The NHL released the official order of selections for the 2017 NHL Entry Draft on Thursday, highlighted by the New Jersey Devils selecting first overall. The first round of the draft will be held on Friday, June 23rd in Chicago, with rounds 2-7 following the next day. The entire list can be found here, but as for the first round it will look like this:
- New Jersey Devils
- Philadelphia Flyers
- Dallas Stars
- Colorado Avalanche
- Vancouver Canucks
- Vegas Golden Knights
- Arizona Coyotes
- Buffalo Sabres
- Detroit Red Wings
- Florida Panthers
- Los Angeles Kings
- Carolina Hurricanes
- Winnipeg Jets
- Tampa Bay Lightning
- New York Islanders
- Calgary Flames
- Toronto Maple Leafs
- Boston Bruins
- San Jose Sharks
- St. Louis Blues
- New York Rangers
- Edmonton Oilers
- Arizona Coyotes (from Minnesota)
- Columbus Blue Jackets
- Montreal Canadiens
- Chicago Blackhawks
- St. Louis Blues (from Washington)
- Ottawa Senators
- Dallas Stars (from Anaheim)
- Nashville Predators
- Pittsburgh Penguins
It’s important to note that the lottery results do not affect rounds 2-7, thus giving Colorado the #32 pick. The Vegas Golden Knights will be given the third pick in each round held on Saturday.