Eastside's Hockey Elite Collide

The 2026 EHEC Draft Lottery will be held on Tuesday, May 26th at 7:00 PM EDT. The provisional draft order per the draft order page is as follows:

1 WPG
2 FLA
3 BUF via PHI
4 ARZ
5 CBS
6 WSH
7 BOS
8 ANA
9 NYI
10 MIN
11 NJ via CHI
12 VAN
13 CAR
14 CGY

15 BUF
16 TOR
17 NJ
18 CHI via COL
19 EDM
20 NAS
21 MTL
22 LA
23 DET
24 FLA via NYR
25 CAR via TB
26 PHI via SJ
27 STL
28 STL via PIT
29 DAL
30 OTT

This translates into the following odds of winning one of the top 3 picks:

1 WPG 20% (TOR)
2 FLA 13.5% (EDM)
3 BUF via PHI 11.5% (VAN)
4 ARZ 9.5% (CBJ)
5 CBS 8.5% (CGY)
6 WSH 7.5% (WPG)
7 BOS 6.5% (ARZ)
8 ANA 6% (BUF)
9 NYI 5% (MTL)
10 MIN 3.5% (COL)
11 NJ via CHI 3% (NJD)
12 VAN 2.5% (OTT)
13 CAR 2% (CAR)
14 CGY 1% (BOS)

Please double-check your pick ownership/standings place both before and after the lottery. Any errors will be corrected before the draft, obviously.

How the draw works: Random numbers will be drawn as per the lottery rules. The numbers will be chosen from the following linked draws. Please copy the links for your own records, as this is super serious.

1. https://www.randomresult.com/ticket.php ... MG6LXC4R86
2. https://www.randomresult.com/ticket.php ... M8ZC47L2A8
3. https://www.randomresult.com/ticket.php ... L3P2BVW5D9
4. https://www.randomresult.com/ticket.php ... AELUZXE7DJ
5. https://www.randomresult.com/ticket.php ... KPWDNH6S73
6. https://www.randomresult.com/ticket.php ... JY5WEDPWV9
7. https://www.randomresult.com/ticket.php ... HUSPDR4CMQ

For posterity:

Draw 1: 3, 4, 5, 14 (VAN) Buffalo

Draw 2: 5, 8, 12, 14 (ARZ) Boston

Draw 3: 1, 7, 9, 14 is VAN again so we move onto the next.

Draw 4: 4, 11, 12, 14 (COL) Minnesota

Wow that ARZ draw has been hot lately.

Calgary to 1 last year and Boston to 2 this year!

I think Winnipeg must be cursed by the TOR ball...

The-Boss-GM wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2026 11:57 am Wow that ARZ draw has been hot lately.

Calgary to 1 last year and Boston to 2 this year!

I think Winnipeg must be cursed by the TOR ball...

Between this and none of my boosters boosting last year I'm starting to wonder....

WPG-Josh wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2026 8:39 pm

The-Boss-GM wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2026 11:57 am Wow that ARZ draw has been hot lately.

Calgary to 1 last year and Boston to 2 this year!

I think Winnipeg must be cursed by the TOR ball...

Between this and none of my boosters boosting last year I'm starting to wonder....

In fairness for all of Toronto's failures, and they are numerous, draft luck isn't one of them

NYRNYRNYR wrote: ↑Tue May 26, 2026 8:06 pm For posterity:

Draw 1: 3, 4, 5, 14 (VAN) Buffalo

BUF via PHI, to be clear.