The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will take place on June 22-23 at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The 50th installment of the draft, this is also the first time Pittsburgh will host the event since 1997.
After winning the 2012 NHL Draft Lottery, the Edmonton Oilers moved up from the second pick to the first pick and will have many players to choose from. The top prospects for this year's draft include RW Nail Yakupov, D Ryan Murray, C Mikhail Grigorenko, C Alex Galchenyuk, D Morgan Rielly, D Cody Ceci, C Radek Faksa, and D Olli Maatta.
2012 NHL Entry Draft TV Schedule
Note: All times listed are EST. The draft takes place at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, PA. Schedules are subject to change. Replays of the draft and other draft specials will be shown on the NHL Network throughout the two day span. Draft coverage can also be found on Sirius XM Radio and on NHL.com's Draft Tracker. Friday, June 22 Round 1 will be shown live on the NBC Sports Network (TSN in Canada) beginning at 7:00 p.m. (conclusion of draft approximately at 10:30 p.m.)
Saturday, June 23 Rounds 2-7 will be shown live on the NHL Network beginning at 10:00 a.m. (conclusion of draft approximately at 2:00 p.m.)
First Round Draft Order 1. Edmonton Oilers
2. Columbus Blue Jackets
3. Montreal Canadiens
4. New York Islanders
5. Toronto Maple Leafs
6. Anaheim Ducks
7. Minnesota Wild
8. Carolina Hurricanes
9. Winnipeg Jets
10. Tampa Bay Lightning
11. Washington Capitals (from Colorado Avalanche)
12. Buffalo Sabres
13. Dallas Stars
14. Calgary Flames
15. Ottawa Senators
16. Washington Capitals
17. San Jose Sharks
18. Chicago Blackhawks
19. Tampa Bay Lightning (from Detroit Red Wings)
20. Philadelphia Flyers
21. Buffalo Sabres (from Nashville Predators)
22. Pittsburgh Penguins
23. Florida Panthers
24. Boston Bruins
25. St. Louis Blues
26. Vancouver Canucks
27. Phoenix Coyotes
28. New York Rangers
29. New Jersey Devils
30. Los Angeles Kings
Source: 2012 NHL Draft
