TOP 50 2026 DRAFT RANKINGS | Locked On NHL Prospects Midterms Rankings

Our first official rankings of the season are here, as we break down our top 50! 2026 is a unique draft class for various reasons but it's tightness at the top end is the stand out, as 7 players are worthy of 1st overall consideration. The middle of the first round has a wide range of high-upside options with a variety of profiles. The second round sees some spillover first round quality and some outside shots at special abilities. 1 Gavin McKenna2 Keaton Verhoeff3 Ivar Stenberg4 Chase Reid5 Tynan Lawrence6 Xavier Villeneuve7 Alberts Šmits8 Carson Carels9 Ethan Belchetz10 Ryan Lin11 Viggo Björck12 Mathis Preston13 Caleb Malhotra14 Yegor Shilov15 Oliver Suvanto16 Jaxon Cover17 Malte Gustafsson18 Ryan Roobroeck19 Wyatt Cullen20 Adam Novotny21 Alexander Command22 J.P. Hurlbert23 Daxon Rudolph24 Elton Hermansson25 Nikita Shcherbakov26 Casey Mutryn27 Oscar Hemming28 Giorgos Pantelas29 Nikita Klepov30 Ryder Cali31 Ilia Morozov32 Victor Plante33 Maddox Dagenais34 Liam Ruck35 Pierce Mbuyi36 Adam Valentini37 Brooks Rogowski38 Marcus Nordmark39 Juho Piiparinen40 Jack Hextall41 William Håkansson42 Tomáš Chrenko43 Tobias Trejbal44 Luke Schairer45 Niklas Aaram-Olsen46 Lincoln Kuehne47 Alessandro Di Iorio48 Beckham Edwards49 Mikey Berchild50 Landon Hafele Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 🎧 https://link.chtbl.com/LONHLProspects?sid=YouTube Locked On NHL League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Prospects & More 🎧 https://linktr.ee/LockedOnNHL 📲 Follow Locked On NHL Prospects on Twitter  Locked On NHL Prospects https://twitter.com/LO_NHLProspects Sebastian High https://twitter.com/high_sebastian  📺 Follow Locked On NHL: https://twitter.com/LockedOnNHLPods  📢 Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! | Offers from our sponsors: lockedonpodcasts.com/offers  #NHL #Hockey #NHLDraft #nhlprospects Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! DripDrop Right now, DripDrop is offering podcast listeners 20% off your first order.Go to https://dripdrop.com and use promo code LOCKEDONNHL. Indeed Now, you can speed up your hiring process with a $75 Sponsored Job Credit. Just go to https://indeed.com/lockedon right now and support our show by saying you heard about Indeed on this podcast. Terms and conditions apply.GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNHL for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime. MonarchTake control of your finances with Monarch. Use code LOCKEDONNHL at https://monarch.com/lockedonnhl for 50% off your first year. FanDuelDownload the FanDuel app now by visiting FanDuel.com and win $300 in bonus bets if your first $5 bet wins. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.