NHL Draft 2022

The 2022 NHL Draft is set to introduce 225 rookies to the ice. Here's when the event starts, the top players to watch for, the full draft order and more.

151. Ottawa Senators (from BOS) 128. Montreal Canadiens (from TB) 123. Seattle Kraken (from CGY) 92. Montreal Canadiens (from CAR) 87. Ottawa Senators (from BOS) 75. Montreal Canadiens (from ANA) 62. Montreal Canadiens (from EDM) So, when is the draft and what can you expect from it? 58. Seattle Kraken (from TOR) 26. Montreal Canadiens (from CGY) 16. Buffalo Sabres (from VGK) There’s no consensus No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft, leaving for some debate on who the honor could go to.

Draft day is here and The Sporting News has you covered on all the latest selections from the 2022 NHL Draft.

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The 2022 NHL Draft begins on Thursday night in Montreal and for the first time in three years, GMs from all teams will gather together inside the Bell ...

Dan Marr, head of NHL Central Scouting, has said Wright and Slafkosky, a big forward from Slovakia, are the most likely prospects to play in the league next season. The New Jersey Devils took a significant amount of calls about trading the second pick, but they’re prepared to make it depending on what Montreal does before them. “I always want to be first, I always want to be the best. I think no matter what position you’re in, no matter where you’re ranked, it’s always your goal and you always want to be first. There’s uncertainly surrounding who’s going No. 1 for the first time in nearly a decade, when the Colorado Avalanche chose Nathan MacKinnon in 2013. The first round begins at 7 p.m. Eastern.

The NHL offseason begins in earnest with this weekend's 2022 NHL Draft in Montreal, beginning with Thursday's first round.

The Nashville Predators, at No. 17 overall, should be able to select a quality prospect in a draft that has little consensus. In 2021-22: 5 goals, 5 assists in 31 games with TPS; 6 goals and 12 assists in 11 games with TPS U20 team; 7 goals in Olympics for Slovakia (won MVP of the tournament) The NHL offseason formally begins with the 2022 NHL Draft in Montreal, starting with Thursday's first round (6 p.m. CT, ESPN).

The NHL Draft is live from Montreal tonight. The Montreal Canadiens have the first pick followed by the New Jersey Devils and Arizona Coyotes.

He takes pucks up the ice and to the net often. First it was Brandon Hagel at the deadline, Alex DeBrincat earlier in a lopsided deal, and now it’s Kirby Dach. I get picking up a young center in Dach, but you have to wonder how much the current geopolitical situation might have come into play in regards to the Russian defenseman, who was believed to be a cornerstone of the Canadiens rebuild. He then flips the pick to ultimately land Kirby Dach from Chicago. He then makes two trades, one that sends Alexander Romanov to the Islanders along with a fourth-round pick in exchange for the 13th overall pick. He takes pucks to the net and plays quick. How could the exceptional status wunderkind who scored 39 goals in 58 OHL games as a 15-year-old and captained Canada’s U18 team as a U17 player not be the first pick? Wright ended up going fourth to the Seattle Kraken. He went to Nashville, which eventually acquired Forsberg's rights in that lopsided trade with Washington. Forsberg ended up being, probably, the second-best player in the draft after all. Clearly some in the organization figure he can be a part of the team for now and the future. I didn't love his playmaking early on but that part of his game grew on me as the season went on especially how he made passes on the move. The NHL Draft is live from Montreal tonight.

Kingston Frontenacs (Ontario Hockey League) center Shane Wright is viewed as the top prospect in the 2022 class. However, it's not a foregone conclusion that he ...

32. Arizona Coyotes (from Colorado Avalanche) 28. Buffalo Sabres (from Florida Panthers) 27. Arizona Coyotes (from Carolina Hurricanes via Montreal Canadiens) 26. Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary Flames) 16. Buffalo Sabres (from Vegas Golden Knights) For an in-depth look at the 2022 NHL Draft, check out our primer highlighting some of the top players in the 2022 class.

Which players from the State of Hockey are highly rated in this year's draft?

