Canucks Announce 2026 Development Camp Attendees
25 players will take part in the Canucks' 2026 development camp.
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The 2026 NHL Entry Draft has officially wrapped for the Vancouver Canucks, with Vancouver selecting a grand total of nine players throughout this year's draft.
Of course, during the first round, Vancouver selected center Caleb Malhotra third overall, while also picking forward Adam Novotny at 24th.
Vancouver was the first team to pick to start off day two of the 2026 NHL Draft, opting to go with center Brooks Rogowski out of the OHL.
Rogowski, a six-foot-seven center, played with the Oshawa Generals of the OHL in the 2025-'26 season, in which he scored 15 goals and 42 points in 46 games played.
Vancouver's next selection in the draft was Niklas Aram-Olsen at 41st overall in the second round.
Aram-Olsen is from Norway, but played with rebro HK in the under-20 league in Sweden.
But next season, he will be heading to Boston University of the NCAA, which is where Caleb Malhotra will also be playing for the 2026-'27 season.
Vancouver's other selections in the 2026 NHL Draft include goaltender Dmitry Ivchenko with the 78th overall pick in the third round, Yaroslav Bryzgalov 97th overall in the fourth round, as well as Connor Davis at 129th overall.
During the sixth round, the Canucks traded their first of three picks, which was 161st overall, to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft.
The final two players that the Canucks picked in this year's draft were Lucian Bernat at 176th overall in the sixth round, as well as Samuel Eriksson at 184th overall.
In total, Vancouver selected seven forwards, one goaltender, and one defenseman at this year's draft.
