Complete 2017 NHL Draft order
The NHL has released the complete draft order for the 2017 NHL Draft.
The 2017 NHL Draft will take place at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. It will be held the weekend of June 23 to 24. The draft lasts for seven rounds, with the first round on Friday and the last six rounds on Saturday.
Here’s a look at the complete draft order for the 2017 NHL Draft. The biggest difference in 2017 is that there are now 31 teams. For more than a decade, there were 30 picks in each round. That means there are 217 total picks made in the draft with the Vegas Golden Knights now in the league.
The first round will look like this.
- New Jersey Devils
- Philadelphia Flyers
- Dallas Stars
- Colorado Avalanche
- Vancouver Canucks
- Golden Knights
- Arizona Coyotes
- Buffalo Sabres
- Detroit Red Wings
- Florida Panthers
- Los Angeles Kings
- Carolina Hurricanes
- Winnipeg Jets
- Tampa Bay Lightning
- New York Islanders
- Calgary Flames
- Toronto Maple Leafs
- Boston Bruins
- San Jose Sharks
- St. Louis Blues
- New York Rangers
- Edmonton Oilers
- Coyotes (from Minnesota Wild)
- Columbus Blue Jackets
- Montreal Canadiens
- Chicago Blackhawks
- Blues (from Washington Capitals)
- Ottawa Senators
- Stars (from Anaheim Ducks)
- Nashville Predators
- Pittsburgh Penguins
This could change very quickly, as the Golden Knights will take on first round picks to pick bad contracts in the upcoming expansion draft. Most notably, the Los Angeles Kings and Columbus Blue Jackets would make sense. Another reason the draft order could change is Vegas might take draft picks in exchange for not selecting certain players.
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Despite it lacking the elite talent of the 2015 NHL Draft and 2016 NHL Draft, the 2017 draft should be a very good one. Perhaps not as deep as the past two years, but then again, those two drafts spoiled fans. Nolan Patrick is expected to be the first overall pick.