Gavin McKenna is still of course the odds-on favourite to go coast-to-coast as our number ranked prospect but it’s no longer a given. To continue prospect exploration, here’s our Fall Rankings for the 2026 NHL Draft from our Chief Rankings Officer, Eldon MacDonald. (Note: there is are two columns highlighting points amassed thus far into the season updated as of October 25, 2025.)
We are super-stoked to share our new format to display the rankings in a user-friendly way.
Upside Hockey’s 2026 NHL Draft Rankings — Summer Edition Top 224
Link to our 2026 NHL Draft Rankings over at our Upside website
We’re test-driving two formats: 1) A user-friendly version using the slick Glide formatting (see first link on the page; and 2) following that is our unique mammoth rankings spreadsheet with all the features you’ve come to know and love including Hlinka Gretzky Cup stats by nation.
The Top 224 prospects are currently ranked in this edition but over 330 prospects are already included in our mega spreadsheet. As a preview, here’s our Top 5:
We’ve also include our Top 32 in this article in yet another format for ease of viewing, with the Top 224 over at upsidehockey.com.
Draft. Develop. Dominate.