Overview
- The Nashville Predators used their No. 10 overall pick on Wyatt Cullen on Friday, June 26, with the selection announced at KeyBank Center as team personnel made the choice remotely.
- Cullen is a 17-year-old left wing from the U.S. National Team Development Program who posted 16 goals and 29 assists in 40 NTDP games and had nine points in five games for Team USA at the 2025 World Junior Championships.
- Scouts praise Cullen as a creative playmaker with excellent puck skills and a very high ceiling while noting he needs to add strength and refine top-end speed to handle the pro game.
- Cullen overcame a major preseason hip injury and a late growth spurt that boosted his draft stock, and he is committed to play for the University of Minnesota next season.
- The pick creates a direct family and development link for Nashville because Wyatt is the son of former NHL veteran Matt Cullen who is joining the Gophers staff, and the selection adds a skilled winger to the Predators' growing prospect pool under MacFarland.