MONTREAL, QC — After months of speculation we have finally made it to draft day as the 2022 NHL Entry Draft from Quebec is set to begin Thursday night.
We’ve been speculating for months over at the Locked On Podcast Network, where we have a daily podcast for EVER NHL team.
There are three top prospects in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, all players who could possibly go number one to the Montreal Canadiens: Shane Wright, Juraj Slafkovsky and Logan Cooley.
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. In the aftermath of MacKinnon leading the Avalanche to the Stanley Cup, the Canadiens are confronted with a potentially franchise-changing decision in their first time picking first in 42 years and as the hosts of the draft that begins Thursday in Montreal.
It’ll be a busy night around the NHL, and we’ll have you covered with tracking the picks right here as the NHL Entry Draft begins at 7 p.m. E.T.
Locked On has a DAILY podcast for EVERY NHL team. They’ll be covering their team’s selections throughout draft night, make sure to find your favorite team and subscribe to their show on YouTube for expert reactions to their team’s selections.
2022 NHL Entry Draft Pick Tracker:
Round 1:
1. Montreal Canadiens
2. New Jersey Devils
3. Arizona Coyotes
4. Seattle Kraken
5. Philadelphia Flyers
6. Columbus Blue Jackets (from CHI)
7. Chicago Blackhawks (from OTT)
8. Detroit Red Wings
9. Buffalo Sabres
10. Anaheim Ducks
11. San Jose Sharks
12. Columbus Blue Jackets
13. New York Islanders
14. Winnipeg Jets
15. Vancouver Canucks
16. Buffalo Sabres (from VGK)
17. Nashville Predators
18. Dallas Stars
19. Minnesota Wild (from LA)
20. Washington Capitals
21. Pittsburgh Penguins
22. Anaheim Ducks (from BOS)
23. St. Louis Blues
24. Minnesota Wild
25. Toronto Maple Leafs
26. Montreal Canadiens (from CGY)
27. Arizona Coyotes (from CAR via MT
28. Buffalo Sabres (from FLA)
29. Edmonton Oilers
30. Winnipeg Jets (from NYR)
31. Tampa Bay Lightning