2022 NHL Draft primer: Details, order, top prospects

When is the 2022 NHL Draft?

Round 1 of the NHL Draft will take place Thursday, July 7 at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS). Rounds 2-7 will be held Friday, July 8 beginning at 11 a.m. ET (NHLN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS).

The 2022 NHL Draft will take place at Bell Centre in Montreal, the first in-person draft since the 2019 event at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.

The Montreal Canadiens won the 2022 NHL Draft Lottery and will make the No. 1 overall selection. Kingston Frontenacs center Shane Wright, Olympic breakout star Juraj Slafkovský (TPS, Liiga), and Logan Cooley (USNTDP) could be in the mix for the top pick.

Here is how Round 1 looks:

“The 12 teams that lost in the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs have picks 17-28. Teams that did not win their division were placed in inverse order of regular-season standings points, followed by the three division winners who lost in inverse order of regular-season points.”

You can find the rest of the 2020 NHL Draft order here.

Šimon Nemec, D, HK Nitra (Slovakia); David Jiříček, D, HC Plzen (Czech Republic); Cutter Gauthier, LW, US U-18 (NTDP); Conor Geekie, C, Winnipeg (WHL); Matthew Savoie, C, Winnipeg (WHL); Jimmy Snuggerud, RW, US U-18 (NTDP); Pavel Mintyukov, D, Saginaw (OHL); Kevin Korchinski, D, Seattle (WHL); Luca Del Bel Belluz, C, Mississauga (OHL); Owen Beck, C, Mississauga (OHL); Rutger McGroarty, RW, US U-18 (NTDP); Jack Hughes, C, Northeastern (H-EAST); Seamus Casey, D, US U-18 (NTDP).

Will Scouch on Shane Wright: “Wright’s ability to anticipate pressure from opponents, adapt to it, move pucks and maintain possession is high end, and should be more than enough to cover for his lack of gamebreaking speed and offensive flair. He’s a wonderful shooter with a great sense of