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Way Too Early 2026 (Super Draft) Rankings:

Gavin McKenna
Keaton Verheoff
Ivar Stenberg
Mathis Preston
Viggo Bjorck
Ryan Lin
Viktor Fydorov
Ryan Roobroeck
Mikey Berchild
Carson Carels
Chase Reid
Ethan Belchetz
Simon Katolicky
Adam Valentini
Braidy Wassilyn
Marcus Nordmark
Adam Novotny
Daxon Rudolph
Maddox Dagenais
Luke Schrairer
Joe Iginla
Tynan Lawrence
Brady Smith
Beckham Edwards
Xavier Villeneuve
Alex Vlasov
JP Hurlbert
Oliver Murnieks
Cooper Williams
Liam Ruck
Niklas Aaram-Olsen
Alex Di Iorio

33. Jack Hextall
Dayne Beuker
Colin Fitzgerald
Malte Gustafsson
Lars Steiner
Calum Croskery
Chase Harrington
Adam Nemec
Yegor Shilov
Alex McLean
Zach Nyman
 
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Did this for my own amusement but compiled the 4 recent user posts from the mid-season into an aggregate list, with a few modifiers for outliers / common names.

This is not at all scientific but halfway through the first season most have been really able to lay eyes on some of these guys, here is what we have as kind of an initial "shape" of the draft names. "------" denotes a statistical "break" between groupings:

1. G. McKenna (#1 on each list)
2. K. Verhoeff (#2 on each list)
3. M. Preston (between #3-6 on each list)
4. R. Roobroeck (between #3-8 on each list)
5. E. Belchetz (high #3, low #12)
6. I. Stenberg (high #3, low #10)
7. V. Bjorck (between #5-7 on three lists)
8. S. Katolicky (#4 on two lists)
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9. C. Reid (high #5, low #22)
10. A. Novotny (between #11-17 on each list)
11. V. Fyodorov (top 10 on 2 lists but low of #31)
12. X. Villeneuve (high #8, low #25)
13. R. Lin (top 10 on 2 lists but outside R1 on one list)
14. M. Berchild (high #9, low #31)
15. M. Gustafsson (high #9 but outside R1 on one list)
16. T. Lawrence (between #11-22 on each list)
17. B. Wassilyn (high #8 but outside R1 on one list)
18. J. Hextall (between #12-33 on each list)
19. O. Murnieks (between #12-33 on each list)
20. C. Carels (between #10-15 on 3 lists, outside R1 on one list)
21. B. Edwards (high #13 but outside R1 on one list)
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22. L. Steiner (top 25 on 3 lists, outside R1 on one list)
23. Y. Shilov (top 25 on 3 lists, outside R1 on one list)
24. L. Schairer (high #14, outside R1 on one list)
25. A. Valentini (high #14, outside R1 on one list)
26. M. Dagenais (high #17, outside R1 on one list)
27. J. Hurlbut (between #27-36 on each list)
28. C. Fitzgerald (#22 on two lists, outside R1 on one list)
29. A. Di Iorio (top 32 on 3 lists, outside R1 on one list)
30. N. Aaram-Olsen (top 32 on 3 lists, outside R1 on one list)
31. C. Harrington (between #27-53 on each list)
32. M. Nordmark (high #16, outside R1 on two lists)
33. B. Cossette-Ayotte (high #14, outside R1 on two lists)
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34. O. Holmertz
35. D. Beuker
36. D. Randolph (dominating at the moment, this will rise IMO)
37. T. Chrenko
38. I. Morozov
39. L. Nycz
40. A. Vlasov
41. N. Ocharov
42. C. Croskery
43. C. Williams
44. J. Lemeiux
45. J. Iginla
46. E. Hermansson
47. B. Smith
48. S. Alalauri
49. J. Kemps
50. R. Brown
51. Z. Nyman
52. C. Mutryn (another guy that will rise quickly IMO)
53. V. Dravecky (quite a fall here from the early hype)
54. L. Ruck
55. L. Kolarik

