2022 NHL Draft tracker: Every first-round pick, trade and move
By Scott Rogust
The 2022 NHL Draft began on Thursday, July 7 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Here are the full results of the first round.
The 2022 NHL Draft officially kicked off on Thursday, July 7, live from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
This event will start of with the crowd heavily anticipated, as the Canadiens hold the first-overall pick by way of winning the NHL Draft Lottery. The team could go with the consensus top prospect in center Shane Wright, or Slovakian winger Juraj Slafkovsky.
Not only will there be picks be made, but there will be plenty of trades. Whether that is a team trading draft capital to climb up the draft board or to acquire a star player from another organization. It always makes for an entertaining two days, especially with the NHL free agent signing period beginning on July 13.
Without further ado, here are the full results of the first round of the 2022 NHL Draft.
Full 2022 NHL Draft first-round results
Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. TPS (Finland). 1.. player. LW. Juraj Slafkovsky. 152
2.. Pick Analysis. D. Simon Nemec. Scouting Report. Nitra (Slovakia). player. 85
USA U-18. Logan Cooley. player. Scouting Report. C. 3.. 121. Pick Analysis
Scouting Report. C. Shane Wright. player. 2255. Pick Analysis. Kingston Frontenacs (OHL). 4.
Pick Analysis. USA U-18. 5.. 68. Scouting Report. LW. Cutter Gauthier. player
Scouting Report. D. Plzen (Czech Republic). David Jiricek. 6.. player. 113. Pick Analysis
94. Scouting Report. D. Kevin Korchinski. 7.. Pick Analysis. Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL). player
72. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Rogle (Sweden). 8.. C. Marco Kasper. player
Pick Analysis. Matthew Savoie. player. 12. Scouting Report. C. Winnipeg Ice (WHL). 9.
player. Saginaw Spirit (OHL). Pavel Mintyukov. 10.. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. D. 105
TRADE: Coyotes trade their 2022 27th overall pick and two 2022 second round picks (No. 34, 43) to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for No. 11 pick.
Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. C. Winnipeg Ice (WHL). Conor Geekie. 11.. player. 121
D. Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL). Denton Mateychuk. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 12.. 113
TRADES: New York Islanders trade No. 13 pick to Montreal Canadiens in exchange for defenseman Alexander Romanov and No. 98 pick.
Montreal Canadiens trade No. 13 and 66 picks to Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for center Kirby Dach.
13.. Pick Analysis. USA U-18. Frank Nazar. Scouting Report. C. player. 94
107. Pick Analysis. RW. USA U-18. Rutger McGroarty. 14.. player. Scouting Report
Pick Analysis. Djugarden (Sweden). Jonathan Lekkerimaki. 104. Scouting Report. RW. 15.. player
Scouting Report. C. Djurgarden Jr. (Sweden). Noah Ostlund. player. Pick Analysis. 16.. 12
Joakim Kemell. 17.. RW. JYP (Finland). player. 151. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis
119. Leksand (Sweden). 18.. D. Lian Bichsel. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis
LW. 19.. player. 98. Pick Analysis. Djurgarden Jr. (Sweden). Liam Ohgren. Scouting Report
Ivan Miroshnichenko. 20.. player. Pick Analysis. Omsk Krylia (Russia). Scouting Report. LW. 19
Pick Analysis. D. 92. Scouting Report. Swift Current Broncos (WHL). Owen Pickering. 21.. player
Pick Analysis. C. Quebec Remparts (QMJHL). Nathan Gaucher. 105. Scouting Report. 22.. player
Jimmy Snuggerud. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. RW. USA U-18. 99. 23.. player
24.. Magnitogorsk (Russia). Danila Yurov. player. 98. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. RW
TRADE: Toronto Maple Leafs trade 25th overall pick and goaltender Petr Mrazek to Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for 38th overall pick.
D. player. Chaska (High School in Minnesota). Sam Rinzel. 25.. 94. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis
Pick Analysis. RW. Poprad (Slovakia). player. 152. Scouting Report. Filip Mesar. 26.
C. Linkoping (Sweden). 27.. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Filip Bystedt. player. 120
player. 12. Pick Analysis. Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic). Jiri Kulich. Scouting Report. C. 28.
TRADE: Edmonton Oilers trade the 29th overall pick, a 2024 third-round pick, a 2025 second-round pick, and winger Zack Kassian to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for the 32nd overall pick.
Pick Analysis. D. Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL). Maveric Lamoureux. Scouting Report. 29.. player. 121
Scouting Report. C. Pelicans (Finland). Brad Lambert. 30.. player. 107. Pick Analysis
31.. player. 23. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. LW. USA U-18. Isaac Howard
Scouting Report. LW. Reid Schaefer. 32.. 148. Pick Analysis. Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL). player
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