Tonight, 30 players will be selected by an NHL team, and their path to a career in professional hockey will take a major step forward.
All the details you need to know
Where: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
Date: Friday, June 24
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT
How to watch: Sportsnet, TVA Sports, NBCSN
First round draft order (subject to change):
- Toronto Maple Leafs
- Winnipeg Jets
- Columbus Blue Jackets
- Edmonton Oilers
- Vancouver Canucks
- Calgary Flames
- Arizona Coyotes
- Buffalo Sabres
- Montreal Canadiens
- Colorado Avalanche
- New Jersey Devils
- Ottawa Senators
- Carolina Hurricanes
- Boston Bruins
- Minnesota Wild
- Detroit Red Wings
- Nashville Predators
- Philadelphia Flyers
- New York Islanders
- Arizona (via New York Rangers)
- Carolina (via Los Angeles Kings)
- Winnipeg (via Chicago Blackhawks)
- Florida Panthers
- Anaheim Ducks
- Dallas Stars
- Washington Capitals
- Tampa Bay Lightning
- St. Louis Blues
- Boston (via San Jose Sharks)
- Anaheim (via Pittsburgh Penguins by way of Toronto)
More NHL Draft coverage
- Draft profiles: In-depth analyses of 38 of the top prospects eligible for the 2016 Draft
- SB Nation’s first-round mock draft
- Our 2016 NHL Draft hub
- Here’s who the experts think the Habs will pick/