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McKenna
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The draft, with hindsight
2026 NHL Draft Revisited
Who was still available? Compare the first two rounds.
The 2026 NHL Draft included 224 selections. Here, every one of the 64 first- and second-round picks is compared with players selected later in the same draft, including rounds 3–7.
Too early for comparisons: no players from this class have ratings in the completed-season window yet. Browse the selections below; comparisons will appear as NHL data becomes available.
Actual picks & available alternatives
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64 picks
Round 1
32 selections · picks #1–32Picked
Stenberg
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Malhotra
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Rudolph
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Smits
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Carels
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Reid
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Picked
Bjorck
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Picked
Verhoeff
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Picked
Cullen
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Picked
Lawrence
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Picked
Command
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Picked
Gustafsson
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Picked
Hemming
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Picked
Klepov
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Picked
Dagenais
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Picked
Belchetz
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Picked
Suvanto
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Picked
Hermansson
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Picked
Morozov
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Picked
Lin
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L. Ruck
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Hurlbert
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Picked
Novotny
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Lagerberg Hoen
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Picked
Pugachyov
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Picked
Sokolovskii
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Picked
Nordmark
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Piiparinen
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Hextall
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Bleyl
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Picked
Cover
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Round 2
32 selections · picks #33–64Picked
Rogowski
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Villeneuve
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Picked
Roobroeck
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Harrington
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Vanhanen
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Picked
Mutryn
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Picked
M. Ruck
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Picked
Ignatavicius
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Picked
Aaram-Olsen
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Picked
GTrejbal
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Shilov
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Shcherbakov
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Kurtz
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Lefebvre
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Plante
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Cali
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Goljer
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Preston
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Hakansson
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Kulebiakin
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Liske
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Galvas
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Shaikhlislamov
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GY. Ivanov
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Runtso
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Berzkalns
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Vanecek
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Bilecki
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Sorensson
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GPsohlavec
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Forfeited
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MacBeath
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How this draft review works
We keep the actual draft order and the team that made each selection. For each pick, we rank rated players selected later in the same draft, from all seven rounds. This is a set of independent comparisons; it does not simulate players being taken off a new draft board.
sorted by a three-season rating based on Hockey Reference Point Shares. We weight Point Shares and games 50/30/20, newest season first. With the newest weight set to 1, the score is weighted Point Shares divided by weighted games plus 20. The extra games add no Point Shares, keeping very small samples conservative. Players below 20 weighted games are marked Limited data. Goalie Point Shares use the existing 0.72 scaling factor. The bar shows percentile among all players with NHL appearances in the three-season window. A missing season adds no games or points; players with only older data are labeled with their last data season. Players outside the window have No rating. This estimates demonstrated recent performance; career totals through 2025-2026 are shown separately. Career and peak ratings are not included.
0 of 64 original picks in these two rounds have a recent rating. 0 of 224 players in the full class are rated. A missing rating is not zero and does not erase a player's career. Bar lengths reflect approximate percentiles relative to NHL players in the rating window, not just this draft class.
Each pick starts with up to three alternatives. We show up to six when the model suggests a larger strength gap for several players; expand to see up to ten options. This controls how much the page shows, not statistical confidence. An unrated original starts with three options because a rating gap cannot be calculated.
We do not model draft-day expectations, team needs, injuries, contracts, trades, or different development paths. Small rating differences are not definitive judgments.
Draft order and career totals: NHL Records and NHL Stats. Rating inputs: Hockey-Reference Point Shares. Career totals through 2025-2026; ratings use completed regular seasons.
