2026 NHL Draft – Top 10 Left Wingers
Many consider centers and defensemen to be the two main building blocks of a great hockey team. But in the 2026 NHL Draft, the left wingers are getting a lot…
Prospects are one of the most important parts of an NHL franchise and over the last few years, there’s been a rise in the focus that hockey fans put on keeping track of them.
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Every year, our prospect experts analyze the state of the NHL prospect pool and how every NHL team’s farm system stacks up against the rest. Here’s just some of their work:
Prospects graduate, they get traded, they perform better or worse than expected, and sometimes they simply don’t make the cut. In recent years, it seems like the talent pool is getting deeper and better as the years go on. With a wealth of skilled prospects in the league, we take a look at the top-100 in the league.
On most teams, they have a clear-cut, number one prospect in the organization. Others have two or more that could easily take the title, but for the most part, there’s an obvious choice. In this list, we’ll take a look at just who those to prospects are.
A team’s farm system is a very fluid thing. Prospects graduate to become full-time NHL players, general managers make trades involving some of these young players, and sometimes players just don’t work out. Knowing exactly what you have, where they are in their development and what they need to accomplish next is a major responsibility of every front office.
Goaltenders have been, and will likely always be, the toughest position to evaluate in hockey. How many high draft picks haven’t panned out? How many late-round selections did? Usually, the highest-drafted goaltender doesn’t always end up being the best one down the road. Each team has its own opinion on what makes a goaltender great around the draft and how they’ll develop down the road.
With the NHL’s regular season just around the corner, we round out our offseason prospect coverage with a ranking of the best NHL prospects from each country. We only include players who have been drafted by NHL teams and who we believe have a realistic chance at becoming meaningful contributors in the NHL someday.
Many consider centers and defensemen to be the two main building blocks of a great hockey team. But in the 2026 NHL Draft, the left wingers are getting a lot…
2025-26 Team: Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)Date of Birth: Jan. 29, 2008Place of Birth: Oakville, ONHt: 6-foot-1 Wt: 176 poundsShoots: LeftPosition: DefenceNHL Draft Eligibility: 2026 first-year eligible Rankings Croskery came…
Every year, the Ontario Hockey League will take centre stage as they have an abundance of top talent that’ll be eligible for the NHL Entry Draft. Last season saw the…
2025-26 Team: North Bay Battalion (OHL)Date of Birth: March 22, 2008Place of Birth: Chisinau, MoldovaHeight: 7-feet, Weight: 265 poundsShoots: LeftPosition: DefenseNHL Draft Eligibility: First Year Eligible Rankings Alexander Karmanov is…
Winnipeg Jets prospects Nikita Chibrikov and Elias Salomonsson have undergone surgeries, as per Manitoba Moose head coach Mark Morrison. The pair will not be available to the Moose for the…
2025-26 Team: Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)Date of Birth: March 3, 2008Place of Birth: Cesis, Latvia Ht: 6-foot-4 Wt: 204 pounds Shoots: Left Position: Center NHL Draft Eligibility: 2026 first-year eligible Rankings…
Jiko Laitinen 2025-26 Team: Ilves (Liiga) / Ilves U20 (U20 SM-sarja) Date of Birth: April 16, 2008 Place of Birth: Tampere, FIN Ht: 6-foot-0 Wt: 163 pounds Shoots: L Position:…
Luka Arkko 2025-26 Team: Pelicans U20 (U20 SM-sarja) Date of Birth: Jan. 14, 2008 Place of Birth: Lahti, FIN Ht: 6-foot-3 Wt: 209 pounds Shoots: L Position: LW NHL Draft…
Ossi Tukio 2025-26 Team: Ilves (Liiga) / Ilves U20 (U20 SM-sarja) Date of Birth: Nov. 3, 2007 Place of Birth: Tampere, FIN Ht: 6-foot-2 Wt: 187 pounds Shoots: L Position:…
Domán Kristóf Szongoth 2025-26 Team: KooKoo (Liiga) / KooKoo U20 (U20 SM-sarja) Date of Birth: June 8, 2008 Place of Birth: Budapest, HUN Ht: 6-foot-1 Wt: 198 pounds Shoots: L…
With playoffs taking place around the hockey world and the Under-18 World Junior Championships (U18 WJC) in full swing, that means the 2026 NHL Entry Draft is growing closer and…