The NHL Draft season is kicking into a higher gear, as it often does after the the World Junior Championship. January is a common month for top prospects games, mid-term rankings and more, meaning we’re getting ever closer to the big day when picks start flying.

The Connor McDavid OHL Top Prospects Game returns for the second year as the league showcases its very best NHL Draft Eligible prospects for 2026. This year's game will have no shortage of stars, but we'll also get a glimpse of the future of the OHL as the league will also host the OHL U16 Top Prospects Showcase Tuesday and Wednesday in Peterborough, Ontario.

It's finally here, after almost half a year since the twelve 2026 Winter Olympics hockey teams released the "first six" players on each roster—and now we finally know the remaining 19 players that will fill out the rest of the teams and make the trip representing their nation in Milano-Cortina to stake their claim on an Olympic medal.

In a major development as far as 2026 NHL Draft watchers are concerned, Tynan Lawrence is leaving the USHL’s Muskegon Lumberjacks to join Boston University for the second half of the NCAA season. Lawrence is one of the top prospects for the 2026 NHL Draft and likely the No. 1 center that will be chosen next June. The move was first reported by TSN's Darren Dreger and independently confirmed by FloSports.

The 2026 World Junior Championship is particularly loaded with high end prospects for the 2026 NHL Draft. You might be seeing close to half of the first round on display in this tournament including a wide variety of players that have at one point or another been viewed as challengers for the No. 1 spot in June.

The 2026 IIHF World Junior Championships are just around the corner, and if you're looking for how you can watch all of the action, we've got you covered.

The second edition of the OHL’s Connor McDavid Top Prospects Game has its list of the 40 players who will be showing what they’ve got to hundreds of NHL scouts on Jan. 14 in Peterborough, Ont.

LETHBRIDGE, Alberta – The CHL USA Prospects Challenge provided some great moments and plenty of additional points of reference when it comes to looking at the top prospects for the 2026 NHL Draft.

The CHL USA Prospects Challenge is this week in Calgary and Lethbridge, Alberta. The two showcase games will feature the best NHL Draft prospects in the CHL, regardless of nationality, as selected by the CHL and NHL Central Scouting. They’ll play the U.S. National Under-18 Team from USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program.

The CHL USA Prospects challenge is just around the corner, with games set for Nov. 25 and 26 in Calgary and Lethbridge, Alberta. Top NHL Draft prospects from the CHL will take on the U.S. National Under-18 Team in a series of games in the second annual event.

The 2026 NHL Draft season is still young, but it’s hard not to start forming clearer opinions about the outlook. We recently wrote that Gavin McKenna’s grip on the No. 1 spot is still tight, but there has been evidence of it loosening some. The biggest question is who could possibly knock him off the mantle?

When is it OK to start worrying about a top prospect in their draft year? Normally, November is not the time for those concerns to surface. But the questions can certainly start.

Charlie Morrison n’a pas mis de temps à rappeler pourquoi son nom circule sur les listes d’observation du repêchage de la LNH depuis l’an dernier.

Charlie Morrison didn’t need long to remind people why he’s been on NHL draft boards since last season. In his first game back after missing the start of the year due to a wrist injury, the 18-year-old defenseman stepped right into the Remparts lineup and scored, helping Québec roll to a convincing 6–1 win over the Rimouski Oceanic.

The 22 players that will represent Team CHL at the upcoming CHL USA Prospects Challenge has been revealed, as many top prospects for the 2026 NHL Draft will get their chance to shine.