In the latest Hockey sports news, the schedule for the 2022 NHL season is set. The NHL draft lottery is set for May 10. However, the event will be held remotely. NHL general managers as well as executives will be in their home arenas for the event. This is not unusual, especially since travel is still an issue as well as pandemic guidelines between states and countries.
The NHL Draft Lottery, to those new to sports handicapping, will have all of the National Hockey League (NHL) teams that will not qualify for the playoffs this season join in. Meanwhile, the NHL Draft will be held between July 7 and July 8. The venue will be at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.
NHL Draft Lottery
Last year, the Buffalo Sabres won the draft lottery. The Sabres selected defenseman Owen Power. Power made his NHL debut this April. Of course, this year’s draft lottery is already making the rounds in many a sports betting software. Currently, the Seattle Kraken, the Philadelphia Flyers, the Chicago Blackhawks, the Montreal Canadiens, and the Arizona Coyotes are the teams who are in the lowest rungs this season.
The Canadiens have the worst record now, at 20-46-11 and 51 points. A total opposite of them reaching the Stanley Cup Final back in 2021. Goes to show that despite the numbers, any team can either rise, or sink, in less than a season’s time. The Number 1 pick of the draft will most likely be able to get the current top pick for No.1, Shane Wright.