Honorable Mentions Below
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HM. F. Novak
HM. L. Zajic
HM. C. Hicks
HM. M. Kotkov
HM. A. Nemec
HM. A. Ivanov
HM. B. Olson
HM. A. McLean
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HM. A. Elofsson
HM. V. Plante
HM. J. Larys (G)
HM K. Varga
HM L. Hafele
HM C. Malhotra
HM C. Pavao
HM O. Wahlroos
HM G. Pugachyov
HM W. Bent
HM H. Boettiger (G)
HM C. Chartrand
 
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I’m equally an OHL and QMJHL guy so here are the players I currently view as potential 1st rounders from each league:

OHL-
1.Ethan Belchetz
2. Ryan Roobreck
3. Chase Reid
4. Vincent Di Iorio
5. Colin Fitzgerald
6. Beckham Edwards
7. Braidy Wassilyn

QMJHL-
1. Xavier Villeneuve
2. Maddox Dagenais
3.Lars Steiner
4. Dylan Rozzi

Here are some players I’m loving from each league that I can see as top 33-100 picks, in order of probability as risers:

OHL1
-Ryan Brown
-Pierce Mbuyi
-Jean-Christophe Lemieux
-Rylan Singh
-Brooks Rogowski
-Carter Hicks
-Logan Hawery

QMJHL-
-Thomas Rousseau
-Benjamin Cossette-Ayotte
-Charlie Morrison
-Eddy Doyle
-William Yared
 
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dr1234 said:
I’m equally an OHL and QMJHL guy so here are the players I currently view as potential 1st rounders from each league:

OHL-
1.Ethan Belchetz
2. Ryan Roobreck
3. Chase Reid
4. Vincent Di Iorio
5. Colin Fitzgerald
6. Beckham Edwards
7. Braidy Wassilyn

QMJHL-
1. Xavier Villeneuve
2. Maddox Dagenais
3. Dylan Rozzi

Here are some players I’m loving from each league that I can see as top 33-100 picks, in order of probability as risers:

OHL1
-Ryan Brown
-Pierce Mbuyi
-Jean-Christophe Lemieux
-Rylan Singh
-Brooks Rogowski
-Carter Hicks
-Logan Hawery

QMJHL-
-Thomas Rousseau
-Benjamin Cossette-Ayotte
-Charlie Morrison
-Eddy Doyle
-William Yared
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Nice! I feel like Rogowski is building steam for sure and people really like Hicks. What do you think about Zurawski?

Out of the Q - I'm assuming no Steiner is simply an oversight? Will Bent has good physical tools coming from prep and seems to be settling in after a slow start, I think he is a riser. Have you been able to watch him at all?
 
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Nice! I feel like Rogowski is building steam for sure and people really like Hicks. What do you think about Zurawski?

Out of the Q - I'm assuming no Steiner is simply an oversight? Will Bent has good physical tools coming from prep and seems to be settling in after a slow start, I think he is a riser. Have you been able to watch him at all?
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Ooh yes Steiner is on my euro list haha, he should be in the first.

I’ve seen a good deal of Zurawski when he was on Flint and have seen two games of Bent before he was acclimated to the Q. As of now I’d see them both as 4th-5th rounders but Bent in particular could climb. I don’t dislike Zurawski but for now I see him as a good junior player but unsure of projectability
 
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Looking like it'll be another very strong WHL class next year even before we see what imports and maybe Americans come in. Could see the first 5 players all go top 10 if they keep performing+progressing as they currently are. Quite a few of the "B" ranked players can easily jump to "A" grade as have talent just have been buried in the depth chart(except Williams) so should see big jump in opportunities their draft years, will have to produce though.

