First Round Mock Draft: Who might the Flyers take?

The 2026 NHL Draft is set for June 26–27 in Buffalo. Gavin McKenna is the clear consensus No. 1 Prospect, though opinions vary on the rest of the top tier (including strong Defensemen and other Forwards like Ivar Stenberg and Caleb Malhotra).

Here’s a composite/recent mock draft for this upcoming NHL Draft. Picks reflect current draft order post-lottery and common consensus/BPA trends.

Top Picks

1. Toronto Maple Leafs- Gavin McKenna – LW –Penn State – NCAA
2. San Jose Sharks- Ivar Stenberg – LW – Frolunda – SHL
3. Vancouver Canucks- Keaton Verhoeff – D – North Dakota – NCAA
4. Chicago Blackhawks- Alberts Smits – D – Jukurit – Liiga
5. New York Rangers- Tynan Lawrence – C – Muskegon – USHL
6. Calgary Flames- Caleb Malhotra – C – Brantford – OHL
7. Seattle Kraken- Chase Reid – D – Sault. St. Marie – OHL
8. Winnipeg Jets- JP Hurlbert – LW – Kamloops – WHL
9. Florida Panthers- Ethan Belchetz – LW – Windsor – OHL
10. Nashville Predators- Daxon Rudolph – D – Prince Albert – WHL
11. St. Louis Blues- Carson Carels – D – Prince George – WHL
12. New Jersey Devils- Viggo Bjorck – C/RW – Djurgarden – SHL
13. New York Islanders- Ryan Roobroeck – LW – Niagara – OHL
14. Columbus Blue Jackets- Malte Gustafsson – D – HV71 Jr.
15. St. Louis Blues- Ryan Lin – D – Vancouver – WHL
16. Washington Capitals- Xavier Villenueve – D – Blainville- Boisbriand – QMJHL
17. Los Angeles Kings- Adam Novotny – LW – Peterborough – OHL
18. Washington Capitals- Wyatt Cullen – LW – NTDP – USHL
19. Utah Mammoth- Jack Hextall – C – Youngstown – USHL
20. San Jose Sharks- Oscar Hemming – LW – Boston College
21. Philadelphia Flyers- Alexander Command – C – Orebro Jr.
22. Pittsburgh Penguins- Oliver Suvanto – C – Liiga
23. Boston Bruins- Nikita Klepov – RW – Saginaw – OHL
24. Vancouver Canucks- Elton Hermansson – RW – Modo
25. Montreal Canadiens- Egor Shilov – C – Victoriaville – QMJHL
26. Seattle Kraken- Ilya Morozov – C – Miami University
27. New York Rangers- Beckham Edwards – C – Sarnia – OHL
28. Calgary Flames- Adam Valentini – C/W – Michigan University
29. Buffalo Sabres- Alessandro Di Iorio – C – Sarnia – OHL
30. Carolina Hurricanes- Jasper Kuhta – C – Ottawa 67 – OHL (Committed to Umass in NCAA)
31. St. Louis Blues- Tomas Chrenko – C – Nitra – Slovakia
32. Ottawa Senators- Blake Zielinski – C – Des Moines – USHL

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