Canucks Select Connor Davis 129th-Overall At The 2026 NHL Entry Draft
The Canucks have selected Connor Davis with the 129th-overall pick of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft.
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The Vancouver Canucks have officially wrapped the first round of the 2026 NHL Draft with two prospects, selecting Caleb Malhotra third overall and Adam Novotny at 24th overall.
Malhotra, a six-foot, two-way centerman, spent the 2025-26 season with the Brantford Bulldogs of the OHL.
In his first OHL season, the center scored 29 goals and 55 assists in 67 games, finishing the season tied with fellow Canucks prospect Riley Patterson with the 11th most points in the league.
He dominated the OHL postseason, finishing with the league's top five in points, with 26 in 15 games.
Malhotra is, of course, the son of new Canucks head coach Manny Malhotra, who was in attendance at yesterday's first round of the NHL Draft to support his son.
The Canucks' second pick of the first round is none other than Adam Novotny, who they selected 24th overall.
A six-foot-one winger, Novotny spent the 2025-26 season with the Peterborough Petes of the OHL, scoring 34 goals and 31 assists in 58 games played.
The Czech winger also represented his country at the 2026 Under 20 World Junior Championship, putting up three assists in seven games.
Novotny has represented Czechia internationally a fair bit, also taking part in the 2025 Under 20 World Junior Championship.
During this particular tournament, he scored one goal in seven games played.
At the 2025 Under 18 World Junior Championship, he averaged over a point th- per game through five games played.
