Gavin McKenna vs Connor Bedard
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
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Articles tagged with Gavin McKenna
How Much Will Gavin McKenna Make?
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
How the NHL Draft Works Explained
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
How to Watch the 2026 NHL Draft
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
Who Is Gavin McKenna? The No. 1 Pick
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
2026 NHL Draft Order: McKenna Goes No. 1
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
Maple Leafs Win 2026 NHL Draft Lottery
Toronto Maple Leafs won the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery on 8.5% odds, the fifth-best chance in the field, and used the No. 1 pick on Gavin McKenn...
By Mike Johnson · 8 min read
Maple Leafs Pick McKenna No. 1 in 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
Canada Falls Short at 2026 Worlds: No Medal
Canada's Teen Tier brought Celebrini and McKenna to the 2026 Worlds, and Celebrini captained the team and led it in scoring - but it still e...
By Mike Johnson · 6 min read
2026 NHL Mock Draft: First-Round Predictions, Pick by Pick
Tankathon ranks the 2026 NHL Mock Draft algorithmically. We rank it editorially: McKenna alone in Tier 1, Stenberg and Verhoeff fighting for...
By Mike Johnson · 11 min read
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2026 NHL Draft Lottery Results May 5: The 25.5% Window
Tuesday, May 5 decides the 2026 NHL Draft order. Vancouver carries a 25.5% pre-lottery ceiling and a guaranteed top-three floor; Chicago sit...
By Mike Johnson · 9 min read
Gavin McKenna 2026 NHL Draft: NIL Kickoff
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
Canucks GM Search 2026: The Lottery-First Doctrine | 12-Day Pause
Friedman says Vancouver may pause the GM search until May 5. The math is brutal: 18.5% McKenna, guaranteed top-3, five candidates, three lis...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read