The National Hockey League has decided it’s going to start treating its draft like a big deal, and on Monday night we’ll have the first live NHL Draft Lottery airing on ESPN. Hockey’s draft, much like baseball,

Habs brass also have their own first-round pick at 17. In total, Montreal has 12 picks in the upcoming 2025 Upper Deck NHL Draft. The event will take place in Los Angeles, CA, at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater on June 27-28.

You may have heard Braeden Cootes' name recently, because he's been shining at the U18 World Championships for Canada. The Seattle Thunderbirds center, who finished the WHL regular season with 63 points in 60 games, decided to show off the facets of his game we like most and prove that he is in fact that player that scouts say he is.