Posts About "NHL Lottery"

Blackhawks' Roundtable: Favorite Player, Draft Lottery Decisions & More

June 29th, 2020 There are a lot of question marks around the National Hockey League right now. Who will get the 2020 NHL Draft first overall pick? Will play resume and the Stanley Cup be awarded? How many players will contract COVID-19? And of course, we here in Chicago are interested in how this will affect the Chicago Blackhawks. Today Brooke...

The New NHL Lottery System is Broken

November 16th, 2015 Last year, all NHL fans saw a dramatic change in the lottery process. For 2016, the draft lottery will now expand to the second and third overall picks, as well as for the first pick in the draft. The last few years, non-playoff teams have dropped a spot in the draft depending upon who won the lottery that year. For instance, the Arizona...

Sabres Lose Lottery; Rewarded With Jack Eichel

April 19th, 2015 The Buffalo Sabres learned what their unofficial reward will be for this season Saturday night. With the Edmonton Oilers winning the lottery and awarded the opportunity to select first overall for the fourth time in six years *eye-roll*. The Sabres will pick second and be rewarded with American star Jack Eichel; which is great...