Twenty OHL Players Invited to 2026 NHL Scouting Combine

Twenty OHL players have been invited to the 2026 NHL Scouting Combine, which gets underway this week at KeyBank Center and LECOM HarborCenter in Buffalo, N.Y.

Running from June 1-6, the combine provides all 32 NHL clubs with an opportunity to conduct interviews, medical evaluations, and fitness testing on many of the top prospects eligible for the 2026 NHL Draft, set to take place June 26-27 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo.

“The NHL Combine is the final showcase event before the NHL Draft, and it’s a week full of interviews, medicals, and fitness testing where the players get to interact with NHL personnel and the NHL clubs get to learn as much as possible about the future stars of our game,” said NHL Central Scouting Vice President and Director Dan Marr.

A total of 90 players will attend the combine, including 56 forwards, 29 defencemen, and five goaltenders. All invitees are listed in NHL Central Scouting’s final rankings of North American and International skaters and goaltenders.

Among the OHL invitees are several of the top-ranked prospects for the 2026 NHL Draft, including Chase Reid (Soo Greyhounds), Caleb Malhotra (Brantford Bulldogs), Nikita Klepov (Saginaw Spirit), and Ethan Belchetz (Windsor Spitfires), all of whom ranked inside the top 10 among North American skaters in NHL Central Scouting’s final rankings.

The Toronto Maple Leafs hold the first overall selection in the 2026 NHL Draft after winning the NHL Draft Lottery on May 5. The San Jose Sharks own the second pick, while the Vancouver Canucks will select third overall.

 

OHL Players Invited to the 2026 NHL Scouting Combine:

Alessandro Di Iorio (Sarnia Sting)

Adam Nemec (Sudbury Wolves)

Adam Novotny (Peterborough Petes)

Alexander Bilecki (Kitchener Rangers)

Beckham Edwards (Sarnia Sting)

Brooks Rogowski (Oshawa Generals)

Caleb Malhotra (Brantford Bulldogs)

Chase Reid (Soo Greyhounds)

Cole Zurawski (Owen Sound Attack)

Colin Fitzgerald (Soo Greyhounds)

Ethan Belchetz (Windsor Spitfires)

Jaxon Cover (London Knights)

Layne Gallacher (Guelph Storm)

Maksim Sokolovskii (London Knights)

Pierce Mbuyi (Owen Sound Attack)

Ryan Roobroeck (Niagara IceDogs)

Ryder Cali (North Bay Battalion)

Thomas Vandenberg (Ottawa 67’s)

Vladimir Dravecky (Brantford Bulldogs)

Wesley Royston (Owen Sound Attack)

 

For more information on the 2026 NHL Scouting Combine, including the complete list of invitees, visit NHL.com