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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 2024 NHL entry draft was the 62nd NHL entry draft. The draft was held on June 28–29, 2024, at the Sphere in Las Vegas . [ 1 ] As per their April 2024 agreement, all draft rights held by the deactivated Arizona Coyotes franchise were transferred to the new Utah Hockey Club . [ 2 ]
The 2023 NHL entry draft was the 61st NHL entry draft.The draft was held on June 28–29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. [1]The first three selections were Connor Bedard going to the Chicago Blackhawks, Leo Carlsson being selected by the Anaheim Ducks, and Adam Fantilli being picked by the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The 2020 NHL Entry Draft was the 58th NHL Entry Draft, held from October 6–7, 2020. The draft was originally scheduled for June 26–27, 2020, at the Bell Centre in Montreal , Quebec , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic . [ 3 ]
The first overall pick was won in a lottery by the Pittsburgh Penguins, who selected Sidney Crosby. As of 2024, the remaining active players in the NHL from this draft are Sidney Crosby, Anze Kopitar, T. J. Oshie, Kris Letang, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Jack Johnson, Ryan Reaves, and Jonathan Quick.
The 2022 NHL entry draft was the 60th NHL entry draft. The draft was held on July 7–8, 2022, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. [1] Montreal were originally scheduled to host the 2020 draft but were unable to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time since 1985, the team hosting the draft selected first overall. [2]
The 2019 NHL entry draft was the 57th NHL entry draft.The draft was held on June 21–22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. [1]The first three selections were Jack Hughes going to the New Jersey Devils, Kaapo Kakko being selected by the New York Rangers, and Kirby Dach being picked by the Chicago Blackhawks.
The 2018 NHL entry draft was the 56th NHL entry draft.The draft was held on June 22–23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.. The 2018 NHL entry draft was the second of two professional sports drafts to be held in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex during the calendar year, as the Dallas Cowboys hosted the 2018 NFL draft in April.