2026 NHL Draft

[Megaterio Llamas]

Eastern Lapland's finest

[Picker of Cherries]

[JelloPuddingPop]

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If I was a scout, working for a franchise that is set to be eligible to draft in the top 3, I'd start saying the same thing about the presumptive 1st OA. Maybe a dumbass set of management will draft a Swede instead, because of something they read on the interwebs anonymously leaving that pick to fall to my team...

[Cornuck]

The Ruck Twins
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https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU14VdtjG2i/

[Meds]

The Ruck Twins
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https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU14VdtjG2i/

Didn’t realize til I saw this clip that this twin package comes with one lefty and one righty…..nice bonus. Doubt we see them in Van, but it would be cool if so.

[Picker of Cherries]

I’ll be happy with their top pick getting McStenKennaBerg, their second pick the best centre available, and the two second rounders (33rd and 40ish) on the Ruck twins. I’m not two thrilled if they use their second first rounder on the first Ruck.

[Madcombinepilot]

those dirty Ruckers are all over the place on draft lists I have seen.. If they are high on them, might be use the late 1st on one of them, and move the 33rd and a third to move up to get the other one. Draft the Ruckers back to back...

[Picker of Cherries]

Button’s list has Stenberg and Verhoeff falling off a bit and perhaps both available to the Canucks at number three, with a group of Dmen moving up. The Ruck twins look ridiculously high on his list, but what do I know.
If there were a way to trade down and get both Malhotra and Belchetz for the third pick, I’d be all over that.

1 Gavin McKenna Penn State (NCAA) LW 5′11 170
2 Carson Carels Prince George (WHL) D 6′1 ½ 189
3 Chase Reid Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) D 6′2 ¼ 188
4 Ivar Stenberg Frolunda (SHL) LW 5′11 183
5 Keaton Verhoeff North Dakota (NCAA) D 6′3 ½ 208
6 Viggo Bjorck Djurgårdens (SWE J20) C/RW 5′9 177
7 Alberts Smits Jukurit (SM Liiga) D 6′3 205
8 Daxon Rudolph Prince Albert (WHL) D 6′2 ¼ 206
9 Oliver Suvanto Tappara (SM Liiga Jr) C 6′2 ¾ 207
10 Liam Ruck Medicine Hat (WHL) RW 5′11 ¾ 176
11 Caleb Malhotra Brantford (OHL) C 6′1 ¼ 182
12 Markus Ruck Medicine Hat (WHL) C 5′11 ½ 167
13 Ethan Belchetz Windsor (OHL) LW 6′5 225