A=1st, B=2/3, C=4+


1-Gavin McKenna, W Medicine Hat Tigers A

2-Keaton Verhoeff, RHD Victoria Royals A

3-Daxon Rudolph, RHD Prince Albert Raiders A

4-Mathis Preston, W Spokane Chiefs A

5-Ryan Lin, RHD Vancouver Giants A

6-Carson Carels, LHD Prince George Cougars A

7-Chase Harrington, W Spokane Chiefs A

8-Brett Olson, C Vancouver Giants B

9-Liam Ruck, W Medicine Hat Tigers B

10-Marcus Ruck, C Medicine Hat Tigers B

11-Cooper Williams, C Saskatoon Blades B

12-Riley Boychuk, C Prince Albert Raiders B

13-Joe Iginla, W Edmonton Oil Kings B

14-Bret Liske, RHD Everett Silvertips B

15-Cruz Pavao, W Tri-City Americans B

16-Ty Meunier, W Prince Albert Raiders B

17-Jordan Duguay, C Portland Winterhawks B

18-Logan Edmonstone, G Kamloops Blazers C

19-Beckett Hamilton, W Red Deer Rebels C

20-Caelan Joudrey, W Wenatchee Wild C

21-Kalder Varga, W Kelowna Rockets C

22-Tyus Sparks, RHD Vancouver Giants C

23-Brayden Klimpke, LHD Saskatoon Blades C

24-Kanju Gojsic, W Kelowna Rockets C

25-Caine Wilke, W Everett Silvertips C

26-Levi Benson, W Kelowna Rockets C

27-Hunter Aura, LHD Calgary Hitmen C

28-Giorgos Pantelas, RHD Brandon Wheat Kings C

29-Zach Olson, C Saskatoon Blades C

30-Brody Gillespie, C Spokane Chiefs C
 
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dr1234 said:
I’m equally an OHL and QMJHL guy so here are the players I currently view as potential 1st rounders from each league:

OHL-
1.Ethan Belchetz
2. Ryan Roobreck
3. Chase Reid
4. Vincent Di Iorio
5. Colin Fitzgerald
6. Beckham Edwards
7. Braidy Wassilyn

QMJHL-
1. Xavier Villeneuve
2. Maddox Dagenais
3.Lars Steiner
4. Dylan Rozzi

Here are some players I’m loving from each league that I can see as top 33-100 picks, in order of probability as risers:

OHL1
-Ryan Brown
-Pierce Mbuyi
-Jean-Christophe Lemieux
-Rylan Singh
-Brooks Rogowski
-Carter Hicks
-Logan Hawery

QMJHL-
-Thomas Rousseau
-Benjamin Cossette-Ayotte
-Charlie Morrison
-Eddy Doyle
-William Yared
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Pierce Mbuyi is going to one to shoot up the rankings next season. Just has that killer instinct in him.
 
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Kingpin794 said:
Pierce Mbuyi is going to one to shoot up the rankings next season. Just has that killer instinct in him.
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He’s this age group’s Jett Luchanko. Speed for days, and always gives his all. Sucks he’s only 5’10” because he is a power forward to a tee. Shouldn’t hold him up at all on draft day, because he has the best motor in his age group.
 
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#1, Gavin McKenna, LW, Canada, Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
#2, Keaton Verhoeff, RD, Canada, Victoria Royals (WHL)
#3, Ivar Stenberg, LW, Sweden, Frolunda (SHL)
#4, Ryan Roobroeck, C, Canada, Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
#5, Viggo Bjorck, C, Sweden, Djurgardens (J20)
#6, Ethan Belchetz, LW, Canada, Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
#7, Mathis Preston, C, Canada, Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
#8, Ryan Lin, RD, Canada, Vancouver Giants (WHL)
#9, Daxon Rudolph, RD, Canada, Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
#10, Adam Novotny, LW, Czechia, Mountfield (Czech)
#11, Tynan Lawrence, C, Canada Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
#12, Xavier Villeneuve, LD, Canada, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL)
#13, Carson Carels, LD, Canada, Prince George Cougars (WHL)
#14, Chase Reid, RD, USA, Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
#15, Niklas Aaram-Olsen, LW, Norway, Orebro (J20)
#16, Adam Nemec, RW, Slovakia, Nitra (Slovak)
#17, Olivers Murnieks, C, Latvia, Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
#18, JP Hurlbert, C, USA, USNTDP (USHL)
#19, Elton Hermansson, RW, Sweden, Orebro (J20)
#20, Simon Katolicky, LW, Czechia, Tappara (U18)
#21, Alessandro Di Iorio, C, Canada, Sarnia Sting (OHL)
#22, Tomas Chrenko, C, Slovakia, Nitra (Slovak)
#23, Mikey Berchild, C, USA, USNTDP (USHL)
#24, Tobias Tomik, C, Slovakia, Dukla Trencin (Slovak)
#25, Pierce Mbuyi, LW, Canada, Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
#26, Beckham Edwards, C, Canada, Sarnia Sting (OHL)
#27, Vladimir Dravecky, RD, Czechia, Rogle (J20)
#28, Adam Valentini, C, USA, Chicago Steel (USHL)
#29, Chase Harrington, LW, Canada, Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
#30, Maddox Dagenais, C, Canada, Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
#31, Lars Steiner, RW, Switzerland, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
#32, Marcus Nordmark, RW, Sweden, Djurgardens (J20)
 
