NHL Draft Primer
07/07/2022
By: Jeff Yoder
2022 NHL Draft: Tonight (7:00 pm ET)
Hockey fans get an offseason delight as tonight’s NHL Draft takes center stage in Montreal. Round 1 hits tonight before Rounds 2-7 tomorrow. The hometown Canadiens get the No. 1 overall pick, and many expect the Habs to select Canadian Shane Wright — a potential cornerstone piece for the franchise. From there, it’s anyone’s guess. Here’s a look at the top-10 picks and the top-10 prospects for tonight’s draft.
NHL Draft Order
1. Montreal Canadiens
2. New Jersey Devils
3. Arizona Coyotes
4. Seattle Kraken
5. Philadelphia Flyers
6. Columbus Blue Jackets
7. Ottawa Senators
8. Detroit Red Wings
9. Buffalo Sabres
10. Anaheim Ducks
Top Prospects
1. C Shane Wright (Canada)
2. C Logan Cooley (USA)
3. RW Juraj Slafkovsky (Slovakia)
4. D Simon Nemec (Slovakia)
5. D David Jiricek (Czech Republic)
6. C Matthew Savoie (Canada)
7. LW Cutter Gauthier (USA)
8. C Marco Kasper (Austria)
9. RW Joakim Kemell (Finland)
10. RW Jonathan Lekkerimaki (Sweden)
Additional Storylines
NHL: Top Prospects Dream of Being Picked No. 1 by Canadiens
ESPN+: NHL Mock Draft 2022: Projections for All 32 First-Round Picks
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