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Latvian players in the 2026 NHL Draft
Four Latvian players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, one of them in the first round. Alberts Smits went first, at number 5 to the New York Rangers. One of them have played in the NHL.
4
Picked
1
In the first round
1
Have played in the NHL
Every pick, round by round
Round 1
1 pick
Round 2
1 pick
58
Rudolfs Berzkalns (C)Center
Round 4
2 picks
114
Patriks Plumins (G)Goaltender
124
Olivers Murnieks (C)Center
The teams that drafted them
NYRNew York RangersNo. 5
EDMEdmonton OilersNo. 58
TORToronto Maple LeafsNo. 114
BUFBuffalo SabresNo. 124
The class in the NHL
The class against the other years
- 2026Alberts Smits · 54
- 2024Eriks Mateiko · 903
- 2022Dans Locmelis · 1193
- 2020Raivis Ansons · 1491
- 2019Arturs Silovs · 1561
- 2016Rodrigo Abols · 1841
- 2015Martins Dzierkals · 683
- 2014Elvis Merzlikins · 762
- 2013Kristers Gudlevskis · 1241
- 2012Zemgus Girgensons · 142
- 2010Kristians Pelss · 1811
- 2008Viktor Tikhonov · 281
- 2006Kaspars Daugavins · 912
- 2005Oskars Bartulis · 911
- 2004Martins Karsums · 641
- 2003Raimonds Danilics · 2552
- 2002Jekabs Redlihs · 1193
- 2001Juris Stals · 2691
- 2000Agris Saviels · 632
- 1999Kaspars Astashenko · 1272
- 1998Karlis Skrastins · 2301
- 1997Alex Andreyev · 2071
- 1993Harije Vitolinish · 2281
- 1992Sergei Zholtok · 552
- 1991Sandis Ozolinsh · 301
- 1989Arturs Irbe · 1962
- 1988Harije Vitolinish · 1881
- 1975Viktor Khatulev · 1601