The 2026 NHL Draft is officially in the books, and the Montreal Canadiens walked away with eight new prospects led by first-round selection Gleb Pugachyov. In this video, I break down every Canadiens draft pick, from the aggressive trade-up to secure Pugachyov to intriguing later-round selections like Timofi Runtso, Cooper Cleaves, Parker Trottier, and more. Rather than simply reading scouting reports, I look at what this draft class says about Kent Hughes, Jeff Gorton, and Nick Bobrov’s long-term vision for the organization. Is Montreal building one of the deepest prospect pools in the NHL? Let’s dive into every pick and what it could mean for the future of the Canadiens.
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You had me at Gleb.
Gleb🦍
Gleb
Not so excited. But hopefully. Has it Russian. Is he? Kazakhstan?
Legorocks99 has great info on these drafts,love your video.
Tired of Bettman imposing himself all the time. They should have had a host for the draft. Weird they weren’t even all there in the room as well. Not that great of a draft.
im starting to think our lucky number is #93 😂.. Gleb wears 93, cleaves at 93… Demidov wears 93..
Looking forward to this season! Wish it was September already
Im not gonna lie, I was hoping for a little more movement from Mtl but at the end of the day, I trust Hughes and Gorton
GLEB
Experts in the comment section need to calm down.
I couldn't watch the woke draft past the 4th pick!!!
Thanks for that. I don’t really pay attention much to this aspect of hockey and it is great to get the Cole’s notes version from you. 😊
Why do russians have the weirdest names…?
My first question is "why are you still there,GARY?"
Gleb is not very expressive,compared to Demidov
Can’t wait for the annual behind the scene draft process video
Gleb
Gleb.
🥩🥩🥩🥩🥩🥩🥩🥩🥩
Don't think you need to edit so much. Pauses are fine, natural, and waaaay OK. This ADHD editing of cutting every breath and microseconds between sentences is distracting and unnecessary.
Do we got the right card?