The Draft Board Hockey Show
Want to learn about the 2026 NHL Draft class?
Hosts Mark and Linc will discuss everything about this year's NHL entry draft as they do a deep analysis of the top prospects, share their draft rankings and throw in the occasional mock draft.
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The Draft Board Hockey Show
Is the 2026 NHL Draft Class Stacked?
In our 1st Episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we are joined by a special guest, Scott Wheeler who is an NHL writer for The Athletic and introduces us to the 2026 NHL draft class, including who are the top prospects, who can contend for the first overall spot, who are some potential risers by year's end and how the Hlinka Gretzky Cup could have bumped some of these prospects up the rankings. Gavin McKenna, Keaton Verhoeff, Ivar Stenberg, Ryan Lin and Tynan Lawrence are some of the names discussed.
Scott recently dropped his pre-season 2026 NHL draft rankings, so go check that out here:
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6553301/2025/08/18/2026-nhl-draft-ranking-preseason-gavin-mckenna/
Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)
Guest: Scott Wheeler (The Athletic)
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