2026 NHL Entry Draft | |
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The 2026 NHL Entry Draft will be the 64th NHL Entry Draft. The draft is expected to be held in the summer of 2026.
Ice hockey players born between January 1, 2006, and September 15, 2008, are eligible for selection in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. Additionally, un-drafted, non-North American players born in 2005 are eligible for the draft; and those players who were drafted in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, but not signed by an NHL team and who were born after June 30, 2006, are also eligible to re-enter the draft.[1]
The order of the 2026 Entry Draft will be finalized upon the conclusion of the 2025–26 NHL season. However, some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft via trade. These picks are listed below.
The following draft picks have been dealt with a condition attached that could not be resolved yet. They are listed below with round, teams, condition itself and further notes, e.g. the players or picks involved in the respective trade.
Round | Team receiving pick | Team granting pick | Condition | Further notes |
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1 | Montreal Canadiens | Calgary Flames | Montreal will receive a first-round pick in 2026 if the Flames' first-round pick in 2024 is inside of the top nineteen selections and if Calgary does not acquire the Panthers' first-round pick in 2025 and the Flames have the first overall selection in 2025; Montreal will then receive the higher of Calgary or Florida's first-round picks in 2026.[27] | Montreal acquired this pick in a trade on August 18, 2022, that sent future considerations to Calgary in exchange for Sean Monahan and this conditional pick.[27] |
1 | Calgary Flames | Florida Panthers | Calgary will receive a first-round pick in 2026 if Florida's first-round pick in 2025 is inside of the top ten selections.[28] | Calgary acquired this pick in a trade on July 22, 2022, that sent Matthew Tkachuk and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2025 to Florida in exchange for Jonathan Huberdeau, MacKenzie Weegar, Cole Schwindt and this conditional pick.[28] |
1 | N/A | Ottawa Senators | Ottawa will forfeit one first-round pick in either 2024, 2025 or 2026, at their own choice.[29] | Ottawa was forced to forfeit this pick as a result of a league penalty sanction relating to the trade of Evgenii Dadonov to the Vegas Golden Knights, and Dadonov's subsequent voided trade to the Anaheim Ducks.[29] |
1 | Nashville Predators | Tampa Bay Lightning | Nashville will receive a first-round pick in 2026 if Tampa Bay's first-round pick in 2025 is inside of the top ten selections.[30] | Nashville acquired this pick in a trade on February 26, 2023, that sent Tanner Jeannot to Tampa Bay in exchange for a second-round pick in 2024, a third, fourth and fifth-round pick all in 2023 and this conditional pick.[30] |
3 | Calgary Flames | Dallas Stars | Calgary will receive a third-round pick in 2026 if Dallas advances to the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals.[14] | Calgary acquired this pick in a trade on February 28, 2024, that sent Cole Brady to Dallas in exchange for Artem Grushnikov, a second-round pick in 2024 and this conditional pick.[14] |
3 or 4 | Ottawa Senators | Florida Panthers | Ottawa will receive a third-round pick in 2026 if Florida wins the Stanley Cup in 2024; otherwise Ottawa will receive a fourth-round pick in 2024.[31] | Ottawa acquired this pick in a trade on March 6, 2024, that sent Vladimir Tarasenko to Florida in exchange for a third-round pick in 2025 and this conditional pick.[31] |
3 or 4 | Columbus Blue Jackets | New York Rangers | Columbus will receive a third-round pick in 2026 if the Rangers reach the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals; otherwise Columbus will receive a fourth-round pick in 2026.[32] | Columbus acquired this pick in a trade on March 8, 2024, that sent Jack Roslovic to New York in exchange for this conditional pick.[32] |
4 | Florida Panthers | Calgary Flames | Florida will receive a fourth-round pick in 2026 if Calgary receives Florida's first-round pick in 2026.[28] | Florida acquired this pick in a trade on July 22, 2022, that sent Jonathan Huberdeau, MacKenzie Weegar, Cole Schwindt and a conditional first-round pick in 2025 to Calgary in exchange for Matthew Tkachuk and this conditional pick.[28] |
4 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Edmonton Oilers | Tampa Bay will receive a fourth-round pick in 2026 if Edmonton wins the Stanley Cup in 2024; otherwise, Tampa Bay will receive Edmonton's fourth-round pick in 2025.[33] | Tampa Bay acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 6, 2024, that sent Adam Henrique to Edmonton in exchange for this conditional pick.[33] |