2026 NHL Draft Thread

[InternationalVillager]

the flames just need to ensure they finish in that 2nd last spot. getting last seems unachievable with the canucks being terrible.

if the flames end up 1st or 2nd, i have no issues with taking either mckenna or stenberg....i do have an issue dropping to 3rd though.

[Tbull8]

I think if they’re 3 you offer the pick to SJ for Misa. Gotta think they’d love Verhoeff to pair with Dickinson for the next decade

[Royle9]

McKenna hattrick today

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by Tbull8

I think if they’re 3 you offer the pick to SJ for Misa. Gotta think they’d love Verhoeff to pair with Dickinson for the next decade

I'm not convinced Miss is better than Lawrence or Bjork.

[Sandman]

Originally Posted by Royle9

McKenna hattrick today

He’s starting to really figure things out!

[Calgary4LIfe]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

It's weird how many people on CP are invested in player who hasn't even been drafted by the Flames, just because we have a shot at getting him. We'll see how many champions McKenna has once the Canucks draft him.

Calling out bad comps is hardly 'being invested". Also, I apologize if I got this wrong, but your post seems to be trying to get a rise out of people who like McKenna, almost as if you are trying to troll them.


I, for one, still have McKenna 1st overall this draft. However, there are a few players that I would also be fine with. You may dislike the prospect, and that's 100% fine, but if you want to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of this pick you will find a lot of willing participants.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Royle9

McKenna hattrick today

that was last night

they play Wisc again tonight

[Roof-Daddy]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

McKenna is a perimeter player who avoids contact and dishes the puck rather than play through an opponent or drive to the net. Stylistically, Huberdeau is a match.

Hes super rare.

Go and find players who put up 2.3 ppg in the CHL in their D-1 seasons when they were 16/17 years old, lemme know how long that list is.

[Royle9]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

that was last night

they play Wisc again tonight

I’m so old I didn’t realize I was watching a re-run today

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

McKenna is a perimeter player who avoids contact and dishes the puck rather than play through an opponent or drive to the net. Stylistically, Huberdeau is a match.

Equating McKenna to Huberdeau because he isn't charging through grown adult men at 17 years old and 172lbs is an impressive leap in logic.

Yeah, he dishes the puck from safety so much that he put up 3 goals and 0 assists last night.

[Enoch Root]

and one of the goals was him driving to the middle of the ice

[Jay Random]

I was questioning McKenna as much as anyone before the WJC, but so far in the second half of the season he’s putting those doubts to rest. If he carries on the way he’s going, he’s #1 overall without a doubt.

[ForeverFlameFan]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

It's weird how many people on CP are invested in player who hasn't even been drafted by the Flames, just because we have a shot at getting him. We'll see how many champions McKenna has once the Canucks draft him.

? It's a 2026 draft thread. We're gonna be talking about McKenna, especially as a team with good odds to grab him.

[robertsfanatic]

Originally Posted by Ba'alzamon

Culprit is probably autocorrect, but in case it wasn't, his name is Di Iorio.

I love this kid from the couple of games that I've seen. Tenacious

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

I was questioning McKenna as much as anyone before the WJC, but so far in the second half of the season he’s putting those doubts to rest. If he carries on the way he’s going, he’s #1 overall without a doubt.

It would be a damn shame if he ends up a frickin whale.

If it's not to calgary, let him go anywhere outside of the pacific..

[D as in David]

Originally Posted by robertsfanatic

I love this kid from the couple of games that I've seen. Tenacious

Tenacious Di?

[mile]

Verhoeff had 5 points in 2 games this weekend - 17 points in 22 games as a 17-year old freshman is impressive

[BigThief]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

McKenna is a perimeter player who avoids contact and dishes the puck rather than play through an opponent or drive to the net. Stylistically, Huberdeau is a match.

Sure but so are Patrick Kane and Nikita Kucherov,

[Enoch Root]

Kane and Kucherov are two good examples of wingers that control the offense from their wing, holding the puck, moving around, and creating seams. As is McKenna.

Huberdeau doesn't hold the puck and control the offense, he excels on the rush, and is always looking for the quick pass.

Stylistically, not a match.

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by Tbull8

I think if they’re 3 you offer the pick to SJ for Misa. Gotta think they’d love Verhoeff to pair with Dickinson for the next decade

If SJ is going to move Misa, that’s what it would take.