2022 NHL Entry Draft: Where, When, and How to Watch
Thursday can not come fast enough for Anaheim Ducks fans. The anticipation of this offseason has been through the roof, as first-time General Manager Pat Verbeek navigates his first summer at the helm of the Ducks. So far he has practiced what he has preached. After stating he would not let his pending free agents walk for free, he swiftly traded pending UFA’s Nicolas Deslauriers, Hampus Lindholm, Josh Manson, and Rikard Rakell at the 2022 NHL Trade Deadline. In doing so, Verbeek stock-piled a plethora of draft picks as part of the trade hauls. Verbeek has stated that he wants to get bigger on the blue line but also needs more speed and skilled players to support Terry and Zegras. Let’s see how he handles his first draft as GM in Anaheim. The Ducks have four draft picks in the first two rounds of the draft. If you’re interested in reading who the Ducks could take in the first round on Thursday, check out our DEEP DIVE article by Connor Plutko.
Round 1
WHERE: Bell Centre: Montreal, Quebec
WHEN: Thursday July 7th, 2022. 7pm EST/ 4pm PST
HOW TO WATCH: ESPN/ESPN+ (United States) and Sportsnet in Canada
The Ducks have the following picks during Round 1:
10th Overall
22nd Overall (Part of the Lindholm trade with the Boston Bruins)
Rounds 2-7
WHERE: Bell Centre: Montreal, Quebec
WHEN: Friday July 8th, 2022. 11am EST/ 8am PST
HOW TO WATCH: NHL Network/ESPN+ (United States) and Sportsnet in Canada
The Ducks have the following picks for the remaining rounds:
42nd Overall (Round 2)
53rd Overall (Round 2, Part of the Rakell trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins)
107th Overall (Round 4)
139th Overall (Round 5)
154th Overall (Round 5, Received from the Maple Leafs for Ben Hutton at the 2021 deadline)
178th Overall (Round 6, Received from the Predators along with Matt Irwin for Korbinian Holzer at the 2020 deadline)
SPECIAL BONUS
This year, we are going to host a Crash The Pond Patron Draft Party for Round 1 of the draft! You can get access by becoming a Patron by CLICKING HERE . We will do a round of Ducks trivia and give away some merch leading up to the start of the draft, you won’t want to miss out!