{"time":1782744854281,"blocks":[{"id":"mqzc98u0","type":"video","data":{"url":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/50026c87-3214-47dc-8903-681e44c316b5/mp4","caption":"","autoplay":false,"controls":true,"muted":false,"stretched":true,"width":0,"height":0,"image":{"url":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/50026c87-3214-47dc-8903-681e44c316b5/thumbnail"},"cdn":{"videoId":"50026c87-3214-47dc-8903-681e44c316b5","libraryId":"372172","collectionId":"30032062-eefd-4041-a355-12ad05bc987b","cdnBaseUrl":"https://vz-052fc010-b27.b-cdn.net","mp4Url":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/50026c87-3214-47dc-8903-681e44c316b5/mp4","thumbnailUrl":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/50026c87-3214-47dc-8903-681e44c316b5/thumbnail","previewAnimationUrl":"https://vz-052fc010-b27.b-cdn.net/50026c87-3214-47dc-8903-681e44c316b5/preview.webp"}}},{"id":"9v3aCs2zmp","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The Carolina Hurricanes entered the 2026 NHL Draft holding just four picks, but walked away making six selections through seven rounds."}},{"id":"HMK6L58c-4","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The team drafted one defenseman, three forwards and two goaltenders over the weekend."}},{"id":"AQoX3y1O6m","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"As is tradition, Hurricanes AGM Darren Yorke, who heads up the amateur scouting side of things, gave a rundown of the team's draft list:\n"}},{"id":"cV6FcIm7Eg","type":"delimiter","data":{}},{"id":"HuW-meSHBm","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"\nOn William Hakansson: \"William Hakansson is a player we've known very well playing in the international events and in Sweden. He's a big, rangy defenseman that skates well, has nastiness. I think you guys all know how we play and what we want out of our defensemen. To be able to hold tight gaps and be able to play fast defensively and he fits that style of play perfectly.\"\n"}},{"id":"A4L45Mt0fW","type":"linkTool","data":{"link":"https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/latest-news/hurricanes-select-swedish-defender-with-their-first-selection-in-2026-nhl-draft","meta":{"title":"Hurricanes Select Swedish Defender With Their First Selection In 2026 NHL Draft","site_name":"The Hockey News","url":"https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/latest-news/hurricanes-select-swedish-defender-with-their-first-selection-in-2026-nhl-draft","description":"After trading down twice, Carolina secured 6-foot-4 blueliner William Hakansson. 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He got to play for the national teams and every single tournament, he started earning more ice time and when you're able to go from a lesser league and go up to the top leagues and just be able to adapt, that's saying something and I think that goes to his hockey sense, his ability to play hard, his ability to play fast and he was a centerman that was snapping pucks back against the best of the best in the April tournament. So this is a player that has an all around game that suits what we're looking for when we're trying to draft forwards.\"\n"}},{"id":"Gehd95BmaN","type":"linkTool","data":{"link":"https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/latest-news/carolina-goes-to-sweden-again-for-second-pick-selects-talented-centerman","meta":{"title":"Carolina Goes To Sweden Again For Second Pick; Selects Talented Centerman","site_name":"The Hockey News","url":"https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/latest-news/carolina-goes-to-sweden-again-for-second-pick-selects-talented-centerman","description":"By targeting an under-scouted sleeper from Sweden's lower ranks, the Hurricanes gamble on Wiggo Sorensson’s elite skating and offensive processing to unearth a high-upside draft gem.","image":{"url":"https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/7c058cb1-6bb3-4d68-9a29-466759cb434c.jpeg","type":"jpeg","width":"1150","height":"493"}}}},{"id":"ryxOZX-PZG","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"\nOn Zach Lansard: \"Zach Lansard is another similar type of mold in terms of that gritty, competitive that also comes with a high skill level. A kid that kept on getting better and better every single year and throughout the year this year, the ability to hold onto pucks and defend guys and get them on his back hip while also being able to see the open man.\"\n"}},{"id":"QU1PbqsnjO","type":"linkTool","data":{"link":"https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/latest-news/hurricanes-take-high-energy-winger-in-third-round","meta":{"title":"Hurricanes Take High-Energy Winger In Third Round","site_name":"The Hockey News","url":"https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/latest-news/hurricanes-take-high-energy-winger-in-third-round","description":"Carolina maximized a limited draft hand by trading down, and one such player they managed to snag was Zachary Lansard, a high-energy winger whose fearless style perfectly fit the franchise's identity.","image":{"url":"https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/5165a199-541e-4958-8b47-051bc71bf44c.jpeg","type":"jpeg","width":"1150","height":"493"}}}},{"id":"E8OoP11p3a","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"\nOn Mikey Berchild: \"Mikey Berchild played for the National Development Program. I keep repeating myself in terms of the style of players, but smart, competitive, drives the net, likes the little under the stick move as he's driving, so he's able to read the spacing, he's not afraid despite being a little bit on the shorter side of things. But he just plays hard and plays smart.\"\n"}},{"id":"sZFRPIPYxw","type":"linkTool","data":{"link":"https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/latest-news/carolina-selects-offensive-american-winger-in-fourth-round","meta":{"title":"Carolina Selects Offensive, American Winger In Fourth Round","site_name":"The Hockey News","url":"https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/latest-news/carolina-selects-offensive-american-winger-in-fourth-round","description":"The Hurricanes added dynamic playmaker Mikey Berchild at 105th overall.","image":{"url":"https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/1a4d03bc-5ad4-4ec9-be4c-de4868192c81.jpeg","type":"jpeg","width":"1150","height":"493"}}}},{"id":"dNnzHyP-jA","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"\nOn Ryder Fetterolf: \"Comes into the OHL as a rookie, wins Rookie of the Year by backstopping Ottawa deep into the playoffs. Just had probably one of... I think it was the third best years in the last 10 years in terms of rookie save percentage. He just stops the puck. It doesn't matter that he's a little bit on the shorter end. The ability to read the game, his side-to-side movements. Just had an unbelievable season.\"\n"}},{"id":"EnfswH6H6K","type":"linkTool","data":{"link":"https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/players/hurricanes-draft-chl-goaltender-of-the-year","meta":{"title":"Hurricanes Draft CHL Goaltender Of The Year","site_name":"The Hockey News","url":"https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/players/hurricanes-draft-chl-goaltender-of-the-year","description":"Fresh off a dominant season with the Ottawa 67’s, the athletic Penn State commit brings elite play-reading and fluid movement to Carolina’s pipeline as a mid-round steal.","image":{"url":"https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/0da4ae73-4112-4152-8851-cac72e75e8fa.jpeg","type":"jpeg","width":"1150","height":"493"}}}},{"id":"KPif1GjI0i","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"\nOn Zach Jovanovski: \"Another one of our goalie coach's targets for us. Playing in Guelph, had the opportunity to backstop Guelph this year in the Memorial Cup. Powerful, side-to-side movement, really athletic. 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