To succeed in the NHL, he will need to make use of that vision because his skating technique is a minus. These are the reasons that his upside is that of about the 10th pick but his chances of playing for real in the NHL are that of a late 1st. Even with those concerns, I’d be happy with Gardner in the fourth round, and I think he could be available for the Wild as late as the fifth round. While scouts at The Athletic have him ranked in the 50’s, Rinzel is more popular around the league and is being mocked at the end of the first round. Kurth is the first of the prospects on this list with less draft scrutiny than the first five. On the other hand, if he takes another jump in production when he gets to the U of M and proves that he can hang at higher levels, I would be all over him as a prospect. If the Wild can use pick 19 on a more sure-thing prospect, then I would be more open to taking Snuggerud at 24 or in a trade-back to the late first round. Both scouts at The Athletic ranked him at the end of the first round, but it seems that NHL scouts may be higher on him. His production over the past two years is excellent over a large sample size of games on the NTDP. In Byron Bader’s NHLe model, which uses Junior production to project prospects, Howard has the eighth-highest upside to become a top scorer in this draft class. Having seen the success of Jared Spurgeon and Kirill Kaprizov in Minnesota (two undersized stars that don’t require top-end speed to succeed), I think the Wild would be a great fit to mold Howard into a top-10 value in this draft. First, the elephant in the room — technically, Hudson WI is a town in Wisconsin, not Minnesota. But, that town is legitimately a suburb of St. Paul and part of the Twin Cities metro area. I’ll admit that half of the reason I included Howard is that he’s likely the best prospect that can make this list.

9:13 p.m. -- Back-to-back Swedish players off the board here in the middle of the first round as center Noah Ostlund goes to the Buffalo Sabres at No. 16.

The 6-foot, right-handed shot has played in the Slovak Extraliga the past three seasons and had one goal and 25 assists in 39 games last season. Slafkovsky, who stands 6-foot-4, recorded five goals and five assists in 31 games last season in the Finnish Elite League. The New Jersey Devils are now on the clock. Plus, the University of Michigan could be well-represented in the first round once again. 4:20 p.m. -- The first blockbuster deal of the day has been finalized. The Canadiens trade defenseman Alexander Romanov and the 98th pick in this year’s draft to the New York Islanders for pick No. 13 tonight. They then traded picks No. 13 and 66 to the Chicago Blackhawks for Kirby Dach, the No. 3 overall pick in 2019. 9:01 p.m. -- The Wolverines have produced back-to-back picks here in the first round as incoming freshman forward Rutger McGroarty heads to the Winnipeg Jets at No. 14. 8:12 p.m. -- Back-to-back defensemen off the board as the Chicago Blackhawks select Kevin Korchinski at No. 7. The Djurgarden program in Sweden produces its third pick of the night as winger Liam Ohgren goes to the Minnesota Wild at No. 18. The Golden Gophers commit had 24 goals and 39 assists in 59 games last season. 9:32 p.m. -- The Dallas Stars add some size to their blue line, drafting 6-foot-5, 216-pound defenseman Lian Bichsel with the No. 18 pick. Chicago drafted a Minnesota high school defenseman Sam Rinzel, who also is committed to the University of Minnesota. Chicago also picked at No. 7 and No. 13 after trading away Kirby Dach and Alex DeBrincat.

UMass' Luke Pavicich is the highest-ranked goaltender among current NCAA players (photo: Rich Gagnon). Few college hockey fans will forget the 2021 NHL Draft's ...

This isn’t because of a lack of college talent. Northeastern’s Jack Hughes is the top-ranked current NCAA player, appearing 26th on the NHL CSS final rankings, dropping from a midterm mark of seventh. In fact, there is a good chance that by the end of Thursday’s opening round (7 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN+) from the Bell Centre in Montreal, it will barely match or exceed the four early picks of 2021.

Follow along as all 225 picks in this year's draft are made, including scouting notes and team fits for all first-round picks.

