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Just minutes before the first round of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft, the Boston Bruins made a massive trade, acquiring J.J. Peterka from the Utah Mammoth in exchange for multiple first round picks.
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Though it cost Boston Friday night’s No. 23 overall selection, Marco Sturm, Don Sweeney and co. will will gladly trade draft equity for a proven commodity. Peterka gives the Bruins an immediate, top-six game-changer who can inject high-end speed and transition play into the lineup.
After making the trade, Boston will enter the second day of the draft with seven picks. The Bruins have one pick in the second round, one in the third, three in the fourth, one in the fifth and one in the seventh.
Here’s the complete list of the Bruins’ picks and trades from the 2026 NHL Draft.
Bruins NHL Draft picks 2026
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Round |
Pick |
Player |
Position |
School/Country |
|
2 |
56 |
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3 |
88 |
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4 |
104 (from Panthers) |
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|
4 |
111 (from Red Wings) |
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4 |
122 (from Lightning) |
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|
5 |
157 (from Canadiens) |
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|
7 |
216 |
NHL Draft trade details 2026
10:57 p.m.: The Stanley Cup champions Carolina Hurricanes had the No. 31 pick, but traded it to the Nashville Predators for picks 42 and 57.
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10:40 p.m.: After trading Mason McTavish earlier in the night, Anaheim moves up to pick 28, sending picks 29 and 117 to Vegas to be on the clock.
10:26 p.m.: The Montreal Canadiens have traded for the 26th pick, sending pick 28 and their own 2028 third rounder to move up two spots.
10:05 p.m.: As Gary Bettman just announced, the Utah Mammoth traded the No. 23 pick — which originally belonged to the Bruins — to the Detroit Red Wings for goaltender Sebastian Cossa.
9:49 p.m.: The Philadelphia Flyers were on the clock for the No. 21 pick, but it was traded to the San Jose Sharks, who have already made two first round picks. The complete trade is 21 to San Jose for picks 27, 62 and 120.
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9:14 p.m.: The Utah Mammoth have traded up two spots to the No. 17 pick, trading No. 19 and a second round pick. The Mammoth are now on the clock.
8:52 p.m.: The St. Louis Blues had four first round picks and they just packaged two of them to land a big-name player.
In a deal with the Anaheim Ducks, St. Louis acquires Mason McTavish for picks 15 and 29, sending the 23-year-old center to the Blues, per Elliotte Friedman.
7:42 p.m.: The New York Rangers join on the trade action with another big move. Per ESPN’s Emily Kaplan., the Rangers acquire Pavel Dorofeyev from the Vegas Golden Knights.
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Dorofeyev is coming off a season where he had 37 goals in the regular season and 12 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, which was second on Vegas. As a restricted free agent, New York now has his rights. According to the New York Post’s Mollie Walker, the Rangers are sending the No. 26 pick, No. 92 pick and a conditional 2028 first rounder for the Vegas star.
7:12 p.m.: The deal is being finalized sending Peterka to Boston. ESPN’s Emily Kaplan reports that multiple first round picks are going the other way.
According to Pierre LeBrun, Boston will send its 2026 first and Florida‘s 2028 first (top-10 protected) the other way.
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7:00 p.m.: The Bruins are in trade talks, and it’s a big one, with reports saying Boston is in the stages of acquiring J.J. Peterka from the Utah Mammoth.
Peterka is coming off a season where he had 47 points in 82 games and is signed through the 2030 season with a $7.7 million cap hit.
How to watch NHL Draft 2026: TV channel, live stream
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TV channel: ESPN (Round 1) | NHL Network (Rounds 2-7)
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NHL Draft 2026 date, start time
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Date: Friday, June 26 (Round 1) | Saturday, June 27 (Rounds 2-7)
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Time: 7 p.m. ET (Friday) | 11 a.m. ET (Saturday)
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Location: KeyBank Center (Buffalo, N.Y.)
The NHL Draft will start at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, June 26, and it will continue at 11 a.m. ET on Saturday, June 27. The event will be held at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y.
