NHL Mock Draft 2026: Predicting all 63 picks of the first 2 rounds

Each year, The Athletic’s prospects writers Corey Pronman and Scott Wheeler put together their own mocks predicting the draft.Once a year, though, they also come together to make picks for the first two rounds to give the exercise more of the unpredictability that comes over draft weekend. This year, after a coin flip, Wheeler started the mock with the No. 1 pick, and then he and Pronman made their way through the first 63 selections of the 2026 NHL Draft.Advertisement