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The Vancouver Canucks lost the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery and will select third overall. The Toronto Maple Leafs and San Jose Sharks won the lottery, picking first and second, respectively.
The Vancouver Canucks have lost the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery. Despite having the best odds at first overall, the Canucks will instead pick third. The Toronto Maple Leafs and the San Jose Sharks won the draft lottery and will pick first and second overall.
Vancouver has selected third overall on four occasions. With the third pick, they selected Jocelyn Guevremont (1971), Don Lever (1972), Dennis Ververgaert (1973) and Henrik Sedin (1999). Some prospects who could be selected third overall include Caleb Malhotra, Chase Reid and Keaton Verhoeff.
The 2026 NHL Entry Draft is scheduled for June 26-27, 2026, at KeyBank Center in Buffalo. The Canucks enter the draft with 10 picks, including four in the first two rounds. The last three third overall picks were Anton Frondell, Beckett Sennecke and Adam Fantilli.
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