NHL draft that took far too long has mercifully finished. Any of the 26 teams that voted to hold a decentralized draft, you get a Z grade for that. Not an F, a Z. Let's never do that again. Back to centralization,

NHL Draft may have lacked the star power recent editions of the annual event had, but it didn't lack in intrigue.

The first round of the 2025 NHL Draft is here, and, as expected, Matthew Schaefer was selected by the New York Islanders with the first pick. Follow along here as every pick is announced tonight to see scouting reports of every player and analysis of their selection.