Center/Right Wing6’0/182RightKamloops Blazers/WHL Related: Adam Novotny Hurlbert left the United States National Team Development Program (USNTDP) to join the Western Hockey League and play for the Kamloops Blazers. Hurlbert has gotten off to a hot start to the 2025-26 season with the Blazers. Hurlbert has been on an absolute tear since making the jump fromContinue reading “2026 NHL DRAFT PROFILES J.P. HURLBERT”
Category Archives: 2026 NHL Draft
2026 NHL DRAFT NIKLAS AARAM-OLSEN
Right Wing/Left Wing6’1/187LeftOrebro HK U20/Sweden-U20 Related: Lars Steiner Niklas Aaram‑Olsen is shaping up to be one of the most intriguing “riser‑potential” stories in the 2026 NHL Draft class; he fits the modern Scandinavian power-forward mold, attacks through the middle lane, not the perimeter, uses his frame to protect pucks and drive defenders backward. Aaram-Olsen generatesContinue reading “2026 NHL DRAFT NIKLAS AARAM-OLSEN”
2026 NHL DRAFT BRADY KNOWLING
GOALIE6’5/202LeftUSA National U18/NTDP & USNTDP Juniors/USHL Brady Knowling projects as the most toolsy, high‑ceiling goaltender in the 2026 NHL Draft class — a 6’5″ athletic netminder with big‑game pedigree, elite movement for his size, and a growing résumé of international and showcase performances. His profile is built on raw upside, frame, and competitiveness rather thanContinue reading “2026 NHL DRAFT BRADY KNOWLING”
2026 NHL DRAFT MIDSEASON RANKINGS
This is Top 32 players in the 2026 Midseason Rankings 1. GAVIN MCKENNA, LW (Penn State University/NCAA) Many still feel like Gavin McKenna is still the best prospect in the draft because nobody has his natural skill, even he’s not blowing doors off the NCAA, he’s still playing at more than a point per gameContinue reading “2026 NHL DRAFT MIDSEASON RANKINGS”
PROSPECTS WHO IMPROVED AND HURT THEIR DRAFT STOCK AT THE 2026 WORLD JUNIORS
The 2026 World Juniors have came and gone, here are prospects who improved and hurt their draft positions in the 2026 NHL Draft. Related: TOP 2026 NHL DRAFT PROSPECTS AT THE WORLD JUNIORS IMPROVED Ivar Stenberg, LW, Sweden Many expect Stenberg to be the top challenger to Gavin McKenna to go No. 1 at the NHLContinue reading “PROSPECTS WHO IMPROVED AND HURT THEIR DRAFT STOCK AT THE 2026 WORLD JUNIORS”
2026 NHL DRAFT PROFILES LARS STEINER
Right Wing5’10/175RightRouyn-Noranda Huskies/QMJHL Related: Adam Novotny Steiner is a Swiss‑developed, North America‑polished winger, that has become increasingly valuable as Switzerland continues producing high‑IQ, high‑pace forwards. A “High‑motor playmaking winger with transition pop and early production indicators.” He’s not a pure sniper. He’s not a pure finesse guy. He’s a pace‑driver with a playmaker’s brain andContinue reading “2026 NHL DRAFT PROFILES LARS STEINER”
TOP 2026 NHL DRAFT PROSPECTS AT THE WORLD JUNIORS
NHL prospects, current and future, will showcase their talents at the 2026 World Juniors, which begin on December 26 in Minnesota. This event is a treat to watch every single year, and hockey fans get a firsthand glimpse into the world’s best younger players. In this blog, I will focus on the top prospects inContinue reading “TOP 2026 NHL DRAFT PROSPECTS AT THE WORLD JUNIORS”
2026 NHL DRAFT PROFILES ILIA MOROZOV
Center6’3/196LeftMiami Univ. (Ohio)/NCAA Related: Adam Novotny Ilia Morozov was born in Moscow, but moved to the U.S. to play for the Tri-City Storm of the USHL, where he had 22 points in 59 games as just a 16 year old in the 2024-25 season. Prior to that, Morozov first played for the 15U Windy CityContinue reading “2026 NHL DRAFT PROFILES ILIA MOROZOV”
2026 NHL DRAFT PROFILES: ADAM NOVOTONY
Left Wing/Right Wing6’1/198LeftPeterborough Petes/OHL Related: ALBERTS SMITHS Adam Novotný is an 18-year-old Czech hockey forward, widely regarded as one of the top prospects for the 2026 NHL Draft. He currently plays for the Peterborough Petes in the OHL after developing with Mountfield HK in the Czech Extraliga. Novotony burst onto the International scene at theContinue reading “2026 NHL DRAFT PROFILES: ADAM NOVOTONY”
2026 NHL DRAFT PROFILES: ALBERTS SMITHS
Defense 6’3/205 Jukurit/Liiga Left Related: Viktor Fyodorov Alberts Smits is a 17‑year‑old Latvian defenseman, currently playing for Jukurit in Finland’s Liiga, and is considered a top prospect for the 2026 NHL Draft. Smits has a ton of upward momentum and could end up disrupting the draft inside the top six by the time the seasonContinue reading “2026 NHL DRAFT PROFILES: ALBERTS SMITHS”
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