Canadiens to host 2022 NHL Draft at Bell Centre

The 2022 NHL Draft shall be held over two days: Thursday, July 7 (Round 1, televised on Sportsnet, TVA Sports, ESPN or ESPN2) and Friday, July 8 (Rounds 2-7, television knowledge to be launched when available). NHL club executives, scouts and coaches shall be contemporary on the NHL Draft ground while thousands of fans and a full bunch of print, television and radio media are anticipated to abet.

“We are proud to utter that, all over over again, we’re conducting our Draft in entrance of the huge fans of the Montreal Canadiens,” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said. “Montreal, the positioning of the first NHL Draft in 1963, is an improbable looking out role to lift the NHL family together and to focal level on the long hump of our sport as our Golf equipment name the names of high possibilities from across the sector. We additionally thank Geoff Molson and the total Canadiens group for their cooperation and toughen while we wanted to conduct the Draft remotely the past two years.”

“We are very mad to personal been chosen by the League to host the draft, which is in a predicament to take role in Montreal for the first time since 2009,” said France Margaret Bélanger, President, Sports and Leisure of CH Workforce. “On behalf of all fans and the group, we would love to thank the NHL for this vote of self assurance, which is in a predicament to permit us to finally contemporary this main match after two virtual editions, while offering an unforgettable abilities to rather a lot of younger avid gamers.”

“NHL hockey being a significant tourist appeal in the metropolis, Tourisme Montréal is pleased to meet its mandate by contributing to the return of this match in our wonderful city,” says Yves Lalumière, President and CEO of Tourisme Montréal. “We are overjoyed to welcome abet teams and avid gamers in the first sports city in Canada.”

The NHL Draft supplies the assorted for hockey fans to leer the muse of the careers of primarily the most up-to-date NHL® stars. Newest No. 1 total picks consist of Alex Ovechkin (Washington, 2004), Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh, 2005), Erik Johnson (St. Louis, 2006), Patrick Kane (Chicago, 2007), Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay, 2008), John Tavares (NY Islanders, 2009), Taylor Corridor (Edmonton, 2010), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Edmonton, 2011), Nail Yakupov (Edmonton, 2012), Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado, 2013), Aaron Ekblad (Florida, 2014), Connor McDavid (Edmonton, 2015), Auston Matthews (Toronto, 2016), Nico Hischier (Fresh Jersey, 2017), Rasmus Dahlin (Buffalo, 2018), Jack Hughes (Fresh Jersey, 2019), Alexis Lafrenière (NY Rangers, 2020) and Owen Energy (Buffalo, 2021).

The NHL Draft turn out to be performed in a quantity of Montreal accommodations, the League role of job in Montreal, as successfully because the historic Montreal Discussion board from 1963-1984. The match turn out to be held outdoor Montreal for the first time at the Metro Toronto Conference Centre in 1985. Montreal over again hosted the Draft in 1986, 1988, 1992 and 2009.

Label plans, linked events and diverse diminutive print pertaining to the 2022 NHL Draft shall be launched at a later date. For historic knowledge and past draft decisions, visit recordsdata.nhl.com. NHL Network and NHL.com will provide in depth protection live from the match main up to and after the 2022 NHL Draft. NHL Social™ will personal queer protection on all social platforms, and those looking out to join the conversation can use the legitimate hashtag #NHLDraft.