The draft will be held at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater. The first round will be held June 27 (7 p.m. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS), with rounds 2-7 on June 28 (Noon ET; NHLN, ESPN+, SN, SN1).
“There’s nothing you can really control now,” he said. “You just wait for the draft and to hear your name called. Just enjoy it. I’ll be training the next couple weeks on and off the ice, shooting on [goalie and 2025 draft prospect Jack] Ivankovic. I’ll be working on my shot there, sniping on him. Just doing things to get ready for the draft and then rookie camp afterward.”
Mrtka, No. 5 in Central Scouting’s final ranking of North American skaters, had 35 points (three goals, 32 assists) in 43 games after beginning the season playing in his native Czechia. Desnoyers, No. 7 in the final ranking, tied for fifth in the QMJHL with 84 points (35 goals, 49 assists) in 56 games.
Misa, a finalist for the David Branch Award, won the CHL Top Scorer Award after leading all players with 134 points (62 goals, 72 assists) in 65 games for Saginaw of the OHL.
The 18-year-old, who is No. 2 in Central Scouting’s final ranking, is the seventh player since 2004-05 to win the award as a first-year NHL Draft-eligible player, joining Crosby (2004-05), Patrick Kane (2006-07), Nic Petan (2012-13), Dylan Strome (2014-15), Marco Rossi (2019-20) and Connor Bedard (2022-23).
“It was a big year for me. I knew that coming into it,” Misa said. “I just tried to leave this year with no regrets. Overall, it was a fun year to be part of it in Saginaw. We did fall a bit short in the [OHL] playoffs but it was a great year overall.”
Misa also was a finalist for the Scholastic Player of the Year Award, which was won by Vegas Golden Knights forward prospect Mathieu Cataford (Rimouski, QMJHL).
Other award winners included San Jose Sharks prospect Sam Dickinson (London, OHL), who was named Defenseman of the Year, beating out Seattle Kraken prospect Tyson Jugnauth (Portland, WHL) and 2026 draft prospect Xavier Villeneuve (Blainville-Boisbriand, QMJHL).
Jackson Parsons of Kitchener (OHL) was named Goaltender of the Year, beating out Max Hildebrand (Prince Albert, WHL) and Jacob Steinman (Halifax, QMJHL).
Everett (WHL) defenseman Landon DuPont, a top prospect for the 2027 NHL Draft, was named Rookie of the Year, beating out Calgary Flames forward prospect Matvei Gridin (Shawinigan, QMJHL) and Owen Sound (OHL) forward Pierce Mbuyi, a 2026 draft prospect.
Seattle Kraken forward prospect Berkly Catton (Spokane, WHL) was named Sportsman of the Year, ahead of Washington Capitals forward prospect Ilya Protas of Windsor (OHL) and forward Julius Sumpf of Moncton, a 2025 draft prospect.
Charlottetown (QMJHL) defenseman Maxwell Jardine was named Humanitarian of the Year, finishing ahead of Philadelphia Flyers forward prospect Denver Barkey of London and Portland (WHL) forward Kyle McDonough, a 2025 draft prospect.
Moncton coach Gardiner MacDougall won the Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award, finishing ahead of James Patrick (Victoria, WHL) and Jussi Ahokas (Kitchener, OHL).
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