2026 NHL Draft Rankings: Early Edition
Upside Hockey's Way Too Early Top 32 For The 2026 NHL Draft
Updated June 28, 2026
Gavin McKenna is of course the odds on favourite to go coast-to-coast as our number ranked prospect. Though there is a lot more talent to get excited about for this upcoming draft class. To launch the next season of prospect exploration, here's our way too early rankings for the 2026 NHL Draft from our Chief Rankings Officer, Eldon MacDonald.
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For the full rankings database check it out at our 2026 NHL Draft Headquarters. Beyond the Top 32 we have prospects on our watch list for the remaining players of interest. We’ll keep adding additional features to this rankings database as the season unfolds as well as eventually ranking the Top 224. We usually highlight approximately 400 prospects for each draft class with in-depth prospect profiles on more than 200 of them.
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