The final order has been determined for the 2026 KHL import draft, which will take place on Tuesday.

The final order has been determined for the 2026 KHL import draft, which will take place on Tuesday.

Oshawa will select first overall; Halifax moves into second place after swap with Baie-Comeau

The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) today announced the final order for the 2026 CHL Import Draft, which will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, June 30 at 11 a.m. ET.

The Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) will pick first overall, followed by the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Maritime Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), who received the second overall pick in a trade with the Baie-Comeau Drakkar. The Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League (WHL) will select third overall, while the Guelph Storm of the OHL, hosts of the 2027 Memorial Cup presented by Kubota, round out the top four after acquiring the fourth overall pick in a trade with the Erie Otters.

Halifax’s move to second place is one of several recent changes reflected in the final order, which is listed in full below.

For the second year in a row, the KHL Import Draft will consist of three rounds as the KHL enters its second season with three import player spots on each club’s roster. As a reminder, this year’s draft has new rules: 20-year-old import players can be selected in any round, while 16-year-old import players can only be selected in the first round.

KHL clubs can take a maximum of one 16-year-old import player per season. This player cannot be traded or replaced by another import player during his 16-year-old season. If a 16-year-old import player is transferred to another level of hockey during the regular season or released from a club’s roster, that club will be limited to two import players for the remainder of the regular season and playoffs.

The Mooseheads have had three previous top-three picks in CHL import draft history, but 2026 will be the first time Halifax has selected the second overall pick. The Mooseheads selected Oleg Kulebyakin ninth overall in last year’s KHL draft and then added Finnish forward Jasu Mensonen with the 70th pick in the second round. Kulebyakin led Halifax with 73 points in 64 games in 2025-26 before being selected 52nd overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft, while Mensonen had 33 points in the NHL Entry Draft. 64 competitions.

Halifax has one of the KHL’s import draft’s highest rates of developing top-tier international talent. Its alumni include Jakub Voracek, 2017 NHL Draft No. 1 overall pick Nico Hischier, Timo Meier, Ladislav Nagy, Filip Zadina and 2026 Stanley Cup champion Nikolaj Ehlers.

The KHL Import Draft has long served as an important pathway for the development of international players in the WHL, OHL and QMJHL before their names are later called in the NHL Draft. At the 2026 NHL Draft in Buffalo, 22 players previously selected in the KHL Import Draft were selected by NHL clubs, including first-round picks. Nikita Klepov (Saginaw Spirit, OHL / Anaheim Ducks), Adam Novotny (Peterborough Petes, OHL / Vancouver Canucks) and Maxim Sokolovsky (London Knights, OHL/Philadelphia Flyers).

Included are other KHL Import Draft graduates selected in the 2026 NHL Draft. Mathias Vanhanen (Everett Silvertips, WHL/New Jersey Devils) Egor Shilov (Victoriaville Tigres, QMJHL / Colorado Avalanche), With Oleg Kulebia (Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL/Tampa Bay Lightning), Jakub Vanecek (Tri-City Americans, WHL/Dallas Stars), Danai Shaikov (Gatineau Olympics, QMJHL/New York Rangers), Adam Herman (Sudbury Wolves, OHL/Ottawa Senators), Michal Orsulak (Prince Albert Raiders, WHL/Detroit Red Wings), Yaroslav Bryzgalov (Medicine Hat Tigers, WHL/Vancouver Canucks), Marek Sklenicka (Seattle Thunderbirds, WHL/Philadelphia Flyers), Olivers Murnieks (St. John Sea Dogs, QMJHL/Buffalo Sabres), Tobias Tvrnik (Wenatchee Wild, WHL/Colorado Avalanche), Filip Ruzicka (Brandon Wheat Kings, WHL/Minnesota Wild), Vladimir Dravetsky (Guelph Storm, OHL/New York Islanders), Lars Steiner (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, QMJHL/St. Louis Blues), Stepan Shurygin (Saginaw Spirit, OHL / Tampa Bay Lightning), Jasper Kuchta (Ottawa 67, OHL / Dallas Stars), Alexander Karmanov (North Bay Battalion, OHL/San Jose Sharks), Ondrej Ruml (Ottawa 67, OHL/Colorado Avalanche) and Max Wilen (Moncton Wildcats, QMJHL/Tampa Bay Lightning).

Since the first CHL Import Draft was held in 1992, the annual event has selected more than 2,310 players from outside Canada and the United States. The draft helped bring many future NHL standouts to the KHL, including Leon Draisaitl (Prince Albert Raiders/WHL), Zdeno Chara (Prince George Cougars/WHL) Marian Hossa (Portland Winterhawks/WHL) Mikael Backlund (Kelowna Rockets/WHL) Oliver Bjorkstrand (Portland Winterhawks/WHL) Gabriel Landeskog (Kitchener Rangers/OHL) Nikita Zadorov (London Knights/OHL), Rasmus Andersson (Barry Colts/OHL), Olli Määtä (London Knights/OHL), Alexander Radulov (Quebec Remparts / QMJHL), David Krejci (Gatineau Olympics/QMJHL) and Nico Hischier (Halifax Mooseheads/QMJHL). This list also includes a two-time Hart Trophy winner. Nikita Kucherov (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies/QMJHL), who won the award for the second time in their career in 2025-26 and are recent 2026 Stanley Cup champions. Andrey Svechnikov (Barry Colts/OHL) and Nikolai Ehlers (Halifax Mooseheads/QMJHL), who helped the Carolina Hurricanes capture their second championship in franchise history.

Fans and media will be able to follow the 2026 CHL Import Draft and view complete results starting tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. ET. chl.ca/draft.

Final selection order for the 2026 KHL Import Draft