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#1, Gavin McKenna, LW, Canada, Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
#2, Keaton Verhoeff, RD, Canada, Victoria Royals (WHL)
#3, Ivar Stenberg, LW, Sweden, Frolunda (SHL)
#4, Ryan Roobroeck, C, Canada, Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
#5, Viggo Bjorck, C, Sweden, Djurgardens (J20)
#6, Ethan Belchetz, LW, Canada, Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
#7, Mathis Preston, C, Canada, Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
#8, Ryan Lin, RD, Canada, Vancouver Giants (WHL)
#9, Daxon Rudolph, RD, Canada, Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
#10, Adam Novotny, LW, Czechia, Mountfield (Czech)
#11, Tynan Lawrence, C, Canada Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
#12, Xavier Villeneuve, LD, Canada, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL)
#13, Carson Carels, LD, Canada, Prince George Cougars (WHL)
#14, Chase Reid, RD, USA, Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
#15, Niklas Aaram-Olsen, LW, Norway, Orebro (J20)
#16, Adam Nemec, RW, Slovakia, Nitra (Slovak)
#17, Olivers Murnieks, C, Latvia, Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
#18, JP Hurlbert, C, USA, USNTDP (USHL)
#19, Elton Hermansson, RW, Sweden, Orebro (J20)
#20, Simon Katolicky, LW, Czechia, Tappara (U18)
#21, Alessandro Di Iorio, C, Canada, Sarnia Sting (OHL)
#22, Tomas Chrenko, C, Slovakia, Nitra (Slovak)
#23, Mikey Berchild, C, USA, USNTDP (USHL)
#24, Tobias Tomik, C, Slovakia, Dukla Trencin (Slovak)
#25, Pierce Mbuyi, LW, Canada, Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
#26, Beckham Edwards, C, Canada, Sarnia Sting (OHL)
#27, Vladimir Dravecky, RD, Czechia, Rogle (J20)
#28, Adam Valentini, C, USA, Chicago Steel (USHL)
#29, Chase Harrington, LW, Canada, Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
#30, Maddox Dagenais, C, Canada, Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
#31, Lars Steiner, RW, Switzerland, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
#32, Marcus Nordmark, RW, Sweden, Djurgardens (J20)
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Valentini is from Toronto but apart from that good list, I don’t think Dagenais is a first round talent but NHL lineage and physical package might blur the view for some teams
 