Player statistics
Gavin McKenna
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Gavin McKenna
LW · #1 · Round 1 · TOR
Recent strength
Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Ivar Stenberg
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Ivar Stenberg
LW · #2 · Round 1 · SJS
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Caleb Malhotra
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Caleb Malhotra
C · #3 · Round 1 · VAN
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Daxon Rudolph
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Daxon Rudolph
D · #4 · Round 1 · BUF
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Alberts Smits
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Alberts Smits
D · #5 · Round 1 · NYR
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Carson Carels
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Carson Carels
D · #6 · Round 1 · CGY
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Chase Reid
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Chase Reid
D · #7 · Round 1 · SEA
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Viggo Bjorck
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Viggo Bjorck
C · #8 · Round 1 · WPG
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Keaton Verhoeff
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Keaton Verhoeff
D · #9 · Round 1 · SJS
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Wyatt Cullen
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Wyatt Cullen
LW · #10 · Round 1 · NSH
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Tynan Lawrence
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Tynan Lawrence
C · #11 · Round 1 · STL
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Alexander Command
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Alexander Command
C · #12 · Round 1 · NJD
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Malte Gustafsson
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Malte Gustafsson
D · #13 · Round 1 · NYI
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Oscar Hemming
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Oscar Hemming
LW · #14 · Round 1 · CBJ
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Nikita Klepov
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Nikita Klepov
RW · #15 · Round 1 · ANA
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Maddox Dagenais
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Maddox Dagenais
C · #16 · Round 1 · STL
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Ethan Belchetz
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Ethan Belchetz
LW · #17 · Round 1 · UTA
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Oliver Suvanto
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Oliver Suvanto
C · #18 · Round 1 · WSH
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Elton Hermansson
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Elton Hermansson
RW · #19 · Round 1 · LAK
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Ilia Morozov
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Ilia Morozov
C · #20 · Round 1 · BUF
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Ryan Lin
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Ryan Lin
D · #21 · Round 1 · SJS
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Liam Ruck
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Liam Ruck
RW · #22 · Round 1 · PIT
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Jeffrey (JP) Hurlbert
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Jeffrey (JP) Hurlbert
LW · #23 · Round 1 · DET
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Adam Novotny
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Adam Novotny
LW · #24 · Round 1 · VAN
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Jonas Lagerberg Hoen
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Jonas Lagerberg Hoen
RW · #25 · Round 1 · OTT
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Gleb Pugachyov
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Gleb Pugachyov
RW · #26 · Round 1 · MTL
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Maksim Sokolovskii
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Maksim Sokolovskii
D · #27 · Round 1 · PHI
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Marcus Nordmark
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Marcus Nordmark
LW · #28 · Round 1 · ANA
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Juho Piiparinen
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Juho Piiparinen
D · #29 · Round 1 · VGK
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Jack Hextall
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Jack Hextall
C · #30 · Round 1 · CGY
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Thomas Bleyl
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Thomas Bleyl
D · #31 · Round 1 · NSH
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No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Jaxon Cover
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Jaxon Cover
RW · #32 · Round 1 · OTT
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No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Brooks Rogowski
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Brooks Rogowski
C · #33 · Round 2 · VAN
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No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Xavier Villeneuve
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Xavier Villeneuve
D · #34 · Round 2 · CHI
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No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Ryan Roobroeck
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Ryan Roobroeck
LW · #35 · Round 2 · CHI
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Chase Harrington
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Chase Harrington
LW · #36 · Round 2 · CGY
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Matias Vanhanen
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Matias Vanhanen
LW · #37 · Round 2 · NJD
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Casey Mutryn
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Casey Mutryn
RW · #38 · Round 2 · SEA
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Markus Ruck
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Markus Ruck
C · #39 · Round 2 · PIT
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Simas Ignatavicius
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Simas Ignatavicius
RW · #40 · Round 2 · FLA
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Niklas Aaram-Olsen
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Niklas Aaram-Olsen
LW · #41 · Round 2 · VAN
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Tobias Trejbal
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Tobias Trejbal
G · #42 · Round 2 · CGY
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Egor Shilov
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Egor Shilov
C · #43 · Round 2 · COL
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Nikita Shcherbakov
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Nikita Shcherbakov
D · #44 · Round 2 · NJD
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Jayden Kurtz
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Jayden Kurtz
D · #45 · Round 2 · ANA
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Liam Lefebvre
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Liam Lefebvre
C · #46 · Round 2 · LAK
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Victor Plante
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Victor Plante
LW · #47 · Round 2 · DET
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Ryder Cali
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Ryder Cali
C · #48 · Round 2 · FLA
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Adam Goljer
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Adam Goljer
D · #49 · Round 2 · LAK
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Mathis Preston
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Mathis Preston
RW · #50 · Round 2 · ANA
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
William Hakansson
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William Hakansson
D · #51 · Round 2 · CAR
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Oleg Kulebiakin
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Oleg Kulebiakin
RW · #52 · Round 2 · TBL
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Brek Liske
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Brek Liske
D · #53 · Round 2 · PHI
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Tomas Galvas
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Tomas Galvas
D · #54 · Round 2 · PIT
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Alan Shaikhlislamov
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Alan Shaikhlislamov
RW · #55 · Round 2 · CGY
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Yuri Ivanov
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Yuri Ivanov
G · #56 · Round 2 · BOS
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Timofei Runtso
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Timofei Runtso
D · #57 · Round 2 · MTL
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Rudolfs Berzkalns
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Rudolfs Berzkalns
C · #58 · Round 2 · EDM
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Jakub Vanecek
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Jakub Vanecek
D · #59 · Round 2 · DAL
Recent strength
Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Alexander Bilecki
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Alexander Bilecki
D · #60 · Round 2 · TOR
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Wiggo Sorensson
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Wiggo Sorensson
C · #61 · Round 2 · CAR
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
Martin Psohlavec
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Martin Psohlavec
G · #62 · Round 2 · PHI
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.
FORFEIT
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FORFEIT
— · #63 · Round 2 · VGK
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Career NHL regular season
Career statistics unavailable: no NHL player ID.
Benjamin MacBeath
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Benjamin MacBeath
D · #64 · Round 2 · NYR
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Career NHL regular season
No NHL regular-season games recorded.