NHL Draft order 2026
Round 1
|
Pick |
NHL Team |
Player |
Position |
Amateur/Current Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Gavin McKenna |
LW |
Penn State (NCAA) |
|
2 |
San Jose Sharks |
Ivar Stenberg |
LW |
Frolunda (SWE) |
|
3 |
Caleb Malhotra |
C |
Brantford (OHL) |
|
|
4 |
Buffalo Sabres (from CHI) |
Daxon Rudolph |
D |
Prince Albert (WHL) |
|
5 |
New York Rangers |
Alberts Smits |
D |
Jukurit (FIN) |
|
6 |
Carson Carels |
D |
Prince George (WHL) |
|
|
7 |
Chase Reid |
D |
Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) |
|
|
8 |
Viggo Bjorck |
C |
Djurgarden (SWE) |
|
|
9 |
San Jose Sharks (from FLA via OTT) |
Keaton Verhoeff |
D |
North Carolina (NCAA) |
|
10 |
Nashville Predators |
Wyatt Cullen |
RW |
USA U-18 (NTDP-USHL) |
|
11 |
St. Louis Blues |
Tynan Lawrence |
C |
Boston University (NCAA) |
|
12 |
Alexander Command |
C |
Orebro Jr. (SWE) |
|
|
13 |
Malte Gustafsson |
D |
HV71 (SWE) |
|
|
14 |
Oscar Hemming |
LW |
Boston College (NCAA) |
|
|
15 |
Anaheim Ducks (from STL via DET) |
Nikita Klepov |
RW |
Saginaw (OHL) |
|
16 |
St. Louis Blues (from WSH) |
Maddox Dagenais |
C |
Quebec (QMJHL) |
|
17 |
Utah Mammoth (from LA) |
Ethan Belchetz |
LW |
Windsor (OHL) |
|
18 |
Washington Capitals (from ANA) |
Oliver Suvanto |
C |
Tappara (FIN) |
|
19 |
Los Angeles Kings (from UT) |
Elton Hermansson |
RW |
MODO (SWE) |
|
20 |
Buffalo Sabres (from EDM via SJS) |
Ilia Morozov |
C |
Miami OH (NCAA) |
|
21 |
San Jose Sharks (from PHI) |
Ryan Lin |
D |
Vancouver (WHL) |
|
22 |
Liam Ruck |
RW |
Medicine Hat (WHL) |
|
|
23 |
Detroit Red Wings (from UT via BOS) |
JP Hurlbert |
LW |
Kamloops (WHL) |
|
24 |
Vancouver Canucks (from MIN) |
Adam Novotny |
LW |
Peterborough (OHL) |
|
25 |
Ottawa Senators (from TBL via SEA and FLA) |
Jonas Lagerber Hoen |
RW |
Leksands Jr. (SWE) |
|
26 |
Montreal Canadiens (from LVK via NYR via DAL via CAR) |
Gleb Pugachyov |
RW |
Nizhny Novgorod Jr. (RUS) |
|
27 |
Philadelphia Flyers (from SJS via BUF) |
Maksim Sokolovskii |
D |
London (OHL) |
|
28 |
Anaheim Ducks (from VGK via MTL) |
Marcus Nordmark |
LW |
Djurgarden Jr. (SWE) |
|
29 |
Vegas Golden Knights (from ANA via STL via COL via NYI) |
Juho Piiparinen |
D |
Tappara (FIN) |
|
30 |
Calgary Flames (from VGK) |
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|
31 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
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|
32 |
Ottawa Senators |
Round 2
|
Pick |
Team |
|
33 |
Vancouver Canucks |
|
34 |
|
|
35 |
New Jersey Devils (from Rangers) |
|
36 |
Calgary Flames |
|
37 |
Chicago Blackhawks (from Maple Leafs) |
|
38 |
Seattle Kraken |
|
39 |
Pittsburgh Penguins (from Jets) |
|
40 |
Florida Panthers |
|
41 |
Vancouver Canucks (from Sharks) |
|
42 |
Carolina Hurricanes (from Predators) |
|
43 |
Colorado Avalanche (from Blue Jackets) |
|
44 |
New Jersey Devils |
|
45 |
Buffalo Sabres (from Islanders) |
|
46 |
Los Angeles Kings (from Blue Jackets) |
|
47 |
Detroit Red Wings |
|
48 |
Florida Panthers (from Capitals) |
|
49 |
Los Angeles Kings |
|
50 |
Anaheim Ducks |
|
51 |
Calgary Flames (from Mammoth) |
|
52 |
|
|
53 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
|
