Pre-Gamin’ 2022 NHL Draft (6:00 CT): Live Tracker, Broadcast Info, More

The 2022 NHL Draft starts tonight!

In case you missed it, the Chicago Blackhawks:

  • picked 7th overall, after trading Alex DeBrincat to the Ottawa Senators
  • picked 13th overall, after trading Kirby Dach to the Montreal Canadiens.
  • picked 25th overall, after moving up while acquiring Petr Mrazek from Toronto.
  • Round 1

  • Begins at 6:00 PM CT
  • Television: ESPN, ESPN+ in the United States (SN, TVAS in Canada)
  • Rounds 2-7 — Friday

  • Begins at 10 AM CT
  • Television: NHL Network, ESPN+ in the United States (SN, TVAS in Canada)
  • First Round Draft Order

    1. Montreal Canadiens: Juraj Slafkovsky, LW
    2. New Jersey Devils: Simon Nemec, D
    3. Arizona Coyotes: Logan Cooley, C
    4. Seattle Kraken: Shane Wright, C
    5. Philadelphia Flyers: Cutter Gauthier, C
    6. Columbus Blue Jackets (from CHI): David Jiricek, D
    7. Chicago Blackhawks (from OTT): Kevin Korchinski, D
    8. Detroit Red Wings: Marco Kasper, C
    9. Buffalo Sabres: Matthew Savoie, C
    10. Anaheim Ducks: Pavel Mintyukov, D
    11. Arizona Coyotes (from SJ): Conor Geekie, C
    12. Columbus Blue Jackets: Denton Matychuk, D
    13. Chicago Blackhawks (from NYI via MTL): Frank Nazar, C
    14. Winnipeg Jets: Rutger McGroarty, R
    15. Vancouver Canucks: Jonathan Lekkerimaki, RW
    16. Buffalo Sabres (from VGK): Noah Östlund, C
    17. Nashville Predators: Joakim Kemell, RW
    18. Dallas Stars: Lian Bichsel, D
    19. Minnesota Wild (from LA): Liam Ohgren, LW
    20. Washington Capitals: Ivan Miroshnichenko, LW
    21. Pittsburgh Penguins: Owen Pickering, D
    22. Anaheim Ducks (from BOS): Nathan Gaucher, C
    23. St. Louis Blues: Jimmy Snuggerud, RW
    24. Minnesota Wild: Danila Yurov, RW
    25. Chicago Blackhawks (from TOR): Sam Rinzel, D
    26. Montreal Canadiens (from CGY): Filip Mesar, RW
    27. San Jose Sharks (from CAR via MTL via ARI): Filip Bystedt, C
    28. Buffalo Sabres (from FLA): Jiri Kulich, C
    29. Arizona Coyotes (from EDM): Maveric Lamoureux, D
    30. Winnipeg Jets (from NYR): Brad Lambert, C
    31. Tampa Bay Lightning: Isaac Howard, LW
    32. Edmonton Oilers (from COL via ARI): Reid Schaefer, LW

    Here are the Blackhawks’ picks on Friday:

    Second Round

    39. From Ottawa (from the DeBrincat trade)
    57. From Minnesota (from the Marc-André Fleury trade)

    Third Round

    66. From Montreal (from the Kirby Dach trade)
    81. From Vegas (from the Mattias Janmark trade)
    90. From Toronto (via Calgary from the Nikita Zadorov trade)
    94. From Edmonton (from the Duncan Keith trade)

    Sixth Round

    167. Chicago’s own pick
    173. From Columbus (from the Seth Jones trade)

    Seventh Round

    199. Chicago’s own pick

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    Tab Bamford has been writing about the Chicago Blackhawks for almost two decades. He joined Bleacher Nation as the lead Blackhawks writer in May 2022. Tab is a member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and is the author of two books about the Blackhawks: "100 Things Blackhawks Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die" (Triumph Books) and "Chicago Blackhawks: An Illustrated Timeline" (Reedy Press, 2021). Find him on Twitter/X/Instagram/Threads at @The1Tab

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