He'll have a great sounding board in older brother Morgan, a center for the Kraken, when the time comes for his own transition to the pros. The Blackhawks took him at No. 7, so Anaheim went with the next highest left-side defenseman in Mintyukov. He's a solid offensive defenseman, with terrific passing skills through traffic. How he fits: One of the most talented offensive players in the draft. The Blackhawks acquired this pick from the Senators in the Alex DeBrincat trade, and used it on Korchinski, a 6-2 left-handed defenseman. Also his name is Cutter and he's a member of the Philadelphia Flyers, which just seems perfect for some reason. No doubt his slide down the draft board will motivate Wright when he does reach the NHL. And he's likely closer to being NHL-ready than most No. 4 picks. He finished strong with 94 points in 63 games but many scouts (rightly) began predicting Wright had opened the door for others to unseat him as the consensus No. 1. How he fits: The Coyotes had their pick of centers Shane Wright and Logan Cooley. They opted for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program product in Cooley, as Wright's plummet continued. Nemec is a right-handed defenseman who was considered one of the "plug-and-play" options in the top 10 for his NHL-readiness. He had six points in eight games at the world championship, and played three seasons as a pro in Slovakia. This is the fourth time in the past five years the Devils have drafted a defenseman in the first round after Luke Hughes (2021), Shakir Mukhamadullin (2020) and Ty Smith (2018). With Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier and Dawson Mercer, the Devils may have believed they were set at center. A: 5 G: 5 The 2022 NHL draft is finally here!

And the Canadiens kick off the draft with a bit of a stunner! Instead of going for Shane Wright, Montreal picked Juraj Slafkovsky with the No. 1 overall pick.

Probably should have gone higher in the first round as well. Sam Rinzel is a big hockey player, who came into the draft as the NHL’s No. 1 high school prospect. Jimmy Snuggerud is a great two-way player with a top-notch shooting ability. The six-foot-three forward projects to be a middle-six player if things continue to work out with his development. The Penguins championship window may be closing soon with its current core, but Owen Pickering is a real solid pickup for this team’s future. Lian Bichsel may be a big body, but he doesn’t skate like he’s got one. While Conor Geekie’s skating may not be up to par just yet, his hockey IQ makes him a great utility center with offensive upside. While the Blackhawks are set to have a rough couple of years as their rebuild begins, Korchinski should bring a much-needed spark to Chicago’s blue line with his skating and puck movement. Probably the most Flyers pick imaginable based on the name alone, Cutter Gauthier brings a big body and an explosive playstyle if he develops into the player he’s projected to be. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Bruce Bennett/Getty Images And now that the summer has rolled around, hockey fans are beginning to have hope again for their favorite teams as the season slate resets back to 0-0-0 across the board.

Round 1 of the 2022 NHL Draft is complete, as 32 players heard their name called on Thursday night, signaling the start of their careers in the NHL.

The forward, who was taken No. 31 by the Lightning, didn't hold back his swagger, showing up to draft day dressed to the nines in a turtleneck, gold chain and American flag belt buckle. They then took Russian winger Danila Yurov at No. 24, who many considered a top-10 talent, but given the situation in Russia and the potential hassle of bringing them to the United States, Yurov fell outside the top-20. The Jiricek pick was a no-brainer. It's two picks that solve the Blue Jackets' biggest problem, each bringing different tools and skillsets to the organization. But I can't imagine Leafs fans were thrilled to sit through most of the first round, only to have their pick moved. Toronto elected not to keep their No. 25 pick, instead sending it, along with goalie Petr Mrazek, to the Blackhawks for a 2022 second-round pick. Not to be the sappy one, but every player that was called was a winner. With Wright falling into their laps at No. 4, the Kraken walked away as a huge winner from the draft. Outside of Ryan Chesley, there really weren't any players I was surprised didn't go in the first round. I had Chesley ranked higher than fellow defensemen Sam Rinzel and Maveric Lamoureaux, who were both taken in the back end of the first round. It's not often you hit on three picks in one round, but the Sabres didn't reach or gamble on any of their picks. They got a highly talented, two-way center that they likely thought would not be available in their position.

With one of the three picks from the Alex DeBrincat trade, the Chicago Blackhawks selected defenseman Kevin Korchinski No. 7 overall in the 2022 NHL Draft.

