Congratulations, UNNAMED HOCKEY TEAM IN THE NHL’S 24-TEAM PLAYOFF. You have just won the Alexis Lafrenière sweepstakes. (Just please don’t let it end up being Pittsburgh.)
The Detroit Red Wings, the worst team in the league by far, tragically fell out of the top three while the Ottawa Senators, who had the second and third-best odds to get the number one pick, will draft third and fifth.
NHL Draft Lottery results
#8 Buffalo Sabres
#7 New Jersey Devils
#6 Anaheim Ducks
#5 Ottawa Senators
#4 Detroit Red Wings
#3 Ottawa Senators
#2 Los Angeles Kings
#1 TEAM YET TO BE DETERMINED IN THE 24-TEAM PLAYOFF
And the winner is…
One of the qualifying teams in the Stanley Cup playoffs. One of the 8 teams that lose in the @NHL's play-in round will select first overall in the 2020 #NHLDraft. #NHLonSN pic.twitter.com/uc3RQI9Wis
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 27, 2020
So basically, the team that has won the Draft Lottery is a team that loses in the qualifying round of the NHL’s 24-team playoff (if it even happens).
According to Elliotte Friedman, if the NHL cannot resume play, the remaining bottom eight teams will have a one-in-eight shot at the top selection.
If, for whatever reason, the play-in cannot be completed….the remaining bottom 8 teams will have a one-in-eight shot at the top selection
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 27, 2020
The Draft Lottery was held to determine a draft order and who would win the right to select Alexis Lafrenière, a super talented forward who scored 35 goals and 112 points in 52 games for Rimouski Océanic of the QMJHL. He became the first player since Sidney Crosby to win league MVP award honors twice. During his time in junior, the 6-foot-1, 200-pound-forward scored had 114 goals and 297 points in 173 games. He also won the gold with Canada’s World Junior Championship team and was named MVP of the tournament.
Here’s some analysis from Sportsnet.
What happens with the #1 pick in the 2020 #NHLDraft now? @FriedgeHNIC joins @RonMacLeanHTH on #InConversation to break it all down.
Join on YouTube: https://t.co/jVbvYgl4qR pic.twitter.com/1TU94P5xE1
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 27, 2020
And here’s an explainer of this year’s lottery.
Confused about the rules of the 2020 #NHLDraft Lottery? 🤔
Here's a quick breakdown 👇 #NHLonSN pic.twitter.com/z7cuF0Q523
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 27, 2020
So yeah! Weird.
BREAKING: The first overall pick in the 2020 @NHL Draft has been awarded to a placeholder team. 👀 #NHLDraft | #NHLonSN pic.twitter.com/M4rfGvmFWw
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 27, 2020
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