2026 NHL draft prospects

[landy92mack29]

you never really know until a player makes the jump to the WHL/Juniors how they'll adjust but looking like another very strong class out west even with Kosick+Beuker looking like NCAA path players and no idea what the imports will be

1-Gavin McKenna F Medicine Hat
2-Mathis Preston F Spokane
3-Daxon Rudolph D Prince Albert
4-Ryan Lin D Vancouver
5-Brett Olson F Vancouver
6-Keaton Verhoeff D Victoria
7-Joe Iginla F Edmonton
8-Liam Ruck F Medicine Hat
9-Markus Ruck F Medicine Hat
10-Riley Boychuk F Prince Albert

HM-Ty Muenier F Prince Albert, Beckett Hamilton F Red Deer, Cruz Pavao F Tri-City, Jordan Duguay F Portland, Caelan Joudrey F Wenatchee

 

[wetcoast]

you never really know until a player makes the jump to the WHL/Juniors how they'll adjust but looking like another very strong class out west even with Kosick+Beuker looking like NCAA path players and no idea what the imports will be

1-Gavin McKenna F Medicine Hat
2-Mathis Preston F Spokane
3-Daxon Rudolph D Prince Albert
4-Ryan Lin D Vancouver
5-Brett Olson F Vancouver
6-Keaton Verhoeff D Victoria
7-Joe Iginla F Edmonton
8-Liam Ruck F Medicine Hat
9-Markus Ruck F Medicine Hat
10-Riley Boychuk F Prince Albert

HM-Ty Muenier F Prince Albert, Beckett Hamilton F Red Deer, Cruz Pavao F Tri-City, Jordan Duguay F Portland, Caelan Joudrey F Wenatchee

Some really exciting prospects coming out of the Dub recently both in quality and quantity.

Too bad about Kosick+Beuker though.

Kosick is tiny though so the NCAA might be his best path but he might stagnate on the way.

Any idea on where he and Beuker are playing next year?

 

[landy92mack29]

Some really exciting prospects coming out of the Dub recently both in quality and quantity.

Too bad about Kosick+Beuker though.

Kosick is tiny though so the NCAA might be his best path but he might stagnate on the way.

Any idea on where he and Beuker are playing next year?

both will try and make the NTDP as both are dual citizens. If not I imagine they'll be in the BCHL, maybe USHL.

 

[Garl]

Lol no denial of the other part

I don't "hate" russian players either, but I barely even wrote anything about belarusians at all

 

[Dirtyf1ghter]

Alexander Vlasov seems to be very strong too.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Evan Jardine 8 points in 7 games for Youngstown in limited action. Most of his season in U17 minor hockey, late 2007 born, Harvard commit

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Evan Jardine 8 points in 7 games for Youngstown in limited action. Most of his season in U17 minor hockey, late 2007 born, Harvard commit

Watched one of his games recently. Looked like of these small dime a dozen opportunistic scorers. What he’s doing in the USHL for a 2026 eligible is notable, but I didn’t think he looked like a future high pick. Potentially that changes.

 

[Buttonwood]

How does the top 30 of 2026 stack up against 2023, 2024, 2025 at this point?

Based on way to early estimations is it 1. 2023, 2. 2025, 3a. 2026 3b. 2024 (tbh I'm just basing the last 2 on the respective rankings of Iginla brothers )