2026 NHL Draft

June 26–27, 2026 | KeyBank Center | Buffalo, New York

Round 1: Friday, June 26 | 6 p.m. CT on ESPN, ESPN+, Sportsnet, TVA Sports 

Round 2-7: Saturday, June 27 | 10 a.m. CT on NHL Network, ESPN+, Sportsnet

2026 Wild Draft Guide Draft News 2026 NHL Draft Prospect Rankings Prospects
2026 WILD DRAFT SELECTIONS
ROUND PICK PLAYER
3 89 Adam Andersson (C)
4 112 (from CBJ) Kayden Lemire (RW)
5 137 (from SJS) Filip Ruzicka (G)

 

Draft News

Minnesota Wild Selects Five Players in the 2025 NHL Draft

No First Round Pick? No Problem.

Minnesota Wild Acquires Forward Cameron Butler From the Columbus Blue Jackets in Exchange for Forward Brendan Gaunce

Minnesota Wild Acquires Fourth-Round Pick in 2025 NHL Draft From Seattle in Exchange for Forward Freddy Gaudreau

Minnesota Wild Owns Four Picks in 2025 Upper Deck NHL Draft

Minnesota Wild Selects Six Players in the 2024 NHL Draft

Minnesota Wild Acquires Forward Jakub Lauko from the Boston Bruins in Exchange for Forward Vinni Lettieri

Wild selects Leskovar with 174th overall pick

Minnesota takes fourth defenseman with final pick

Wild selects Wutzke with 142nd overall pick

Minnesota takes its first goalie of the 2024 Draft in round five

Wild selects Soini with 140th overall pick

Minnesota uses its first fifth-round pick to take Finnish d-man

Wild selects Kiviharju with 122nd overall pick

Minnesota takes Danish defenseman in fourth round

Wild selects Ritchie with 45th overall pick

Minnesota selects son of NHL's Byron Ritchie

Minnesota Wild Selects Defenseman Zeev Buium in First Round of the 2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft

Wild selects Buium with 12th overall pick

Minnesota moves up one spot in first round to pick National Champ defenseman

Minnesota Wild Owns Six Picks in 2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft

Draft Videos

Wutzke on Being Drafted by Wild

Wutzke talks to media after being drafted by Wild

Kiviharju on Being Drafted by MIN

Kiviharju talks to media after being drafted by Wild

Ritchie on Being Drafted by Wild

Ritchie talks to media after being drafted by Wild

Buium on Being Drafted by Wild

Buium talks to media after being drafted by Minnesota

Guerin After Day 1

Guerin recaps Minnesota's first round

Brackett After Day 1

Brackett recaps Minnesota's first round

Faber at NHL Awards

Faber has arrived in Vegas

Brock Faber on NHL Awards

Brock Faber on NHL Awards

Brackett on 2024 Draft

Director of Amateur Scouting discusses the 2024 Draft

Draft Photos

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