London Knights Score: Oshawa Generals Win No. 1 Pick in 2026 OHL Draft Lottery
london knights score — The Ontario Hockey League on Wednesday announced the results of the 2026 OHL Priority Selection Draft Lottery, with the Oshawa Generals drawing the first overall selection. The four non-playoff teams were in contention and the computerized random number generator left the Generals with the top pick while the Erie Otters will select second. The lottery determines the first-round order for the 2026 Priority Selection and also applies to the OHL under-18 draft and the CHL import draft.
London Knights Score: Lottery results and odds
The weighted lottery gave the 20th-place Oshawa Generals a 40 percent chance at the No. 1 pick; the 19th-place Erie Otters had a 30 percent chance, the 18th-place Brampton Steelheads 20 percent, and the 17th-place Sarnia Sting a 10 percent chance. The final results were determined by a computerized random number generator, and the process was overseen and certified by Mr. Robert Bayne, partner with the law firm Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP. The final first-round order placed Erie second and Brampton third, with Sarnia settling at fourth.
Immediate fallout and historical context
The 13-time OHL champion Generals are set to select first overall for the first time since 2005, when they used the top pick on John Tavares, who later became the OHL’s all-time leading goal-scorer. Oshawa finished the past season with a record of 19-45-3-1. The Generals previously selected Tom McCarthy first overall in the 1977 OHA Draft.
The Sarnia Sting will pick fourth after failing to move up in the lottery. Sarnia has been in the draft lottery for a third straight year and used recent early picks on Brenner Lammens at No. 4 in 2025 and Alessandro Di Iorio at No. 2 in 2024. Historically, the Sting have held the first overall selection four times, selecting Jeff Brown in 1994, Steven Stamkos in 2006, Alex Galchenyuk in 2010 and Jakob Chychrun in 2014. The lottery order also establishes the selection sequence for the OHL under-18 Priority Selection and contributes to the CHL import draft order.
What’s next — dates, tickets and the path forward
The 2026 OHL Priority Selection is scheduled to return to an in-person format for the first time in 25 years, to be held June 12-13, 2026 at Slush Puppie Place in Kingston. Select two-day ticket packages go on sale Tuesday, April 14 at 10: 00am ET. The results of the draft lottery also apply to the 2026 OHL Under-18 Priority Selection on Monday, June 8 at 7: 00pm ET. Teams, prospects and agents now turn to the coming weeks to finalize rankings and preparations ahead of those selection events; as the draft calendar approaches attention will stay trained on which prospects the Generals will consider with the first overall pick and how the draft order shifts opportunities for the other non-playoff clubs, while online searches for terms like london knights score continue to appear alongside draft coverage.
Expect official draft day rosters, selection announcements and ticket communications to follow in the run-up to the June events; the certified lottery results establish the immediate order and set the stage for the OHL’s June selection window.