Kevin Korchinski is just scratching the surface. Korchinski is more of an offensive-oriented blue-liner, with Habs Eyes on the Prize billing him as a “high-risk, high-reward” defenseman in their deep dive on the prospect. Still, the Blackhawks appeared quite enamored with Korchinski, based on an interview with general manager Kyle Davidson soon after the draft, when Davidson told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan, “We got our guy.”

Simon Nemec (No. 2 to New Jersey) and Logan Cooley (No. 3 to Arizona) were also drafted ahead of the presumptive No. 1 pick Wright.

32. Edmonton Oilers (from Arizona Coyotes) - Reid Schaefer, LW, Seattle (WHL) 30. Winnipeg Jets (from New York Rangers) - Brad Lambert, C, Pelicans (Finland) 29. Arizona Coyotes (from Edmonton Oilers) - Maveric Lamoureux, D, Drummondville (QMJHL) 28. Buffalo Sabres (from Florida Panthers) - Jiri Kulich - C, Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic) 26. Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary Flames) - Filip Mesar, RW, Poprad (SVK) 22. Anaheim Ducks (from Boston Bruins) - Nathan Gaucher, C, Quebec (QMJHL) 13. Chicago Blackhawks (from Montreal Canadiens) - Frank Nazar, C, USA U-18 (NTDP) 11. Arizona Coyotes (from San Jose Sharks) - Conor Geekie, C, Winnipeg (WHL) 16. Buffalo Sabres (from Vegas Golden Knights) - Noah Ostlund, C, Djurgarden Jr. (SWE-JR) The New Jersey Devils chose to address their defense in Simon Namec with the No. 2 pick. 7. Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa Senators) - Kevin Korchinski, LHD, Seattle (WHL) Despite star center Shane Wright being projected by many as the top pick, the Canadiens chose to take big-bodied winger Juraj Slafkovsky over Wright.

The Chicago Blackhawks selected Sam Rinzel with the 25th overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft.

"We watched him in high school and it was just there was so much to like, because of his frame and his skating ability is smooth and high end," Blackhawks director of amateur scouting Mike Doneghey said. "I had maybe a little bit of a feeling that that was the team that had the most interest in me, but I never knew. I was kind of feeling they were gonna take a D, but for them to pull the trigger on me, I'm very fortunate."

2022 NHL Draft tracker — Round 1: Keep track of picks from top selection Juraj Slafkovský to other noteworthy prospects, all the way to No. 32.

Expected him to go somewhere late in the 1st round and there he goes. He is tenacious and aggressive and plays with pace, hustling for loose pucks, working along the boards and can be difficult to separate from the puck. He is young, just turning 18 in July, and needs to add strength but has not shied away from traffic in the Swedish men’s league. Habs Eyes on the Prize’s Jared Book put together a “consensus” mock draft for the 2022 NHL Draft, collecting 15 lists. Nazar is a great straight-line skater, one of the fastest blueline to blueline that I tracked of high end talents this year, with excellent individual chance generation offensively. He’s exciting, could play center or wing, and would provide a great offensive boost to the Sabres’ future to complement the more well-rounded forwards they drafted in 2021. Some believe that development pushed him up the 2022 NHL Draft ranks. … There’s a reason he was deemed the potential first overall for the years leading up to this draft and it’s because of his impeccable understanding of the game, killer release and the most pro-ready playstyle of the entire draft. Šimon Nemec went second, which happens to be the second-highest a prospect from Slovakia has ever gone (Marian Gaborik held the previous mark, third overall in 2000). Cooley has an excellent combination of skill, creativity, dynamic pace and impressive offense tools and if Arizona can draft other skilled, high pace players who can finish and chip in defensively a bit on Cooley’s wing, he could be one of the most productive players in the draft. In the end, the Montreal Canadiens selected Juraj Slafkovský overall to kick off the 2022 NHL Draft. Slaf is the draft’s most NHL-ready prospect thanks to his size, speed, and skill combination.

The Wolverines have had at least one first-round pick in each of the past six NHL drafts.

Michigan has had 14 players selected in the first round since 2014, including an NCAA-record five in 2021. The 5-foot-11, 175-pounder has spent the past two seasons with the U.S. National Team Development Program in Plymouth and is considered one of the top skaters in this year’s draft. I tend not to worry about the height as much and think he’s a heck of a player.”

