The Stanley Cup has been awarded (congrats, Vegas!), and that means the NHL 2024 Draft is almost here. The predictions are flying fast. Will the Blackhawks grab Connor Bedard? Will Ducks validate the mock drafts by making Adam Fantilli second pick? Watch June 28 and 29 and find out all the first-round picks with Sling TV!
In a hurry? Round 1 of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft will take place Friday, June 28 at on ESPN, and Rounds 2-7 will be on Saturday, June 29 at on NHL Network. You can watch both days cheapest with Sling Orange + Sports Extra, or just Sling Orange for Round 1. Save 50% on your first month of Sling TV.
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The NHL Draft is hockey fans’ annual preview of the next generation of the sport’s talent. It also gives a peek into how managers and coaches build NHL teams (winning or otherwise). Fans can also get more of a top-down view of where hockey is headed as a whole and which positions and skills are more or less in demand.
This year’s NHL Draft will be the 62nd, and the San Jose Sharks and Chicago Blackhawks won the draft lottery to get 1st and 2nd overall picks, respectively.
NHL 2024 Draft: Round Schedule and Channels
The NHL Entry Draft will be televised live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee in seven rounds over two days.
- Friday, June 28 : Round 1 (ESPN)
- Saturday, June 29 : Rounds 2-7 (NHL Network)
Hockey fans north of the border in Canada can tune into Sportsnet for English or TVA Sports for French.
NHL 2024 Draft on Sling TV: Plan, Pricing and More
Sling TV’s Orange base plan includes ESPN for just $40.00/mo. It literally does not get cheaper than that. If you just want to watch the first round, you’ll be all set.
If you’re planning to settle in for the second day and watch all seven rounds, you’ll need the Orange Sports Extra, an add-on that provides around 14 additional sports channels, including NHL Network, for $11/mo.
Remember, with a streaming service, you can add and subtract services month-to-month. No long-term commitments.
For more information on Sling TV and hockey, see our guide to the NHL on Sling or our Sling TV full review.
Unveiling NHL 2024 Draft Rankings of Top Prospects
These lists are based on the NHL’s 2024 Draft Prospect Rankings. Each player has his position and most recent team and league in parentheses after his name.
Top Ranked North American Skaters in the 2024 Draft
NHL Commissioner Gary Bruce Bettman is likely to call Boston University’s top player Macklin Celebrini’s name first. Here are the rest of the top 10 prospects:
- Macklin Celebrini
- Artyom Levshunov
- Cayden Lindstrom
- Zeev Buium
- Zayne Parekh
- Trevor Connelly
- Sam Dickinson
- Berkly Catton
- Tij Iginla
- Michael Hage
Top Ranked North American Goalies in the 2024 Draft
- Mikhail Yegorov
- Carter George
- Nicholas Kempf
- Evan Gardner
- Dawson Cowan
- Lukas Matecha
Top European Skaters in the 2024 NHL Draft
- Konsta Helenius
Top European Goalies in the 2024 NHL Draft
- Eemil Vinni
- Ilya Nabokov
- Pavel Moysevich
- Kim Saarinen
Full 2024 NHL Entry Draft Pick Order Revealed
The NHL draft lottery happens immediately before or during the Stanley Cup playoffs. Here is the general procedure for draft picks:
- Teams not in playoffs last season (picks 1-16)
- Playoff teams not division winners or Conference Finals (picks 17-24 or 28)
- Division winners not in Conference Finals (potentially picks 25-28)
- Conference Finals losers (picks 29-30)
- Stanley Cup Finals runner-up (pick 31)
- Stanley Cup winner (pick 32)
This will be the full draft order of the first round:
- San Jose Sharks
- Chicago Blackhawks
- Anaheim Ducks
- Columbus Blue Jackets
- Montreal Canadiens
- Utah
- Ottawa Senators
- Seattle Kraken
- Calgary Flames
- New Jersey Devils
- Buffalo Sabres
- Philadelphia Flyers
- Minnesota Wild
- San Jose Sharks (from Pittsburgh Penguins)
- Detroit Red Wings
- St. Louis Blues
- Washington Capitals
- Chicago Blackhawks (from New York Islanders)
- Vegas Golden Knights
- New York Islanders (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Chicago Blackhawks)
- Los Angeles Kings
- Nashville Predators
- Toronto Maple Leafs
- Colorado Avalanche
- Ottawa Senators (from Boston Bruins via Detroit Red Wings)
- Montreal Canadiens (from Winnipeg Jets)
- Carolina Hurricanes
- Calgary Flames (from Vancouver Canucks)
- Dallas Stars
- New York Rangers
- Anaheim Ducks
- Philadelphia Flyers
This will be the full draft order of the second round:
- San Jose Sharks
- Chicago Blackhawks
- Anaheim Ducks
- Columbus Blue Jackets
- Winnipeg Jets (Montreal Canadiens)
- Utah Coyotes
- Ottawa Senators
- Seattle Kraken
- Calgary Flames
- San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey Devils)
- Buffalo Sabres
- Pittsburgh Penguins (from Philadelphia Flyers)
- Minnesota Wild
- Pittsburgh Penguins
- Detroit Red Wings
- St. Louis Blues
- Utah Coyotes (from Washington Capitals)
- Chicago Blackhawks(from New York Islanders)
- Philadelphia Flyers
- Washington Capitals (from Vegas Golden Knights)
- Nashville Predators (from Tampa Bay Lightning)
- New York Islanders (from Los Angeles Kings)
- Nashville Predators
- St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs)
- Montreal Canadiens (Colorado Avalanche)
- Anaheim Ducks (from Boston Bruins)
- Nashville Predators (from Winnipeg Jets)
- Carolina Hurricanes
- New York Islanders (from Canucks)
- Calgary Flames (from Dallas Stars)
- Seattle Kraken (from New York Rangers)
- Edmonton Oilers
- Utah Coyotes (from Florida Panthers)
Wrapping Up
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