Fansided · Dec 30, 2025
Could the Bruins luck into another elite forward in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft?
The Bruins needed some luck to have James Hagens fall to them last season, and the same scenario could be playing out for 2026.
Preliminary Round - Group B, Game 14 Canada vs Denmark - 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship | Ellen Schmidt/GettyImagesPublic opinion changed on James Hagens before the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, but make no mistake: the Boston Bruins needed some luck along the way to get him at sixth overall. Some mock drafts had Hagens going first overall early last season, but slow production in his first NCAA season and some good draft years from other prospects caused him to fall into the Bruins' laps.