#2026 Nhl Draft

Articles tagged with 2026 Nhl Draft

Analysis Jun 24, 2026

Gavin McKenna vs Connor Bedard: Bedard set the bar with 143 junior points and a Calder, but they are different players entirely. The honest...

By Mike Johnson · 7 min read

Analysis Jun 24, 2026

How much will Gavin McKenna make? The No. 1 pick already earns a reported ~$700K in college NIL, but the NHL entry-level system caps his bas...

By Mike Johnson · 8 min read

Rules & CBA Jun 23, 2026

How the NHL Draft works, explained: who is eligible (18 by September 15), how the seven rounds and lottery work, what an entry-level contrac...

By Mike Johnson · 10 min read

Analysis Jun 13, 2026

Round 1 is June 26 at 7 p.m. ET, Rounds 2-7 are June 27 — but the channel changes between days. The full how-to-watch guide for the 2026 NHL...

By Mike Johnson · 6 min read

Analysis Jun 13, 2026

A Yukon kid who dominated two leagues two years apart, now the 2026 No. 1 pick. Inside Gavin McKenna's game, his NHL comps, and the McKenna...

By Mike Johnson · 9 min read

Analysis Jun 13, 2026

McKenna and Stenberg were the only two locks in a top-heavy class, and the 2026 NHL Draft delivered exactly that: McKenna No. 1 to Toronto,...

By Mike Johnson · 6 min read

Trade Rumors May 7, 2026

Mike Grier won the No. 2 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft and opened the phones. Six premier defensemen fit the Sharks' need — and every one of th...

By Mike Johnson · 10 min read

Trade Rumors May 7, 2026

Toronto won the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery and picked Gavin McKenna No. 1 on June 26. The Matthews Echo: 10 years between Toronto's last two fra...

By Mike Johnson · 8 min read

Trade Rumors May 7, 2026

San Jose held only the ninth-best lottery odds, then jumped to No. 2 - and GM Mike Grier kept the pick. He drafted winger Ivar Stenberg, the...

By Mike Johnson · 6 min read

Analysis Apr 26, 2026

Gavin McKenna's $700K Penn State NIL deal is the most lucrative in college hockey history, and on June 26 Toronto took him No. 1 overall. In...

By Mike Johnson · 8 min read