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Two Finns, Jiko Laitinen and Vilho Vanhatalo, are the highest ranked players left on our board as the #NHLDraft 5th round is rounding out. #2026nhldraft

Tomas Galvas finally got drafted. #rejoice Just like our old fave Janis Moser he ends up going in the 2nd round after getting passed over in multiple drafts. #2027nhldraft #NHLDraft

Updated with some long-winded thoughts ahead of Day 2 of the #2026nhldraft draftineu.net/2026/06/2026-f…

Draftin Europe's Final Rankings for the #2026NHL Top 45 freely available here: draftineu.net/2026/06/2026-f… #NHLDraft

Two more points today for Galvas, including the GWG in a 4-1 Win. Goals (4) in three straight games for the 06-born defenseman, who also has the highest point-per-game production on his entire team. #NHLDraft

Tomas Galvas with 3 goals in his last 2 #Extraliga games, to give him 14 pts in 22 games on an offensively challenged team. Still listed at 5-foot-10 though #undrafted #NHLDraft

That was the only goal of the game vs Spartak Moscow. Pugachyov has 2 game winners and 3 pts in 2 #KHL games since the release of Central Scouting mid-term list where he was ranked at #15 in Europe. #NHLDraft #2026nhldraft

After struggling yesterday, big win for Norway today at #U20div1A : was leading 7-1 before allowing 2 late goals for the 7-3 final score. Niklas Aaram Olsen with 2 goals & 1 assist. #NYRangers' draftee Mikkel Eriksen with 3 assists. #NHLDraft

Key game coming up in 20 minutes at #IIHF U20 Div.1A Worlds in Bled (Slovenia) between the two favorites to earn promotion to next year #WJC 🇦🇹 vs 🇳🇴

The U20 Div.1A #IIHF Worlds get underway today. 🇳🇴won the first game of the tournament 8-2 vs 🇫🇷 1G & 1A for 1st-time #NHLDraft eligible Niklas Aaram-Olsen

After today's 3-point effort, undrafted 06-born D Tomas Galvas has 11 points in 15 #Extraliga games, giving him the best point-per-game pace on his team. He also leads the time in plus/minus with a +7 rating. #NHLDraft

Viktor Fyodorov scored his first #KHL goal today, the eventual game winner for Torpedo vs Spartak. He registered 2 SOG and 2 Hits in less than 8 minutes of icetime. #NHLDraft

08-born D Malte Gustafsson is making his SHL debut tonight. He was the top-rated defenseman in our pre-Hlinka ranking for the #2026nhldraft #NHLDraft

Viggo Björck with his 1st career #SHL goal to tie the game for Djurgårdens #NHLDraft #2026nhldraft

Prior to the start of the #hlinkagretzky cup we released our pre-season ranking for the #2026nhldraft. The list is a Top 20 that only pertains to Euro-based skaters and is freely available here: draftineu.net/2025/08/6430/ #NHLDraft

Here is our pre #hlinkagretzkycup ranking for the #2026nhldraft: draftineu.net/2025/08/6430/ Freely available, it's a Top 20 of Euro-based skaters only. #NHLDraft

Here is the Finnish roster instead. #Hlinka25 #2026nhldraft

It looks like there were no d-men drafted who were under 6-foot tall. Last 5 Norris Trophy winners: Fox 5'11 Makar 5'11 E. Karlsson 6'0 Q. Hughes 5'10 Makar 5'11 #NHL #NHLDraft @DraftinEU_Jeff