After drafting two players in the first round of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft on Friday, the Vancouver Canucks did the same thing in round 2 on Saturday morning in Buffalo, New York. The Canucks held the 33rd and 41st overall selections on day two and were the first team to hit the draft floor, taking six-foot-seven centreman Brooks Rogowski from the OHL’s Oshawa Generals and left-winger Niklas Aaram-Olsen. Rogowski is an 18-year-old forward from Brighton, Michigan, who plays with physicality and strength. He notched
42 points in 46 games playing for the Generals last season, including 15 goals. “His skating is good for his size, and he certainly knows how to use his big frame in board battles and to protect the puck,” reads a scouting report from Adam Kimelman of the NHL. Rogowski was projected to be drafted in the later stages of round 1, but fell to the Canucks in the second round. Eight draft picks later, the Canucks hit the podium again in Buffalo and selected
left-wing Norwegian Aaram-Olsen, who was born on April 19, 2008. Aaram-Olsen comes in at 6-foot-1 and weighs 187 pounds. The natural winger laced up the skates and played for the Örebro HK U20 team overseas, finishing fourth in team scoring with 40 points in 29 games, including 20 goals. The 18-year-old forward is a dangerous scorer and shooter who can pick corners and beat goalies from mid-range. He is a known shooter from the bumper position on the power play and has a hard one-touch
shot and one-timer that can find the back of the net. Many scouts see him as a good skater who is fast up and down the ice when tracking the puck. Aaram-Olsen is committed to playing for Boston University next season. These selections for the Canucks come after centreman Caleb Malhotra and left-wing Adam Novotny were taken third and 24th overall, adding to a solid group of draft selections for Vancouver. Malhotra, the son of Canucks head coach Manny Malhotra, was the touted No. 1
centreman in the draft. The Canucks have six more draft picks in the 2026 NHL Draft, including selections in the third (78), fourth (97), fifth (129), and sixth rounds (161, 176, 184).
Vancouver Canucks, 2026 NHL Draft, Brooks Rogowski, Niklas Aaram-Olsen, Caleb Malhotra, Adam Novotny, Oshawa Generals, Örebro HK U20, Boston University
Brooks Rogowski sounds like a guy I would’ve seen playing in junior or whatever, so good for them? Still wild they took him.
Wait Aaram-Olsen is Norwegian right? So is he just gonna come over and play right away or what. Also I don’t really get why people care about “power play bumper” stuff lol
If they picked Rogowski because he’s “physical” then the Canucks better stop drafting soft players like always. Fell to the Canucks in the second round?? That’s usually not good, like he must’ve had some issue. Or maybe scouts are just guessing like everybody else.
Boston University next season for that Norwegian kid, so he’s basically already locked in? I swear these draft articles never tell you what happens when they actually get called up. Also Manny Malhotra’s son being drafted high makes me wonder if it’s all connections, not talent. Canucks fans are gonna be mad or hyped depending on the highlights.