2026 NHL draft updates: 7-round, 32-team pick tracker - ESPN

The 2026 NHL draft took place on June 26 and 27 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo.

Here is every player selected from No. 1 to 224, including scouting notes and team fit analysis for the first-rounders.

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Team: Penn State (BIG10)
DOB: 12/20/2007 | Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 170 | Shot: L
2025-26 stats: GP: 35 | G: 15 | A: 36 | P: 51

Scouting notes: The most talented prospect in the draft treats hockey like a chess match. After posting the best points-per-game pace (2.30) in his draft-minus-one year in CHL history, McKenna's NCAA season got off to a turbulent start. But after returning from the world junior championships, he exploded with 33 points in 19 games, matching Jack Eichel's and Macklin Celebrini's NCAA production rates.

His deception and ability to manipulate defenders is elite. He changes pace, catches defenders leaning and executes elite passes. After a brilliant performance at the scouting combine, McKenna quelled concerns about his physical strength. However, concerns with his defensive disengagement, physical engagement in general and desire to play at a more calculated pace remain. If given the opportunity to flourish, McKenna is a potential 100-point scorer and elite power-play asset.

How he fits: Hockey's worst-kept secret got an exclamation point. After picking «Yukon» by Justin Bieber as his walk-up song, McKenna was drafted by Bieber himself on behalf of the Maple Leafs.

McKenna is going to be an immediately impactful player, something the Leafs desperately need. He will be a significant help to their power play with his playmaking ability. With a new coach in Jim Hiller, who was offensively