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Gavin MCKENNA
Keaton VERHOEFF
Chase REID
Ryan ROOBROECK
Ivar STENBERG
Ethan BELCHETZ
Daxon RUDOLPH
Tynan LAWRENCE
Marcus NORDMARK
Maddox DAGENAIS
Carson CARELS
Niklas AARAM
Benjamin COSSETTE
Alessandro DI IORIO
Beckham EDWARDS
Ryan LIN
Mikei BERCHILD
Viggo BJORCK
Juho PIIPARINEN
Viktor FEDOROV
Cameron CHARTRAND
Oscar HOLMERTZ
Yegor SHILOV
Olivers MURNIEKS
Alberts SMITS
William YARED
Adam NOVOTNY
Xavier VILLENEUVE
Mathis PRESTON
J.P HURLBERT
Oscar HEMMING
Lars STEINER
Elton HERMANSSON
Axel ELOFSSON
Jack HEXTALL
Casey MUTRYN
Ilya MOROZOV
Vladimir DRAVECKY
Vilho VANHATALO
Pierce MBUYI
Colin FITZGERALD
Adam GOLJER
Thomas ROUSSEAU
Lucas ZAJIC
William LACELLE
Cooper WILLIAMS
Alexander KARMANOV
Matvei KOTKOV
Nils BARTHOLDSSON
Alexander BILECKI
Liam RUCK
Braidy WASSILYN
Harrison BOETTIGER
Yaroslav MATYEV
Tobias TOMIK
Tomas CHRENKO
Lincoln KUEHNE
Blake ZIELINSKI
Jet KWAJAH
Nikita OVCHAROV
Simon KATOLICKY
Alexander COMMAND
Dylan ROZZI
Luke SCHAIRER
Dayne BEUKER
Max ISAKSSON
Samuel HRENAK
Adam VALENTINI
Rylan SINGH
Markus RUCK
Adam NEMEC
Ryan BROWN
 
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Berchild and Hurlbert are going to be the overrated NTDP players next year it seems.

There are a few every year because people can’t interpret NTDP stats correctly a la Will Moore and Charlie Trethewey.

Berchild is good, but has projection issues to the NHL. He’s a late first, at best. Likely not even that.

Hurlbert is another kid that I think has some projection issues, even if he scores pretty well. He’s smallish, skating is okayish, and likely moved off center. Maybe a late first. Maybe not a first.

American players to watch for not being discussed enough are Luke Schairer, Jack Hextall, Jonas Kemps, and Landon Nycz. All four are first rounders for me.
 
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kayhud said:
#1, Gavin McKenna, LW, Canada, Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
#2, Keaton Verhoeff, RD, Canada, Victoria Royals (WHL)
#3, Ivar Stenberg, LW, Sweden, Frolunda (SHL)
#4, Ryan Roobroeck, C, Canada, Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
#5, Viggo Bjorck, C, Sweden, Djurgardens (J20)
#6, Ethan Belchetz, LW, Canada, Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
#7, Mathis Preston, C, Canada, Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
#8, Ryan Lin, RD, Canada, Vancouver Giants (WHL)
#9, Daxon Rudolph, RD, Canada, Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
#10, Adam Novotny, LW, Czechia, Mountfield (Czech)
#11, Tynan Lawrence, C, Canada Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
#12, Xavier Villeneuve, LD, Canada, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL)
#13, Carson Carels, LD, Canada, Prince George Cougars (WHL)
#14, Chase Reid, RD, USA, Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
#15, Niklas Aaram-Olsen, LW, Norway, Orebro (J20)
#16, Adam Nemec, RW, Slovakia, Nitra (Slovak)
#17, Olivers Murnieks, C, Latvia, Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
#18, JP Hurlbert, C, USA, USNTDP (USHL)
#19, Elton Hermansson, RW, Sweden, Orebro (J20)
#20, Simon Katolicky, LW, Czechia, Tappara (U18)
#21, Alessandro Di Iorio, C, Canada, Sarnia Sting (OHL)
#22, Tomas Chrenko, C, Slovakia, Nitra (Slovak)
#23, Mikey Berchild, C, USA, USNTDP (USHL)
#24, Tobias Tomik, C, Slovakia, Dukla Trencin (Slovak)
#25, Pierce Mbuyi, LW, Canada, Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
#26, Beckham Edwards, C, Canada, Sarnia Sting (OHL)
#27, Vladimir Dravecky, RD, Czechia, Rogle (J20)
#28, Adam Valentini, C, USA, Chicago Steel (USHL)
#29, Chase Harrington, LW, Canada, Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
#30, Maddox Dagenais, C, Canada, Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
#31, Lars Steiner, RW, Switzerland, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
#32, Marcus Nordmark, RW, Sweden, Djurgardens (J20)
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Good list but we are a full year out, after McKenna who is a lock for #1 I can see quite a bit of movement here as certain players progress and others less so.
 
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