54 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
|
55 |
Calgary Flames (from Senators) |
|
56 |
Boston Bruins |
|
57 |
Carolina Hurricanes (from Predators) |
|
58 |
|
|
59 |
|
|
60 |
Toronto Maple Leafs (from Sabres) |
|
61 |
Montreal Canadiens |
|
62 |
Philadelphia Flyers (from Sharks) |
|
63 |
|
|
64 |
New York Rangers (from Hurricanes) |
Round 3
|
Pick |
Team |
|
65 |
Calgary Flames (from Canucks) |
|
66 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
|
67 |
New York Rangers |
|
68 |
Calgary Flames |
|
69 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
|
70 |
Nashville Predators (from Kraken) |
|
71 |
Winnipeg Jets |
|
72 |
Ottawa Senators (from Panthers) |
|
73 |
St. Louis Blues (from Sharks) |
|
74 |
Colorado Avalanche (from Predators) |
|
75 |
St. Louis Blues |
|
76 |
St. Louis Blues (from Devils) |
|
77 |
New York Rangers (from Islanders) |
|
78 |
Vancouver Canucks (from Blue Jackets) |
|
79 |
Detroit Red Wings |
|
80 |
Los Angeles Kings (from Capitals) |
|
81 |
New York Rangers (from Kings) |
|
82 |
Anaheim Ducks |
|
83 |
Utah Mammoth |
|
84 |
Edmonton Oilers |
|
85 |
Toronto Maple Leafs (from Flyers) |
|
86 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
|
87 |
Ottawa Senators |
|
88 |
Boston Bruins |
|
89 |
|
|
90 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
|
91 |
Ottawa Senators (from Stars) |
|
92 |
New York Rangers (from Sabres) |
|
93 |
Montreal Canadiens |
|
94 |
Columbus Blue Jackets (from Avalanche) |
|
95 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
|
96 |
Utah Mammoth (from Hurricanes) |
Round 4
|
Pick |
Team |
|
97 |
Vancouver Canucks |
|
98 |
Florida Panthers (from Blackhawks) |
|
99 |
Seattle Kraken (from Rangers) |
|
100 |
Calgary Flames |
|
101 |
Columbus Blue Jackets (from Maples Leafs) |
|
102 |
Seattle Kraken |
|
103 |
Montreal Canadiens (from Jets) |
|
104 |
Boston Bruins (from Panthers) |
|
105 |
Carolina Hurricanes (from Sharks) |
|
106 |
Nashville Predators |
|
107 |
St. Louis Blues |
|
108 |
New Jersey Devils |
|
109 |
New York Islanders |
|
110 |
Ottawa Senators (from Blue Jackets) |
|
111 |
Boston Bruins (from Red Wings) |
|
112 |
Washington Capitals |
|
113 |
Los Angeles Kings |
|
114 |
Toronto Maple Leafs (from Ducks) |
|
115 |
Utah Mammoth |
|
116 |
Winnipeg Jets (from Oilers) |
|
117 |
Vegas Golden Knights (from Ducks) |
|
118 |
Nashville Predators (from Penguins) |
|
119 |
Chicago Blackhawks (from Senators) |
|
120 |
Philadelphia Flyers (from Sharks) |
|
121 |
Minnesota Wild |
|
122 |
Boston Bruins (from Lightning) |
|
123 |
St. Louis Blues (from Stars) |
|
124 |
Buffalo Sabres |
|
125 |
Montreal Canadiens |
|
126 |
Colorado Avalanche |
|
127 |
San Jose Sharks (from Golden Knights) |
|
128 |
Colorado Avalanche (from Hurricanes) |
Round 5
|
Pick |
Team |
|
129 |
Vancouver Canucks |
|
130 |
Utah Mammoth (from Blackhawks) |
|
131 |
New York Rangers |
|
132 |
Calgary Flames |
|
133 |
Tampa Bay Lightning (from Maple Leafs) |
|
134 |
Tampa Bay Lightning (from Kraken) |
|
135 |
Winnipeg Jets |
|
136 |
Florida Panthers |
|
137 |
Minnesota Wild (from Sharks) |
|
138 |
Nashville Predators |
|
139 |
St. Louis Blues |
|
140 |
New Jersey Devils |
|
141 |
New York Islanders |
