Upside Hockey's 2026 NHL Draft Rankings April Edition
Upside's Top 224 ranked prospects for this NHL Draft class by Chief Rankings Officer Eldon MacDonald
Upside Hockey continues our in-depth prospect exploration, here’s our April Rankings for the 2026 NHL Draft from our Chief Rankings Officer, Eldon MacDonald.
Note: Draft Rankings Completed April 7, 2026
Compare to:
The Risers:
Just to highlight some of the movement:
Carson Carels: Moved up 2 spots (From 5 to 3)
Ivar Stenberg: Moved up 1 spot (From 3 to 2)
Viggo Bjorck: Moved up 10 spots (From 22 to 12)
Caleb Malholtra: Moved up 6 spots (From 12 to 6)
The Fallers:
Keaton Verhoeff: Fell 3 spots (From 2 down to 5) — Slight shuffle at the very top.
Oliver Suvanto: Fell 8 spots (From 10 down to 18)
Ryan Roobroeck: Fell 13 spots (From 15 down to 28)
William Hakansson: Fell 14 spots (From 18 down to 32)
And here is our Top 224:
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Hey Chris, really enjoyed your list. It will be interesting to see where my picks compare to yours over the coming years. Gotta ask - no Peter Benjamin Ziak? Have a look at his numbers...how is he not a prospect?