Bruins NHL Draft Picks 2026: Full List of Selections From Rounds 1-7

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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.

>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.

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>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 2026RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Country2563884104 (from Panthers)4111 (from Red Wings)4122 (from Lightning)5157 (from Canadiens)7216NHL Draft trade details 202610:26 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.

>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.

>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.

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, 2026According to Pierre LeBrun, Boston will send its 2026 first and Florida's 2028 first (top-10 protected) the other way.

>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, 2026Peterka 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.

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NHL Draft 2026 date, start timeDate: 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 2026Round 1PickTeam1Toronto Maple Leafs2San Jose Sharks3Vancouver Canucks4Buffalo Sabres (from Blackhawks)5New York Rangers6Calgary Flames7Seattle Kraken8Winnipeg Jets9San Jose Sharks (from Panthers)10Nashville Predators11St. Louis Blues12New Jersey Devils13New York Islanders14Columbus Blue Jackets15Anaheim Ducks (from Blues)16St. Louis Blues (from Capitals)17Los Angeles Kings18Washington Capitals (from Ducks)19Utah Mammoth20Buffalo Sabres (from Oilers)21San Jose Sharks (from Flyers)22Pittsburgh Penguins23Detroit Red Wings (from Utah)24Vancouver Canucks (from Wild)25Ottawa Senators (from Lightning)26Montreal Canadiens (from Vegas)27Philadelphia Flyers (from Sharks)28Vegas Golden Knights (from Canadiens)29Anaheim Ducks (from Blues)30Calgary Flames (from Golden Knights)31Carolina Hurricanes32Ottawa SenatorsRound 2PickTeam33Vancouver Canucks34Chicago Blackhawks35New Jersey Devils (from Rangers)36Calgary Flames37Chicago Blackhawks (from Maple Leafs)38Seattle Kraken39Pittsburgh Penguins (from Jets)40Florida Panthers41Vancouver Canucks (from Sharks)42Nashville Predators43Colorado Avalanche (from Blue Jackets)44New Jersey Devils45Buffalo Sabres (from Islanders)46Los Angeles Kings (from Blue Jackets)47Detroit Red Wings48Florida Panthers (from Capitals)49Los Angeles Kings50Anaheim Ducks51Calgary Flames (from Mammoth)52Edmonton Oilers53Philadelphia Flyers54Pittsburgh Penguins55Calgary Flames (from Senators)56Boston Bruins57Nashville Predators (from Wild)58Tampa Bay Lightning59Dallas Stars60Toronto Maple Leafs (from Sabres)61Montreal Canadiens62Philadelphia Flyers (from Sharks)63Vegas Golden Knights (Forfeited)64New York Rangers (from Hurricanes)Round 3PickTeam65Calgary Flames (from Canucks)66Chicago Blackhawks67New York Rangers68Calgary Flames69Toronto Maple Leafs70Nashville Predators (from Kraken)71Winnipeg Jets72Ottawa Senators (from Panthers)73St. Louis Blues (from Sharks)74Colorado Avalanche (from Predators)75St. Louis Blues76St. Louis Blues (from Devils)77New York Rangers (from Islanders)78Vancouver Canucks (from Blue Jackets)79Detroit Red Wings80Los Angeles Kings (from Capitals)81New York Rangers (from Kings)82Anaheim Ducks83Utah Mammoth84Edmonton Oilers85Toronto Maple Leafs (from Flyers)86Pittsburgh Penguins87Ottawa Senators88Boston Bruins89Minnesota Wild90Tampa Bay Lightning91Ottawa Senators (from Stars)92New York Rangers (from Sabres)93Montreal Canadiens94Columbus Blue Jackets (from Avalanche)95Vegas Golden Knights96Utah Mammoth (from Hurricanes)Round 4PickTeam97Vancouver Canucks98Florida Panthers (from Blackhawks)99Seattle Kraken (from Rangers)100Calgary Flames101Columbus Blue Jackets (from Maples Leafs)102Seattle Kraken103Montreal Canadiens (from Jets)104Boston Bruins (from Panthers)105Carolina Hurricanes (from Sharks)106Nashville Predators107St. Louis Blues108New Jersey Devils109New York Islanders110Ottawa Senators (from Blue Jackets)111Boston Bruins (from Red Wings)112Washington Capitals113Los Angeles Kings114Toronto Maple Leafs (from Ducks)115Utah Mammoth116Winnipeg Jets (from Oilers)117Anaheim Ducks (from Flyers)118Nashville Predators (from Penguins)119Chicago Blackhawks (from Senators)120Philadelphia Flyers (from Sharks)121Minnesota Wild122Boston Bruins (from Lightning)123St. Louis Blues (from Stars)124Buffalo Sabres125Montreal Canadiens126Colorado Avalanche127San Jose Sharks (from Golden Knights)128Colorado Avalanche (from Hurricanes)Round 5PickTeam129Vancouver Canucks130Utah Mammoth (from Blackhawks)131New York Rangers132Calgary Flames133Tampa Bay Lightning (from Maple Leafs)134Tampa Bay Lightning (from Kraken)135Winnipeg Jets136Florida Panthers137Minnesota Wild (from Sharks)138Nashville Predators139St. Louis Blues140New Jersey Devils141New York Islanders142Columbus Blue Jackets143Detroit Red Wings144Washington Capitals145Los Angeles Kings146Anaheim Ducks147Utah Mammoth148Nashville Predators (from Oilers)149Colorado Avalanche (from Flyers)150St. Louis Blues (from Penguins)151Ottawa Senators152Colorado Avalanche (from Bruins)153Minnesota Wild154Tampa Bay Lightning155Dallas Stars156Buffalo Sabres157Boston Bruins (from Canadiens)158Toronto Maple Leafs (from Avalanche)159Vegas Golden Knights160Nashville Predators (from Hurricanes)Round 6PickTeam161Vancouver Canucks162New York Rangers (from Blackhawks)163New York Rangers164Calgary Flames165Carolina Hurricanes (from Maple Leafs)166Seattle Kraken167Winnipeg Jets168Florida Panthers169Toronto Maple Leafs (from Sharks)170Pittsburgh Penguins (from Predators)171St. Louis Blues172New Jersey Devils173New York Islanders174San Jose Sharks (from Blue Jackets)175Detroit Red Wings176Vancouver Canucks (from Capitals)177Los Angeles Kings178Anaheim Ducks179Nashville Predators (from Mammoth)180Edmonton Oilers181Philadelphia Flyers182Columbus Blue Jackets (from Penguins)183Ottawa Senators184Vancouver Canucks (from Bruins)185Minnesota Wild186Tampa Bay Lightning187Dallas Stars188Buffalo Sabres189Montreal Canadiens190Los 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