who picks first in nhl draft
The NHL Entry Draft, originally known as the NHL Amateur Draft, is a collective meeting in which the franchises of the National Hockey League (NHL) systematically select the exclusive rights to available amateur players who meet the eligibility requirements to play professional hockey in the NHL.hree players retired without ever having played an NHL game. The Montreal Canadiens have had the most first overall picks of any other team, selecting five players first between 1963 and 1980.