1. Montreal Canadiens: Juraj Slafkovsky · 2. New Jersey Devils: Simon Nemec · 3. Arizona Coyotes: Logan Cooley · 4. Seattle Kraken: Shane Wright · 5. Philadelphia ...

Juraj Slafkovsky was taken No. 1 overall by the Montreal Canadiens. Red Line Report's Kyle Woodlief provides scouting reports on first round picks.

Needs to develop a more physical approach and use his size more effectively against opponents around the corners and crease. Likes to handle the puck and makes good outlets and cross-ice stretches. Has a knack for breaking into open ice at just the right moment and then buries his chances. Pushes his edging to the limit, accelerating and generating speed out of his sharp cuts. Big, strong, and has a very heavy shot that he unleashes on the fly barreling down the wing. Gains the zone with speed on the power play, and handles the puck well at top gear. Always on the puck and in the middle of the action; has tremendous anticipation and plays the game three moves ahead. Big and highly mobile blue-liner excels at the offensive end with tremendous puck skills, excellent vision and distribution skills, and a cannon shot. Has deceptive speed and his long stride allows him to beat defenders wide, drop the leg and cut hard to net with the puck. Smart and dependable, intelligent both with and without the puck. His sublime playmaking drives the play for his line - creates loads of chances with vision and imaginative passes. Likes to jump up into the offensive flow and picks his spots wisely.

Will the Minnesota Wild walk away victors and looking all smart with the two prospects they take at 19th and 24th overall? Or will we be treated to more trade ...

Day 1 of the 2022 NHL Draft is in the books. Montreal GM Kent Hughes continues to go off script, the rebuild is on in Chicago and Joe Sakic is a worthy ...

Sakic was announced as a finalist at the NHL Awards on June 21, along with Julien BriseBois of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Chris Drury of the New York Rangers. During his tenure, Sakic has proven himself to be a masterful technician in all aspects of his job. He’s a dazzling offensive talent, but the Senators will be required to issue him a qualifying offer of $9 million to retain his rights at the end of the 2022-23 season. He helped deliver the organization’s first championship in 21 years last month. Romanov is a 22-year-old left-shot defender, who was selected by Montreal in the second round in 2018. Now, franchise cornerstones Patrick Kane, 33, and Jonathan Toews, 34, each have one year remaining on their current contracts at cap hits of $10.5 million each. He has 19 points in 133 career NHL games and is also currently a restricted free agent. Montreal selected a second Slovak, winger Filip Mesar, with the 26th pick that was acquired last season when Tyler Toffoli was traded to the Calgary Flames. Two non-North Americans from the same country have been chosen with the top two picks just once before. Mrazek had a challenging 2021-22 season with the Leafs. In exchange for taking on the financial obligation of his contract, Davidson also moved up 13 spots in the draft, receiving the 25th pick in exchange for the 38th pick. He is currently a restricted free agent without arbitration rights. DeBrincat could potentially become an unrestricted free agent as early as the summer of 2024, if he doesn’t sign a long-term deal in Ottawa.

Round One of the NHL Draft delivers the most theater, but rounds two through seven are often where NHL scouts earn their paychecks. Most of obvious future.

He's not a masterful distributor of the puck, but he is a critical thinker and makes smart low- and medium-risk passes. He breaks up a number of plays in the neutral zone. He's likely not going to quarterback at higher levels of hockey, but when he has the puck on his stick, he manages to connect with teammates in impressive and unsuspecting ways. As good as his passing outlets out of the defensive zone are, he'd be so much more effective if he could carry the puck up ice and through the neutral zone with speed. He shows good awareness for when to try to make a play by himself versus when to incorporate his linemates, but he doesn't have the high-end vision or hands to repeatedly unlock defenses. He can get in lanes but is generally overwhelmed, and he's also an easy target for puck-carriers in the neutral zone. He defends well with his stick to break up plays, and his ability to retrieve pucks behind the goal line and skate them out of danger will put a dent in the opposition's ability to put him in difficult positions. He has one of the best shots in the draft. There may be other players available who offer the dream of a future star that Chesley does not, but the trade-off is that he is a solid bet to make the NHL and is more likely to hit his upside. He has decent puck skills, but at the NHL level, he's going to be more of a participant in the offensive zone rather than a difference-maker. He is one of the best " 10-to-2" skaters in the draft. He defends well around the net, boxing out forwards and allowing the goaltender a sightline to the puck.

