Gavin McKenna of Penn State University in the Big Ten will file a draft diary for NHL.com this season leading up to the 2026 NHL Draft. The 17-year-old freshman left wing (5-foot-11, 170 pounds), who was born in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, received an A rating on NHL Central Scouting's preliminary players to watch list and is the projected No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. The fourth youngest player in men's college hockey, he has 18 points (four goals, 14 assists) and 59 shots on goal in 16 games. He was second in the Western Hockey League last season with 129 points (41 goals, 88 assists) in 56 games with Medicine Hat and was named player of the year in the WHL and the Canadian Hockey League.

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