Sharks Reference - 2026 NHL Entry Draft

Bubbalo, NY

June 26-27?, 2026

TV Coverage: Round 1 - ESPN (4pm PT). Round 2-7 - ESPN+/NHL Network (USA)

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Players drafted

Round Pick Overall Comment Player drafted
1 SJ 2 Won 2nd draft lottery draw and jump from 9 to 2. LW Ivar Stenberg
1 EDM->SJ->BUF 20 conditional 1st from Edmonton (Walman trade; condition: San Jose will receive Edmonton's first-round pick in 2026 if the pick is outside of the top twelve selections or Edmonton if has traded their first-round pick in 2027 before the 2026 NHL trade deadline. If the Oilers' retain their first-round pick in 2027 after the 2026 NHL trade deadline and their first-round pick in 2026 is inside the top twelve selections this pick will be deferred to 2027.) With EDM trading for Magiopane with their '27 first, this becomes non-conditional pick.'
Buffalo in Kesselring trade.		  
1 FLA->CHI->FLA-> OTT->SJ 9 Eklund trade D Keaton Verhoeff
1 PHI->SJ 21 Draft day trade D Ryan Lin
1 BUF->SJ->PHI 27 Kesselring trade/ draft day  
2 SJ->VAN 41 Sherwood trade  
2 COL->SJ->PHI 62 Blackwood trade/ draft day trade  
3 SJ->PIT->DET->STL 73 Karlsson trade  
4 FLA->SJ->BOS 104 Sturm trade/Gasseau trade  
4 SJ->CAR 105 Masters trade  
4 BOS->SJ->PHI 120 Gasseau trade/daft day trade  
4 VGK->WAS->SJ 127 Lilegren trade  
5 SJ->MIN 137 Addison trade  
5 MON->SJ->BOS 157 Price trade/Gasseau trade  
6 SJ->TOR 169 Liljegren trade  
6 CJB-> PHI->SJC 174 Ellis trade. Csonditional 2026 6th round pick (earlier of PHI or CBJ)  
7 SJ 201    

Draft day transactions:

Notes for future draft picks: