2026 NHL DRAFT.THE PROSPECT BOARD.
32 prospects. Compare teams, leagues, positions and publisher grades in the original scouting order.
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| HP rank | Prospect / team | Position | Height / weight | HP grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viggo BjorckDjurgardens · SWEDENRC · 5'9" / 177 | RC | 5'9" / 177 | A |
| 2 | Caleb MalhotraBrantford · OHLLC · 6'1.75" / 182 | LC | 6'1.75" / 182 | A |
| 3 | Gavin McKennaPenn State · NCAALW · 5'11" / 170 | LW | 5'11" / 170 | A |
| 4 | Ivar StenbergFrolunda · SWEDENLW · 5'11" / 183 | LW | 5'11" / 183 | A |
| 5 | Carson CarelsPrince George · WHLLD · 6'1.75" / 198 | LD | 6'1.75" / 198 | A |
| 6 | Keaton VerhoeffNorth Dakota · NCAARD · 6'3.5" / 208 | RD | 6'3.5" / 208 | A |
| 7 | Chase ReidSoo · OHLRD · 6'2.5" / 195 | RD | 6'2.5" / 195 | A |
| 8 | Malte GustafssonHV 71 · SWEDENLD · 6'4.25" / 200 | LD | 6'4.25" / 200 | A |
| 9 | Wyatt CullenUSA U18 · NTDPLW/LC · 6'1" / 176 | LW/LC | 6'1" / 176 | A |
| 10 | Daxon RudolphPrince Albert · WHLRD · 6'2.5" / 206 | RD | 6'2.5" / 206 | A |
| 11 | Gleb PugachyovNizhny Novgorod · RUSSIALW/RW · 6'3" / 198 | LW/RW | 6'3" / 198 | A |
| 12 | Alberts SmitsJukurit · FINLANDLD · 6'3" / 205 | LD | 6'3" / 205 | A |
| 13 | Oliver SuvantoTappara · FINLANDLC · 6'2.75" / 207 | LC | 6'2.75" / 207 | A |
| 14 | Nikita ShcherbakovNeftekamsk · RUSSIA-2LD · 6'3" / 187 | LD | 6'3" / 187 | A |
| 15 | Ryan LinVancouver · WHLRD · 5'11" / 178 | RD | 5'11" / 178 | A |
| 16 | Nikita KlepovSaginaw · OHLLW · 6'0" / 180 | LW | 6'0" / 180 | A |
| 17 | JP HurlbertKamloops · WHLRW · 5'11.75" / 183 | RW | 5'11.75" / 183 | A |
| 18 | Ethan BelchetzWindsor · OHLLW · 6'5.5" / 228 | LW | 6'5.5" / 228 | A |
| 19 | Oscar HemmingBoston College · NCAALW · 6'3.5" / 193 | LW | 6'3.5" / 193 | A |
| 20 | Maksim SokolovskiiLondon · OHLLD · 6'7" / 238 | LD | 6'7" / 238 | B |
| 21 | William HakanssonLulea · SWEDENLD · 6'4" / 207 | LD | 6'4" / 207 | B |
| 22 | Niklas Aaram-OlsenOrebro Jr · SWEDEN-JRLW · 6'1" / 183 | LW | 6'1" / 183 | B |
| 23 | Maddox DagenaisQuebec · QMJHLLW/LC · 6'3.75" / 196 | LW/LC | 6'3.75" / 196 | B |
| 24 | Tommy BleylMoncton · QMJHLRD · 5'11.5" / 165 | RD | 5'11.5" / 165 | B |
| 25 | Simas IgnataviciusGeneve-Servette · SWISSRW · 6'3" / 198 | RW | 6'3" / 198 | B |
| 26 | Brooks RogowskiOshawa · OHLRC · 6'7" / 235 | RC | 6'7" / 235 | B |
| 27 | Markus RuckMedicine Hat · WHLLC · 5'11.75" / 164 | LC | 5'11.75" / 164 | B |
| 28 | Liam RuckMedicine Hat · WHLRW · 5'11.5" / 174 | RW | 5'11.5" / 174 | B |
| 29 | Elton HermanssonModo · SWEDEN-2RW · 6'1" / 181 | RW | 6'1" / 181 | B |
| 30 | Jonas Lagerberg HoenLeksand Jr · SWEDEN-JRRW · 6'2" / 185 | RW | 6'2" / 185 | B |
| 31 | Adam NovotnyPeterborough · OHLLW · 6'1.25" / 205 | LW | 6'1.25" / 205 | B |
| 32 | Casey MutrynUSA U18 · NTDPRW · 6'3" / 200 | RW | 6'3" / 200 | B |
Key definitions
HP rank · rank
Original HockeyProspect.com final talent rank. Lower numbers appear earlier in the published scouting order.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this comparison cover?
HockeyProspect.com · Final top 32 · Published 14 June 2026
HockeyProspect.com final 2026 scouting order, published 14 June 2026. Published ranks stay attached to each prospect when filtering or sorting. Deke does not calculate an independent talent score. Team, league, position, size and grade are transcribed from this edition; they are not current affiliations or measurements. Height and weight are shown as published; the source weight column does not label its unit. No numerical meaning is inferred from the publisher grade.
How is HP rank calculated?
This is HockeyProspect.com's published scouting order. Deke preserves each original rank and does not calculate an independent talent score. Filtering changes which prospects are visible, not their source rank.
What do the size and grade columns mean?
Position, height, weight and grade are shown as published in this edition. The source does not label the weight unit; no conversion is applied. Grade is a publisher label, not a score calculated by Deke.
Are these current teams and measurements?
These profiles belong to the published 2026 edition. They are historical source attributes; later transfers or measurements are not applied to this board.
Sources & methodology
Source coverage: 32 included · 0 excluded.
Generated 2026-09-11T17:36:46.069322+00:00 · Retrieved 2026-09-11T17:36:46.069322+00:00
Freshness deadline 2026-09-12T17:36:46.069322+00:00
Sources for this comparison
All 32 prospects in HockeyProspect.com final public 2026 ranking.
HP rank · Method hockeyprospect-final-2026-profiles-v2
Published scouting order: hockeyprospect-final-2026-profiles-v2 · Effective 2026-06-14
- HockeyProspect.com · Observed unknown · Published 2026-06-14T10:59:04-04:00 · Edition facts only. Underlying scouting and measurement dates are not separately published. · Original final 2026 evaluator table; one publisher. · Public factual profile fields and attributed ranking; no scouting prose, photographs or grade interpretation reproduced.
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