Apr 30, 2016
NHL Draft Lottery Live Blog
It's Canadian hockey Christmas as all seven NHL teams have a shot at the first-overall pick in June's NHL Entry Draft. Follow along with TSN.ca as the balls are drawn and each of the 14 teams in the lottery finds out its draft fate.
TSN.ca Staff
It's Canadian hockey Christmas as all seven NHL teams have a shot at the first-overall pick in June's NHL Entry Draft. Follow along with TSN.ca as the balls are drawn and each of the 14 teams in the lottery finds out its draft fate.
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#1 THE TOP PICK IN THE NHL ENTRY DRAFT GOES TO THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
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#3 - COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
8:15pm - The Columbus Blue Jackets, Winnipeg Jets and Toronto Maple Leafs will pick in the top three. We will found where shortly.
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#7 ARIZONA COYOTES
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#8 BUFFALO SABRES
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#9 MONTREAL CANADIENS
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#10 COLORADO AVALANCHE
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#11 NEW JERSEY DEVILS
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#12 OTTAWA SENATORS
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#13 CAROLINA HURRICANES
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#14 - BOSTON BRUINS
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8:07pm - The anticipation is causing the Canucks to descend into madness.
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8:06pm - What they said:
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8:05pm - Deep breaths, everybody.
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8:00pm - Maybe I jumped the gun a bit...
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7:59pm - ONE MINUTE, T-MINUS ONE MINUTE
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7:52pm - If the excitement of the Bills signing Lil' Gronk didn't already overwhelm Buffalo-area fans, the Sabres finally winning the lottery tonight after two close calls just might do it.
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7:47pm - You know, James Duthie is not wrong.
7:45pm - A brief history of Canadian teams drafting first overall:
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7:35pm - Trevor Linden's philosophical approach to the day continues.
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7:30pm - In case you missed it earlier, there was some hockey played already today with the Tampa Bay Lightning evening things up with the New York Islanders:
7:20pm - The Buffalo Sabres are keeping their meme hand strong.
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7:10pm - Some teams send legendary players to represent them at the lottery, but not the Coyotes tonight.
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7:06pm - A reminder as to the final odds for tonight's draft.
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7:00pm - According to TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie, you're likely not going to see a surprise interloper into the top three.
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6:52pm - The last time the Toronto Maple Leafs picked first overall, they took a future captain in Wendel Clark.
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6:37pm - The good people at the Calgary Flames would like to remind you how the lottery works.
6:35pm - Craig Button knows who he would take with the first-overall pick.
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6:33pm - Trevor Linden has brought what he hopes is the Canucks' lucky charm with him to Toronto.
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6:32pm - In case you missed it earlier, last year's top pick - Connor McDavid - had some advice for this year's projected first-overall selection, Auston Matthews:
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6:30pm - We are under two hours away from the NHL Draft Lottery and team executives and representatives are arriving.