Vancouver Canucks pick two forwards in second round of 2026 NHL Draft

The Vancouver Canucks selected two 18‑year‑old forwards in the second round of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft held in Buffalo, New York. With the 33rd overall pick the club chose centreman Brooks Rogowski, a six‑foot‑seven player from Brighton, Michigan who posted 42 points (15 goals) for the OHL’s Oshawa Generals and was praised for his skating and ability to use his size in board battles. With the 41st overall pick the Canucks took left‑winger Niklas Aaram‑Olsen, a 6‑foot‑1 Norwegian who recorded 40 points (20 goals) for Örebro HK’s U20 team and is noted for a hard, one‑touch shot on the power play; he has committed to Boston University. The selections followed the Canucks’ first‑round picks and add to their six remaining selections in later rounds of the draft.