Which team made the best picks? Who reached? Here's our breakdown of the first 32 selections, along with best available players for Day 2.
Rachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She's worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective.Everything from Beckett Sennecke going No. 3 overall and swearing on TV, to Celine Dion and Michael Buffer's surprise appearances, to Zeev Buium falling into Minnesota's laps at 12.
Centralizing the draft in Vegas at Sphere was a fun and unique approach given how different it is from an NHL arena. Using celebrities with ties to respective teams to draft players was well done. The trade horn brought some spunk and was especially funny when it was played while commissioner Gary Bettman was attempting to ... announce a trade. The NHL deserves high marks for stepping outside the box and executing an event in a fun, unique fashion.
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