Welcome back to the NHL Draft. After two straight pandemic-addled events featured the commissioner announcing in one place as team personnel and prospective ...

Then, within the draft's first 30 minutes, the Blackhawks sent center Kirby Dach to Montreal for the 13th and 66th picks in the draft. In a less significant move, newly-hired San Jose Sharks GM Mike Grier swung a draft-day deal by sending the 11th overall pick to Arizona for the 27th, 34th and 45th overall selections. Should Kuemper not return to Colorado, it'll likely be Georgiev along with 32-year-old Pavel Francouz, who played 21 regular-season games before taking part in seven playoff games for the eventual champions. "But we felt that at the end of the day, a puck-moving, right-shot defenseman for us made the most sense. "I think the Washington Capitals got an absolute steal," Weekes said. In fact, the 18-year-old center was labeled a -5000 favorite to be selected first at various points during the 2021-22 season. The Blackhawks won three Stanley Cups from 2010 to 2015 but have since fallen on leaner times. "We felt (Slafkovsky) was the best player for us what we are trying to accomplish." "This draft has been pretty unique, you know, all the depth that we've all seen of the different positions, the projections that we all put on these kids," New Jersey GM Tom Fitzgerald said. Read on to take a look at our picks and drop a comment or two to let us know how we did. "I can't tell you how mature and how classy that is out of Shane Wright," he said. It was Montreal's first time at No. 1 since they grabbed center Doug Wickenheiser there in 1980.

Details on the Avalanche's picks ahead of the 2022 NHL Draft that begins on Thursday night in Montreal.

While Colorado only has four picks heading into this year's draft, the experience itself will still be exciting as it's the first in-person draft in two years and the Stanley Cup will be present for the Avalanche's front office and Head Coach Jared Bednar, who will all be in attendance to show off. Ahead of last year's regular season, the team acquired goaltender Darcy Kuemper from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for their first-round pick (No. 32), defenseman Conor Timmins and 2024 third-round pick. All selections are subject to trade pending any trades that could ensue.

The Canadiens are armed with 12 more picks, including the first selection in the second round. Six playoff teams from last season — the Bruins, Hurricanes, ...

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MONTREAL - Two players representing the University of Minnesota men's hockey program were selected in the first round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft Thursday ...

*Snuggerud and his father, Dave, an All-American for Minnesota in 1989 after being a draft pick of the Buffalo Sabres in 1987, become the sixth father/son duo in program history that were both drafted. The Coyotes have picked Minnesota-bound players in back-to-back years in Cooley and fellow incoming freshman Cal Thomas, a 2021 sixth-round selection. - Two players representing the University of Minnesota men's hockey program were selected in the first round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft Thursday night. Snuggerud tallied 63 points (24 goals, 39 assists) in 59 games for the NTDP in 2021-22, including seven power play goals. Cooley is the second-highest draft pick in Minnesota program history and was the first American-born player off the board in 2022. The Pittsburgh, Pa., native is known as an elite skater and a two-way, playmaking center, and was No. 2 in Central Scouting's final ranking of North American skaters.

So it's time to declare some winners and losers from the night, and yes, we'll include the trades that we saw involving Alex DeBrincat (now he's a Senator!) and ...

And Kirby Dach is only 21? (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) What a huge home run for the expansion franchise that needed it.

The Canadiens have 10 picks on the second and final day of the event ... MONTREAL -- Slovak wingers Juraj Slafkovsky and Filip Mesar became the newest members of ...

Round 7 - Nos. 194 and 216 Round 4 - Nos. 127 and 128 Round 2 - Nos. 33 and 62

It was a wild first round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. There were several trades, and plenty of off-the-board decisions. Eight teams walked away with ...

