COLUMBUS – Despite luck not being on their side to get the overall first pick, the Columbus Blue Jackets still received the fourth overall pick in the 2024 National Hockey League Draft Lottery on Tuesday.
The San Jose Sharks were selected first in the drawing and will have the first overall pick. In the second drawing, the Chicago Blackhawks were selected as the second overall pick.
“This year’s draft class appears to be very good and while we would have loved to have won the lottery and the first overall pick, there are going to be exciting players available when we do make our selection,” said Blue Jackets President of Hockey Operations John Davidson. “Our scouts have done a great job all year. We will continue to do our work and be ready to add a very good player to an exceptional group of young players and prospects currently in our organization as we build towards a bright future.”
The 2024 National Hockey League Draft to be held from June 28-29 at The Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Columbus will bring a total of seven draft picks into this year's draft. Currently, the Jackets have a pick in each of the first six rounds along with the Los Angeles Kings’ third-round selection acquired as part of a trade on Mar. 1, 2023.
The NHL Draft Lottery is a weighted lottery system that determines the order of selection for the first 16 picks of the Draft with the lottery assigning the top two slots in the first round of the NHL Draft for the fourth-straight year.
Two draws were held with the first drawing determining the club selecting first overall and the second drawing determining the team selecting second. The most a team could move upward was 10 spots if it were to win one of the draws. All teams that were non-qualifiers for this season’s Stanley Cup Playoffs participated in the lottery.
The remaining draft positions will be determined at the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Under the lottery system, the Blue Jackets had the fourth-highest chance (9.5 pct.) of winning the first lottery. The percentage chance of being selected in the 2024 NHL Draft Lottery was as follows: San Jose (18.5 pct.), Chicago (13.5 pct.), Anaheim (11.5 pct.), COLUMBUS (9.5 pct.), Montreal (8.5 pct.), Utah/formerly Arizona (7.5 pct.), Ottawa (6.5 pct.), Seattle (6.0 pct.), Calgary (5.0 pct.), New Jersey (3.5 pct.), Buffalo (3.0 pct.), Philadelphia (2.5 pct.), Minnesota (2.0 pct.), Pittsburgh (1.5 pct.), Detroit (0.5 pct.) and St. Louis (0.5 pct.).
The final results of tonight’s draft lottery:
1 – San Jose Sharks
2 – Chicago Blackhawks
3 – Anaheim Ducks
4 –COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
5 – Montreal Canadiens
6 – Utah (formerly Arizona)
7 – Ottawa Senators
8 – Seattle Kraken
9 – Calgary Flames
10 – New Jersey Devils
11 – Buffalo Sabres
12 – Philadelphia Flyers
13 – Minnesota Wild
14 – San Jose (from Pittsburgh Penguins)
15 – Detroit Red Wings
16 – St. Louis Blues.
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