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The 2021 NHL entry draft was the 59th NHL entry draft. The draft was held on July 23–24, 2021, delayed by one month from its normally scheduled time of June due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the later-than-normal finish of the 2020–21 NHL season. [1] It was thus the first draft held in July since 2005.
The NHL Entry Draft, originally known as the NHL Amateur Draft, is a collective meeting in which the franchises of the National Hockey League (NHL) systematically select the exclusive rights to available amateur players who meet the eligibility requirements to play professional hockey in the NHL. First held in 1963, the draft prior to 1969 was ...
The stage at the 2008 NHL entry draft in Ottawa, Ontario. The NHL entry draft (French: Repêchage d'entrée dans la LNH) is an annual meeting in which every franchise of the National Hockey League (NHL) systematically select the rights to available ice hockey players who meet draft eligibility requirements (North American players 18–20 years old and European/international players 18–21 ...
The 2021–22 NHL season was the 105th season of operation (104th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The league expanded to 32 teams with the addition of the Seattle Kraken . The league had an October-to-April regular season scheduling and a full 82-game regular season for the first time since the 2018–19 NHL season as the ...
The 2021 NHL Draft gets underway on Friday. Follow along for the latest updates.
The 2021 NHL expansion draft was an expansion draft that was conducted by the National Hockey League (NHL) on July 21, 2021, at Gas Works Park in Seattle. The draft took place to fill the roster of the league's expansion team for the 2021–22 season, the Seattle Kraken. The Kraken selected 30 players from 30 of the league's 31 teams, and 25 ...
The Kraken's first-ever draft pick was Matty Beniers, taken second overall in the 2021 NHL entry draft. [5] [6] After the 2022–23 season, Beniers won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's best rookie after accumulating 24 goals and 33 assists in 80 games. [7] The Kraken's second overall pick in 2021 was the highest they have ever drafted.
The 2020 NHL Entry Draft was originally scheduled for June 26–27, 2020, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, [17] but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [18] It took place on October 6 and 7 in a remote format, hosted from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.