29. Arizona Coyotes (from EDM) — Maveric Lamoureux, C (QMJHL) 28. Buffalo Sabres (from FLA) — Juri Kulich, C (CZE) 16. Buffalo Sabres (from VGK) — Noah Ostlund, C (SWE) 11. Arizona Coyotes (from SJS) — Conor Geekie, C (WHL) Eight teams walked away with multiple first-round selections, including the Arizona Coyotes, Chicago Blackhawks and Buffalo Sabres each making three selections. 7. Chicago Blackhawks (from OTT) — Kevin Korchinski, D (WHL)

Round One of the NHL Draft delivers the most theater, but rounds two through seven are often where NHL scouts earn their paychecks. Most of obvious future.

He's not a masterful distributor of the puck, but he is a critical thinker and makes smart low- and medium-risk passes. He's likely not going to quarterback at higher levels of hockey, but when he has the puck on his stick, he manages to connect with teammates in impressive and unsuspecting ways. He breaks up a number of plays in the neutral zone. As good as his passing outlets out of the defensive zone are, he'd be so much more effective if he could carry the puck up ice and through the neutral zone with speed. He can get in lanes but is generally overwhelmed, and he's also an easy target for puck-carriers in the neutral zone. He defends well with his stick to break up plays, and his ability to retrieve pucks behind the goal line and skate them out of danger will put a dent in the opposition's ability to put him in difficult positions. He has one of the best shots in the draft. There may be other players available who offer the dream of a future star that Chesley does not, but the trade-off is that he is a solid bet to make the NHL and is more likely to hit his upside. He is one of the best " 10-to-2" skaters in the draft. He has decent puck skills, but at the NHL level, he's going to be more of a participant in the offensive zone rather than a difference-maker. He defends well around the net, boxing out forwards and allowing the goaltender a sightline to the puck. He produces a lot of offense this way against defensemen in juniors, but at the pro level, he's going to meet his match physically and won't be able to blow by players.

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At 19th overall, they nabbed a strong winger that most thought would not be there in Liam Ohgren. And with the 24th overall pick, they got a top-10 talent in ...

At 19th overall, they nabbed a strong winger that most thought would not be there in Liam Ohgren. And with the 24th overall pick, they got a top-10 talent in Danila Yurov, who only dropped due to potential complications overseas in Russia. The first round of the 2022 NHL Draft was last night and it was a otherworldly performance from Minnesota Wild amateur scouting director Judd Brackett and his crew. With those two massively important picks out of the way, the Wild have six more to make in rounds two through seven and it all starts this morning.

Here's the complete list of Boston Bruins selections from all seven rounds of the 2022 NHL Draft in Montreal.

Best hockey prospects in the world have their lives forever changed on Day 2 of NHL draft 2022 with Rounds 2-7; Detroit Red Wings enter with 9 picks.

The Red Wings entered the second day with nine more picks: two in Round 2, three in Round 4 and two in Round 7. ROUND 2: Red Wings draft Canadian winger Dylan James with No. 40 pick in NHL draft The Detroit Red Wings picked Austrian center Marco Kasper with the eighth overall pick in the first round Thursday. He has been playing in the Swedish Hockey League.

Keep track of Rounds 2 through 7 in the 2022 NHL Draft with PHT's Tracker. Another busy day for all 32 NHL teams and plenty of picks.

The “Mr. Irrelevant” (aka final pick) of the 2022 NHL Draft is a goalie. Surprised he dropped this far, but played a depth role on the national champion Denver Pioneers this year. — Patrick Bacon (@TopDownHockey)July 8, 2022 — /Cam Robinson/ (@Hockey_Robinson)July 8, 2022 — /Cam Robinson/ (@Hockey_Robinson)July 8, 2022 One of the best value picks still remaining. Jordan Dumais – fantastic pick by the Blue Jackets at 96. — Patrick Bacon (@TopDownHockey)July 8, 2022 You know how hockey people must distinguish between Sebastian Aho “the forward” vs. — Patrick Bacon (@TopDownHockey)July 8, 2022 There was a similar pattern before Round 2 of the 2022 NHL Draft kicked off. — Patrick Bacon (@TopDownHockey)July 8, 2022

After not picking Thursday night, the Canes are schedule to be on the clock eight times Friday.

