalanche's third-round pick will go to the Columbus Blue Jackets 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 Daemon Hunt, a conditional first-round pick in 2025, Toronto's fourth-round pick in 2026, a second-round pick in 2027 and this pick.
    Minnesota previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 7, 2024, that sent Brandon Duhaime to Colorado in exchange for this pick.
* The Dallas Stars' third-round pick will go to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Mikko Rantanen to Dallas in exchange for Logan Stankoven, conditional first-round picks in 2026 and 2028, a third-round pick in 2027, and this pick.
* The Florida Panthers' third-round pick will go to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on March 6, 2024, that sent Vladimir Tarasenko to Florida in exchange for a third-round pick in 2025 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Ottawa will receive a third-round pick in 2026 if Florida wins the Stanley Cup in 2024 – was converted on June 24, 2024.
* The San Jose Sharks' third-round pick will go to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on August 6, 2023, that sent Mikael Granlund, Mike Hoffman, Jan Rutta and a conditional first-round pick in 2024 to San Jose in exchange for Dillon Hamaliuk, Erik Karlsson and this pick.
* The Vancouver Canucks' third-round pick will go to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on November 30, 2023, that sent Nikita Zadorov to Vancouver in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in 2024 and this pick.

### Round four

* The Anaheim Ducks' fourth-round pick will go to the Seattle Kraken as the result of a trade on July 2, 2024, that sent Brian Dumoulin to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
* The Carolina Hurricanes' fourth-round pick will go to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on January 24, 2025, that sent the drafts rights of Nils Juntorp to Carolina in exchange for Jack Drury, Martin Necas, a second-round pick in 2025, and this pick.
* The Chicago Blackhawks' fourth-round pick will go to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade that sent Spencer Knight and a conditional first-round pick in either 2026 or the 2027 NHL entry draft to Chicago in exchange for Seth Jones and this pick.
* The Dallas Stars' fourth-round pick will go to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 28, 2024, that sent Christopher Tanev to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
* The Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick will go to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Henri Jokiharju to Boston in exchange for this pick.
    Boston previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade that sent Petr Hauser and Max Jones to Edmonton in exchange for Max Wanner, St. Louis' second-round pick in 2025.
* The Florida Panthers' fourth-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on March 6, 2025, that sent Nico Sturm and a seventh-round pick in 2027 to Florida in exchange for this pick.
* The New York Rangers' fourth-round pick will go to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on March 8, 2024, that sent Jack Roslovic to New York in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Columbus will receive a fourth-round pick in 2026 if the Rangers do not advance to the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals – was converted when the Rangers were eliminated from the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs on June 1, 2024.
* The Ottawa Senators' fourth-round pick will go to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on February 22, 2023, that sent future considerations to Ottawa in exchange for Nikita Zaitsev, a second-round pick in 2023 and this pick.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins' fourth-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on March 5, 2025, that sent Tommy Novak and Luke Schenn to Pittsburgh in exchange for Michael Bunting and this pick.
* The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth-round pick will go to the Columbus Blue Jackets 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 Daemon Hunt, a conditional first-round pick in 2025, Colorado's third-round pick in 2026, a second-round pick in 2027, and this pick.
    Minnesota previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 8, 2024, that sent Connor Dewar to Toronto in exchange for Dmitry Ovchinnikov and this pick.
* The Vegas Golden Knights' fourth-round pick will go to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on March 5, 2024, that sent Anthony Mantha to Vegas in exchange for a second-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
* The Winnipeg Jets' fourth-round pick will go to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on March 8, 2024, that sent Colin Miller to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.

### Round five

* The Philadelphia Flyers' fifth-round pick will go to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on March 6, 2024, that sent Ryan Johansen and a conditional first-round pick in 2025 to Philadelphia in exchange for Sean Walker and this pick.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth-round pick will go to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on August 13, 2024, that sent Ottawa's third-round pick in 2025 and a second-round pick in 2026 to Pittsburgh in exchange for St. Louis' second-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
* The San Jose Sharks' fifth-round pick will go to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on November 8, 2023, that sent Calen Addison to San Jose in exchange for Adam Raska and this pick.
* The Seattle Kraken's fifth-round pick will go to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on March 5, 2025, that sent Mikey Eyssimont, conditional first-round picks in 2026 and 2027, and Toronto's second-round pick in 2025 to Seattle in exchange for Kyle Aucoin, Oliver Bjorkstrand, and this pick.
* The Chicago Blackhawks' fifth-round pick will go to the Utah Hockey Club as the result of a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Aku Raty, Victor Sӧderstrӧm and the contract of Shea Weber to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
* The Carolina Hurricanes' fifth-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Mark Jankowski to Carolina in exchange for this pick.

### Round six

* The Boston Bruins' sixth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 6, 2025, that sent Justin Brazeau to Minnesota in exchange for Jakub Lauko, Marat Khusnutdinov and this pick.
    Minnesota previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 8, 2024, that sent Patrick Maroon to Boston in exchange for Luke Toporowski and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Minnesota will receive a sixth-round pick in 2026 if Maroon plays in one game for the Bruins during the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on April 20, 2024.
* The Colorado Avalanche's sixth-round pick will go to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on July 15, 2024, that sent Kevin Mandolese and a seventh-round pick in 2026 to Colorado in exchange for this pick.
* The Nashville Predators' sixth-round pick will go to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on August 13, 2024, that sent Jordan Frasca to Nashville for Cody Glass, Minnesota Wild's third-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins' sixth-round pick will go to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on February 22, 2024, that sent Emil Bemstrom to Pittsburgh in exchange for Alexander Nylander and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Columbus will receive a sixth-round pick in 2026 if Bemstrom scores fewer than six goals for Pittsburgh in the 2023–24 NHL season – was converted at the end of the Penguins' season on April 17, 2024.
* The San Jose Sharks' sixth-round pick will go to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on October 30, 2024 that sent Timothy Liljegren to San Jose in exchange for Matt Benning, a conditional third-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
* The Toronto Maple Leafs' sixth-round pick will go to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on March 7, 2024, that sent Cade Webber to Toronto in exchange for this pick.

### Round seven

* The New York Rangers' seventh-round pick will go to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on December 28, 2024, that sent Ondrej Pavel and a third-round pick in 2027 to Nashville, in exchange for Juuso Parssinen and this pick.
    Nashville previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2024 to New York in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
* The Ottawa Senators' seventh-round pick will go to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on July 15, 2024, that sent a sixth-round pick in 2026 to Ottawa in exchange for Kevin Mandolese and this pick.
* The Vancouver Canucks' seventh-round pick will go to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on February 25, 2023, that sent Vitali Kravtsov to Vancouver in exchange for Will Lockwood and this pick.
* The New Jersey Devils' seventh-round pick will go to the Seattle Kraken as the result of a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Daniel Sprong to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.

### Unresolved conditional draft picks

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 |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. Vancouver previously acquired this pick in a trade on January 31, 2025, that sent Erik Brannstrom, Jackson Dorrington and J. T. Miller to New York in exchange for Filip Chytil, Victor Mancini and this conditional pick. |
| 1 | N/A | Ottawa Senators | Ottawa will forfeit one first-round pick in either 2025 or 2026, at their own choice. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 4 | Florida Panthers | Calgary Flames | Florida will receive a fourth-round pick in 2026 if Calgary receives Florida's first-round pick in 2026. | 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. |
| 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. |