The 2022 NHL Draft is just around the corner Washington Capitals fans and yesterday the NHL officially announced the complete draft order. Today we’ll look at the complete first round order.
The Caps will hold the 20th pick (1st round), 46th (2nd round, from Winnipeg Jets in the Brenden Dillon trade), 85th (3rd), 149th (5th), 181st (6th), 213th (7th).
Here’s the complete first round order:
Round 1
1. Montreal
2. New Jersey
3. Arizona
4. Seattle
5. Philadelphia
6. Columbus (from CHI)
7. Ottawa
8. Detroit
9. Buffalo
10. Anaheim
11. San Jose
12. Columbus
13. NY Islanders
14. Winnipeg
15. Vancouver
16. Buffalo (from VGK)
17. Nashville
18. Dallas
19. Los Angeles
20. Washington
21. Pittsburgh
22. Anaheim (from BOS)
23. St. Louis
24. Minnesota
25. Toronto
26. Montreal (from CGY)
27. Arizona (from CAR via MTL)
28. Buffalo (from FLA)
29. Edmonton
30. Winnipeg (from NYR)
31. Tampa Bay
32. Arizona (from COL)
More on the draft from the NHL:
"The National Hockey League announced today the order of selection for the 2022 Upper Deck NHL Draft, July 7-8 at Bell Centre in Montreal.The host Montreal Canadiens own the first overall selection and a League-high 14 overall; the most picks made by a club in one year since the introduction of the 7-round draft in 2005 is 13 (NY Islanders in 2006 and 2008, Florida in 2010 and Carolina in 2021).The first round of the 2022 Upper Deck NHL Draft will be broadcast on Thursday, July 7, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, ESPN+in the U.S. and Sportsnet, TVA Sports in Canada. Rounds 2-7 will air on NHL Network, ESPN+ in the U.S. and on Sportsnet, TVA Sports in Canada on Friday, July 8 at 11 a.m. ET."
What will the Capitals do in the draft? I honestly think they’ll go forward again. I would’ve said they’d go with a winger and not a center but now they could very well go with a center with the uncertain future of Nicklas Backstrom.
Stay tuned to Stars and Sticks as we’ll have plenty of coverage leading up to the draft.