NHL Mock Draft Simulator

Pick a team, run the draft (all seven rounds of the 2026 archive, the first three of the 2027 class), and trade against 31 AI general managers. Draft order is generated from live standings and the league's actual lottery probabilities, not a fixed board. Free, and there is no account to create.

What this simulator does differently

Real lottery mathematics, not a static order

Most mock draft tools hard-code a draft order taken from last season's standings. This one runs the lottery the way the league does: weighted probabilities by standings position, the two-draw structure, the maximum ten-spot movement rule, and conditional and protected picks resolved in the right sequence. Run it once, or run ten thousand iterations and read the distribution.

Multiplayer rooms

Multiplayer rooms are offline for now; you can draft solo or against The Don.

A trade engine with actual valuation

Move up, move down, package picks, or trade future years. Offers are evaluated against pick-value curves and roster need rather than a flat points chart, so AI teams decline bad offers and initiate their own.

Seven rounds, 224 selections, in the 2026 archive

The 2026 archive does not stop after round one: every pick through the seventh round is live (the 2027 class runs the first three rounds), drawn from a scouted prospect pool spanning the CHL, NCAA, USHL, SHL, Liiga, and other development leagues.

How to run a mock draft

• Choose the draft year, then pick the team you want to control, or take all 32.
• Run the lottery, or skip it and start from the current projected order.
• When your pick arrives, select from the available board or open the trade panel.
• Finish the draft to get a class grade with value and need analysis for every selection.
• Share the result, or reset and run it again with a different strategy.

Frequently asked questions

Is the mock draft simulator free?

Yes. Every round and the trade engine are free, and no account or signup is required to run a draft.

How many rounds can I simulate?

All seven in the 2026 archive: 224 picks across 32 teams, before any conditional selections. The 2027 class runs the first three rounds once their pick ownership is verified, otherwise round one.

Can I draft against my friends?

Not right now. Multiplayer rooms are offline for now; you can draft solo or against The Don.

Where do the prospect rankings come from?

The board is built from our own scouting work rather than resold from a single outlet, and it updates through the season as players move. You can read the reasoning behind any name on the rankings page.

Does the simulator use the real draft order?

It uses live standings to generate the order, then applies the league's published lottery odds. Once the actual lottery has been held, the confirmed order is used instead.

Related tools

• Franchise Manager: salary cap, contracts, and line combinations for all 32 teams.
• Prospect rankings: the full scouted board with reports.
• Pick board: every team's draft capital across future years.
• Trade builder: construct and evaluate trades between any two clubs.