MONTREAL — The 2022 NHL draft is in the books, as 225 players were selected over the course of seven rounds and two days. Before getting to the annual list of draft winners and draft losers, let’s focus on the event’s biggest leader: Holding the draft in person again, and in Montreal. This was the … Read more
MONTREAL — The Chicago Blackhawks came into the 2022 Upper Deck NHL Draft at Bell Centre on Thursday with no first-round picks. By the time general manager Kyle Davidson had finished wheeling and dealing, they had three. “Sitting where we are right now with the prospects we just picked up, I’m pretty damn happy,” he … Read more
The Ottawa Senators made the first big splash of NHL draft week, acquiring forward Alex DeBrincat from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for their 2022 first-round draft pick (seventh overall, used on Kevin Korchinski), a 2022 second-round draft pick (39th overall) and a third-round selection in 2024. The deal came down two hours before the … Read more
Blackhawks trade Kirby Dach to the Montreal Canadiens originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Chicago Blackhawks came into Thursday’s NHL Draft with no picks in the first round, but now they’ll have at least two, as they’ve acquired the 13th pick in the draft in exchange for Kirby Dach. The Blackhawks also acquired the … Read more
MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens acquired 21-year-old Chicago Blackhawks center Kirby Dach in an NHL draft night shocker, earning a loud reaction from the home fans inside Bell Centre on Thursday night. The transaction was the result of two trades. Montreal sent defenseman Alexander Romanov and the 98th overall pick to the New York Islanders … Read more
MONTREAL — Former NHL defenseman Bryan Marchment died unexpectedly Wednesday in Montreal, the NHL announced. He was 53. Marchment was attending the NHL draft in Montreal as a scout for the San Jose Sharks. A cause of death was not immediately available. “It’s a sad day for for me personally, a very sad day for … Read more