The 2026 NHL Entry Draft has officially come to an end, and the Vancouver Canucks made nine picks at this year’s draft. We’ll have plenty of in-depth analysis in the days and weeks to come — and wall-to-wall coverage of development camp in just a couple of days — but first, we thought it would be convenient to recap all nine of the players who make up the Canucks’ 2026 draft class all in one place.

Familiarity won out in the first round as the Canucks used their highest pick in years to select Caleb Malhotra. The 6’2 centre possesses an impressive package of hockey IQ, playmaking, and size. Malhotra’s development will be a major story to watch as he heads to Boston University next season. Read more about our early thoughts on Malhotra by clicking here!

The Canucks got tremendous value when they selected Adam Novotny at 24th overall. At 6’1 and 205 pounds, the Czechia-born winger already boasts a pro-ready frame. Novotny burst onto the OHL scene last season, lighting it up with 34 goals and 31 assists for 65 points in 58 games. He plays with heavy pace, drives the middle of the ice, and possesses a legitimate NHL-calibre release. Read more about Dave Hall’s thoughts on Novotny here.

The Canucks kicked off the day two festivities by selecting big centre Brooks Rogowski with the 33rd overall pick. Rogowski brings a nice combination of towering stature and right-handed utility at the centre position, and is certainly one of the most interesting prospects the Canucks selected today. Read more about Rogowski here!

Just eight picks later, the Canucks went overseas for the first time in the draft, selecting Niklas Aaram-Olsen. The Norwegian winger dominated his junior age group with Örebro HK in Sweden, racking up 20 goals and 40 points in 29 games, while also getting a 16-game taste of men’s hockey in the SHL. Known for a dangerous one-timer and power-play utility, Aaram-Olsen is committed to Boston University next season, where he will join Canucks first-rounder Caleb Malhotra.

With a pick acquired from Columbus in the Conor Garland trade, the Canucks got in on a third-round run of goaltender selections by grabbing Dmitri Ivchenko. Standing 6’3, the athletic Russian netminder was a massive riser on NHL Central Scouting’s boards after posting a stellar .922 save percentage with Omsk in the MHL. Ivchenko fits the technical, post-heavy RVH style that the Canucks’ goaltending department favours. Read more by clicking here!

Bryzgalov is a 6’4, 216-lb left winger out of the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League. He was passed over in last year’s draft after scoring just 10 goals and 17 points in 51 USHL games. The Belarusian winger had an impressive rookie year in the WHL, scoring 13 goals and 42 assists for 55 points in 64 regular season games, adding two goals and 14 points in 15 postseason games for the Tigers. He is committed to play for Merrimack of the NCAA for the 2026-27 season. Read more about him by clicking here.

In the fifth round, Vancouver targeted overage production by drafting forward Connor Davis. Passed over a year ago, the energetic dual-threat scorer put up 26 goals and 29 assists for 55 points through 59 games with the USHL’s Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. He is a high-motor player who is committed to the University of North Dakota for next season.

The Canucks stuck with size and drafted big Slovakian winger Lucian Bernat at 176th overall. Listed at 6’4 and 201 pounds, Bernat put up 31 points through 37 games with Tappara’s U20 team over in Finland. At the U18’s with Slovakia, he tallied four points in seven games. Elite Prospects described him as a “shoot-first winger with solid physical tools and size to boot.”

To end their day, the Canucks took their first and only defenceman of this year’s draft, but still managed to stick with their focus on size. At 184th overall, they selected left-shot defenceman Samuel Eriksson. He spent his draft year primarily with the Färjestad BK U20 program in Sweden (even earning a one-game cameo in the SHL) and helped Sweden capture a Gold Medal at the U18 World Junior Championship.

What do you think of the Canucks’ crop of prospects from the 2026 NHL Draft? Let us know in the comments section below!

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