The Canes get pick 101, a 2023 third and a 2024 second. Confirming— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) #OilersD Duncan Keith has reached a decision to retire, leaving Edmonton with lots of cap flexibility now. In return, the Hurricanes will receive a second-, third- and fourth-round pick spread out over the next three seasons. - Tony DeAngelo is headed to Philadelphia along with a seventh-round pick. The Flyers get DeAngelo and pick 220. Not a flashy pick, but a solid one in the early fourth.— Canes Prospects (@CanesProspects) July 8, 2022 He has the skating, physical play and smarts in the defensive zone in order to play at the NHL level, but the biggest question is his upside. Teams normally take one or two goalies in every draft just because you never know. #NHLDraft pic.twitter.com/zaXf84IRlv July 8, 2022 Matthew Somma’s Thoughts: “Gleb is a fantastic pickup for the Hurricanes. Could be a legitimate 60-point player at the NHL level given how he processes the game and acts on it. He has a ton of skill but hasn’t caught up mentally at times. - Round 4, 101st overall

The Nashville Predators had six picks on Day 2 of the 2022 NHL Draft, starting with two in the third round. Here's who the franchise ended up selecting.

The stats: Sward registered 43 points (10 goals, 33 assists) in 57 games with the Spokane Chiefs during the 2021-22 regular season. He was first eligible for the NHL draft in 2020, but he didn't know that at the time. The stats: Ingram scored 26 goals and added 29 assists (55 points) in 54 USHL regular season appearances. He was an assistant captain for the Finland U-18 team (as was Preds first-round pick Joakim Kemell), racking up 18 points in 21 games of international play. The skinny: At 5-foot-11, Kemell was one of the smaller forwards in the draft. In his rookie season with JYP Jyväskylä, Kemell registered 23 points (15 goals, 8 assists) in 39 games.

No native Massachusetts players were picked on Thursday night, but the drought ended quickly on Friday afternoon.

Forward Cole O’Hara went 11 picks later to the Predators at 114, and forward Tyson Dyck was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the seventh round with the 206th pick. Center Kenny Connors went in the fourth round to the Kings at 103rd. South Boston’s Michael Callow went to the Anaheim Ducks in the fifth round with the 154th pick. No, the Bruins did not make a blockbuster move, but Cutter Gauthier, selected by the Philadelphia Flyers, will hone his skills as a freshman at Boston College in the fall. Michael Fisher of Westborough was selected by the Sharks, going 76th overall. It marked the first draft in program history in which two Huskies were selected before the third round.

The only way I can sanely and fairly go about this exercise is to assign grades based on which team added the most by way of draft picks to the organization. I ...

Jack Hughes in the most likely player here to play and I think he will, and in the later rounds there are a couple players I can buy having legit chances to make it. He’s a fine prospect but I just don’t see a guy you’re confident is going to play in the NHL. I think both Adam Sykora and Bryce McConell-Barker have legit chances to become NHL players, even if likely at the bottom of a lineup. If not, I don’t see a ton of quality depth in this group other than a couple of names I think have chances to make it. But if Yurov comes to Minnesota in a reasonable amount of time and is the player many think he can be, this will be a good draft for the Wild. I think Ryan Chesley is a good player and will help the Caps down the line. I don’t know as a Blues fan if you’re jumping up and down about this draft, but I like it to the extent that when I look at their first four picks in Jimmy Snuggerud, Aleksanteri Kaskimaki, Michael Buchinger and Arseni Koromyslov I can see the argument they could all play games. I think this draft will largely come down to how good Kasper is, and I think he will help the Wings a lot. I was a fan of their later swings too and see other picks here who have shots to make it. The Coyotes got the player with arguably the most upside in the draft in Logan Cooley. After that they went to work adding a lot of big guys who can play into their system. They started off by grabbing the best player in the draft in Juraj Slafkovsky. They then added highly skilled players in winger Filip Mesar and defenseman Lane Hutson, a two-way forward in Owen Beck, and with a high quantity of picks they selected various guys later on who I believe at least have a chance to play. The only way I can sanely and fairly go about this exercise is to assign grades based on which team added the most by way of draft picks to the organization.