2026 NHL Draft 1st RD: No January birthdays. 3 out of top 10 have December bdays
I’ve been seeing a lot of discussions lately on birth months, and how early birthdays dominate.
Thought this was interesting of this years round 1
- zero January birthdays
- 3 of top 10 picks have Dec birthdays
- 1st overall pick Gavin McKenna has a December bday
-9/32 picks born between September and December
- 18 picks born 1st half of the year, and 14 picks born 2nd half
- March and June most popular birth months with 6 picks each.
Just thought this was interesting as the early birthdays don’t seem to dominate as much as expected. At least for round 1 picks.