2022 NHL Draft. Slafkowski – 1st number (“Montreal”), German – 2nd (“New Jersey”), Cooley – 3rd (“Arizona”), Wright – 4th (“Seattle”) – Hockey

Today is the first round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.

The procedure takes place in Monreale.

The Canadiens selected Slovak forward Juraj Słafkowski, MVP and best scorer of the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, under the overall number 1 (7 goals in 7 matches of the tournament).

Draft NHL-2022

1st round

1. “Montreal” – by Yuray Slafkovski, Slovakia (TPS, Finland)

2. New Jersey – Shimon German, Slovakia (Nitra, Slovakia)

3. “Arizona” – n Logan Cooley, USA (USNTDP)

4. Seattle – n Shane Wright, Canada (Kingston, OHL)

5. “Philadelphia” – n Cutter Gauthier, USA (USNTDP)

6. “Columbus” (from “Chicago”) – s David Irzhichek, Czech Republic (“Pilsen”, Czech Republic)

7. Chicago (from Ottawa) – d Kevin Korchinski, Canada (Seattle, WHL)

8. “Detroit”

9. “Buffalo”

10. «Anaheim»

11. “San Jose”

12. “Columbus”

13. Chicago (from Islanders via Montreal)

14. “Winnipeg”

15. “Vancouver”

16. Buffalo (from Vegas)

17. “Nashville”

18. “Dallas”

19. Los Angeles

20. “Washington”

21. “Pittsburgh”

22. Anaheim (from Boston)

23. “St. Louis”

24. “Minnesota”

25. “Toronto”

26. Montreal (from Calgary)

27. Arizona (from Carolina)

28. Buffalo (from Florida)

29. “Edmonton”

30. Winnipeg (from Rangers)

31. “Tampa Bay”

32. “Arizona” (or “Colorado”)

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