Get to Know the Penguins’ 2026 Draft Class Jordan Orth | June 28, 2026 The 2026 NHL Entry Draft has come and gone, taking place this weekend (June 26 and 27), and the Pittsburgh Penguins ended up selecting six players this year. As general…
Meet the Newest Devil: Getting to Know 1st-Round Draft Pick Alexander Command Devora Slonim | June 28, 2026 The New Jersey Devils entered the 2026 NHL Draft with several options. Holding the 12th overall pick after an injury-plagued and disappointing season, many expected new general manager Sunny Mehta…
Canadiens Wisely Use 2026 First-Round Pick Selecting Pugachyov Ryan Szporer | June 28, 2026 Canadiens fans are understandably disappointed after they picked Gleb Pugachyov 26th overall at the Draft. It’s not justified, though.
Canucks News & Rumours: Malhotra, Rogowski, Nikishin for Pettersson & Team Philosophy Emerges The Old Prof | June 28, 2026 The NHL Draft may be over, but the Vancouver Canucks‘ offseason is really just entering its next phase. This is the time of year when organizations begin revealing who they…
Get to Know the Red Wings’ 2026 Draft Class Jordan Orth | June 28, 2026 While a lot of the news surrounding the Detroit Red Wings continues to be about captain Dylan Larkin requesting a trade, the 2026 NHL Entry Draft took place over the…
Canadiens Use Market Inefficiencies to Build Core Identity Blain Potvin | June 28, 2026 An NHL team’s entry draft success is fundamentally about finding “surplus value”, drafting players who significantly outperform their draft slots. While top-10 picks are high-probability assets, general manager (GM) Kent Hughes has…
26 Thoughts on the 2026 NHL Draft: Prevailing Questions, Overall Takeaways & More Mark Scheig | June 28, 2026 The 2026 NHL Draft has come and gone. To say it was an interesting week in Buffalo would be a major understatement. Considering all the bigger trades that took place…
Carolina Hurricanes Draft 6 at 2026 NHL Entry Draft Zach Martin | June 28, 2026 The 2026 NHL Entry Draft has officially come and gone. Once again, the Carolina Hurricanes were able to obtain draft capital throughout the two-day event. Heading into the draft, the…
7 Things to Know About Oilers’ Top 2026 Draft Pick Rudolfs Berzkalns Brian Swane | June 28, 2026 At the 2026 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo on Saturday (June 27), the Edmonton Oilers selected centre Rudolfs Berzkalns with the 58th overall pick. Berzkalns was the first of five…
Grading Each Team’s 2026 Draft Class Jordan Orth | June 28, 2026 The 2026 NHL Entry Draft has come and passed, with plenty of excitement between some surprise selections and various trades among teams. Each NHL organization added plenty of talent and…
Philadelphia Flyers’ 2026 NHL Draft Grades Justin Giampietro | June 28, 2026 General manager Daniel Brière has completed his fourth NHL Entry Draft with the Philadelphia Flyers. How did he do? Round 1, Pick 27: Maksim Sokolovskii, D, London Knights (OHL) The…
5 Players Who Went Way Earlier Than Expected at the 2026 NHL Draft Andrew Epps | June 28, 2026 The Buffalo Sabres traded Bowen Byram to climb to fourth overall, then used the pick on the first defenseman off the board, a player most public boards had closer to…
