Bruins NHL Draft Picks 2026: Full List of Selections From Rounds 1-7 originally appeared on NESN.
Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Bruins are on the clock.
On Friday night in Buffalo, the 2026 NHL Draft will begin with the Maple Leafs holding the No. 1 pick for the first time since 2016. Barring a trade, the Bruins will start their draft efforts with the No. 23 overall pick.
In total, Boston will enter the draft with eight picks. After their opening selection, 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
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Country |
| 1 | 23 | |||
| 2 | 56 | |||
| 3 | 88 | |||
| 4 | 104 (from Panthers) | |||
| 4 | 111 (from Red Wings) | |||
| 4 | 122 (from Lightning) | |||
| 5 | 157 (from Canadiens) | |||
| 7 | 216 |
NHL Draft trade details 2026
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.
The Utah Mammoth are sending JJ Peterka to the Boston Bruins. Utah’s return is multiple first round picks, sources said.
— Emily Kaplan (@emilymkaplan) June 26, 2026
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.
The #NHLBruins and Utah Mammoth have been engaged in discussions this afternoon on winger JJ Peterka.
One of the proposals Boston had on the table included multiple first-round picks. Utah was mulling options.
This deal isn’t quite done yet.
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) June 26, 2026
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
The NHL Draft will air live on ESPN and the NHL Network. Both nights of the event will be available to stream on fubo and the ESPN app.
Fubo offers a free trial for new subscribers, so you can try the service before you buy. Stream ESPN, ABC, CBS, Fox and 100-plus top channels of live TV and sports without cable. (Participating plans only. Taxes and fees may apply.)
NHL Draft 2026 date, start time
- Date: Friday, June 26 (Round 1) | Saturday, June 27 (Rounds 2-7)
- Time: 7 p.m. ET (Friday) | 11 a.m. ET (Saturday)
- 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 | Team |
| 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 2 | San Jose Sharks |
| 3 | Vancouver Canucks |
| 4 | Buffalo Sabres (from Blackhawks) |
| 5 | New York Rangers |
| 6 | Calgary Flames |
| 7 | Seattle Kraken |
| 8 | Winnipeg Jets |
| 9 | San Jose Sharks (from Panthers) |
| 10 | Nashville Predators |
| 11 | St. Louis Blues |
| 12 | New Jersey Devils |
| 13 | New York Islanders |
| 14 | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 15 | St. Louis Blues (from Red Wings) |
| 16 | St. Louis Blues (from Capitals) |
| 17 | Los Angeles Kings |
| 18 | Washington Capitals (from Ducks) |
| 19 | Utah Mammoth |
| 20 | Buffalo Sabres (from Oilers) |
| 21 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 22 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 23 | Boston Bruins |
| 24 | Vancouver Canucks (from Wild) |
| 25 | Ottawa Senators (from Lightning) |
| 26 | New York Rangers (from Stars) |
| 27 | San Jose Sharks (from Sabres) |
| 28 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 29 | St. Louis Blues (from Avalanche) |
| 30 | Calgary Flames (from Golden Knights) |
| 31 | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 32 | Ottawa Senators |
Round 2
| Pick | Team |
| 33 | Vancouver Canucks |
| 34 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 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 | Nashville 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 | Edmonton Oilers |
| 53 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 54 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 55 | Calgary Flames (from Senators) |
| 56 | Boston Bruins |
| 57 | Nashville Predators (from Wild) |
| 58 | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 59 | Dallas Stars |
| 60 | Toronto Maple Leafs (from Sabres) |
| 61 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 62 | San Jose Sharks (from Avalanche) |
| 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 | Minnesota Wild |
| 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 | Anaheim Ducks (from Flyers) |
| 118 | Nashville Predators (from Penguins) |
| 119 | Chicago Blackhawks (from Senators) |
| 120 | San Jose Sharks (from Bruins) |
| 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) |
More Bruins
About the Author
