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2026 NHL Draft

Gavin McKenna in the 2026 NHL Draft

Toronto Maple Leafs selected Gavin McKenna first overall in the 2026 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 10 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2026, 5 have played in the NHL regular season. None of them has played more games than his 17, and none has scored more points than his 11.

Overall pick
1
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 1
Drafting team
TORToronto Maple Leafs
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 1–4 in the 2026 draft

  1. 1Gavin McKennaL17 GP · 11 PTOR
  2. 2Ivar StenbergL17 GP · 9 PSJS
  3. 3Caleb MalhotraCVAN
  4. 4Daxon RudolphDBUF

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2026 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2026 class

1st
of 223 players selected
1st
of 117 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First off the board

  1. 1Gavin McKennaL17 GP · 11 PTOR
  2. 2Ivar StenbergL17 GP · 9 PSJS
  3. 3Caleb MalhotraCVAN
  4. 4Daxon RudolphDBUF
  5. 5Alberts SmitsD16 GP · 0 PNYR
  6. 6Carson CarelsDCGY
  7. 7Chase ReidDSEA
  8. 8Viggo BjörckC16 GP · 0 PWPG
  9. 9Keaton VerhoeffDSJS
  10. 10Wyatt CullenLNSH

+ 213 more

The 2026 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Gavin McKenna made his NHL debut on September 29, 2026, 95 days after the draft.

17
Games
5
Goals
6
Assists
11
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 2026 draft

  1. 1Gavin McKennaL17 GP · 11 PTOR
  2. 60Alexander BileckiDTOR
  3. 69Ethan MacKenzieDTOR
  4. 73Zach OlsenRTOR
  5. 76Måns GudmundssonDNo NHL gamesTOR
  6. 85Juuso AinastoGTOR
  7. 114Patriks PluminsGTOR
  8. 158Cooper WilliamsCTOR
  9. 161Yaroslav FedoseyevDTOR
  10. 169Brody PepoyRTOR