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
8:40 PM ET ESPN staff The 2022 NHL draft is finally here! From the first round (Thursday, ESPN), all the way to pick No. 225, this page will be your home for tracking every selection, including notes on team fit for the 32 players taken in the first round from Kristen Shilton and Greg Wyshynski. … Read more
The first 16 selections were determined at the NHL Draft Lottery, which was held May 10. The Montreal Canadiens won the lottery and have the No. 1 pick. The New Jersey Devils won the No. 2 selection. The 2022 draft will be held at Bell Centre in Montreal. The first round is July 7 (7 … Read more
After making three first-round choices a year ago — University of Wisconsin defenseman Corson Ceulemans joined Sillinger and Johnson as first-round picks — the Jackets have two such picks going into this year’s draft, which will be held in Montreal on July 7-8. Columbus acquired the No. 6 pick in the draft via trade with … Read more
Henrik Lundqvist is sixth on the career wins list, has the 12th most shutouts in NHL history and sports a career 2.43 goals-against average and .918 save percentage. Imagine if he was in the right place at the right time on draft day. Lundqvist, who played all 15 of his NHL seasons with the New … Read more
MONTREAL — Sean Farrell should’ve been drafted at the Bell Centre in June 2020, but things didn’t play out that way. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the postponement of the event, and it was ultimately conducted in a remote format later that year in October. So, where was the American forward when Montreal made him the … Read more