|
142 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
|
143 |
Detroit Red Wings |
|
144 |
Washington Capitals |
|
145 |
Los Angeles Kings |
|
146 |
Anaheim Ducks |
|
147 |
Utah Mammoth |
|
148 |
Nashville Predators (from Oilers) |
|
149 |
Colorado Avalanche (from Flyers) |
|
150 |
St. Louis Blues (from Penguins) |
|
151 |
Ottawa Senators |
|
152 |
Colorado Avalanche (from Bruins) |
|
153 |
Minnesota Wild |
|
154 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
|
155 |
Dallas Stars |
|
156 |
Buffalo Sabres |
|
157 |
Boston Bruins (from Canadiens) |
|
158 |
Toronto Maple Leafs (from Avalanche) |
|
159 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
|
160 |
Nashville Predators (from Hurricanes) |
Round 6
|
Pick |
Team |
|
161 |
Vancouver Canucks |
|
162 |
New York Rangers (from Blackhawks) |
|
163 |
New York Rangers |
|
164 |
Calgary Flames |
|
165 |
Carolina Hurricanes (from Maple Leafs) |
|
166 |
Seattle Kraken |
|
167 |
Winnipeg Jets |
|
168 |
Florida Panthers |
|
169 |
Toronto Maple Leafs (from Sharks) |
|
170 |
Pittsburgh Penguins (from Predators) |
|
171 |
St. Louis Blues |
|
172 |
New Jersey Devils |
|
173 |
New York Islanders |
|
174 |
San Jose Sharks (from Blue Jackets) |
|
175 |
Detroit Red Wings |
|
176 |
Vancouver Canucks (from Capitals) |
|
177 |
Los Angeles Kings |
|
178 |
Anaheim Ducks |
|
179 |
Nashville Predators (from Mammoth) |
|
180 |
Edmonton Oilers |
|
181 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
|
182 |
Columbus Blue Jackets (from Penguins) |
|
183 |
Ottawa Senators |
|
184 |
Vancouver Canucks (from Bruins) |
|
185 |
Minnesota Wild |
|
186 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
|
187 |
Dallas Stars |
|
188 |
Buffalo Sabres |
|
189 |
Montreal Canadiens |
|
190 |
Los Angeles Kings (from Avalanche) |
|
191 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
|
192 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Round 7
|
Pick |
Team |
|
193 |
New York Rangers (from Canucks) |
|
194 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
|
195 |
Colorado Avalanche (from Rangers) |
|
196 |
Detroit Red Wings (from Flames) |
|
197 |
Dallas Stars (from Maple Leafs) |
|
198 |
Seattle Kraken |
|
199 |
Winnipeg Jets |
|
200 |
Chicago Blackhawks (from Panthers) |
|
201 |
San Jose Sharks |
|
202 |
Nashville Predators |
|
203 |
St. Louis Blues |
|
204 |
Seattle Kraken (from Devils) |
|
205 |
New York Islanders |
|
206 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
|
207 |
Detroit Red Wings |
|
208 |
Washington Capitals |
|
209 |
Los Angeles Kings |
|
210 |
Anaheim Ducks |
|
211 |
Utah Mammoth |
|
212 |
Edmonton Oilers |
|
213 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
|
214 |
Colorado Avalanche (from Penguins) |
|
215 |
Colorado Avalanche (from Senators) |
|
216 |
Boston Bruins |
|
217 |
Florida Panthers (from Wild) |
|
218 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
|
219 |
Dallas Stars |
|
220 |
Winnipeg Jets (from Sabres) |
|
221 |
Montreal Canadiens |
|
222 |
Colorado Avalanche |
|
223 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
|
224 |
Montreal Canadiens (from Hurricanes) |
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