Olivers Murnieks — 2026 NHL Draft Profile
Olivers Murnieks is a Day 2 prospect for the 2026 NHL Draft. Latvian center with Saint John in QMJHL. Defensively responsible and hard-working.
Won't light up the scoresheet but brings value through his compete and hockey sense.
Olivers is a prospect to watch for teams with strong development pipelines and patience for a longer NHL timeline.
Scouts compare Olivers’s game to Noel Acciari lite. The comparison reflects similar playing style, position, and the projected role at the NHL level.
Game-by-game heat map: Olivers Murnieks's scoring distribution over the past 30 days reveals patterns invisible at the box-score level. Per-60 production rate vs top-pair defenders is...
Trade scenarios: Three teams have the draft capital to trade up for Olivers. Each scenario carries different risk profiles for the acquiring team...
Comparable analysis: Among QMJHL prospects with similar age-adjusted production, Olivers's underlying metrics rank...