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WHIZ News Canadiens take player 31st who asked not to be drafted SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens stunned the rest of the NHL on Friday night by taking Logan Mailloux with the second-to-last pick in the first round of the draft. Mailloux, who was criminally convicted in Sweden last year for sharing an explicit photo of a woman performing a sex act without her consent, asked teams not to select him. A player cannot remove himself from the draft. Mailloux said in a social media statement this week, “I don’t feel I have demonstrated strong enough maturity or character” to be...

Stephen Whyno July 23, 2021 - 8:30 PM SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — When the New Jersey Devils took Luke Hughes with the fourth pick in the NHL draft, brother Jack jumped up off the couch next to him and was shaking with excitement while giving a big bear hug. “That might be the happiest I’ve ever seen him,” Luke said. With good reason because they could be teammates one day. Jack Hughes is 117 games into his NHL career since the Devils picked him first in the 2019 draft, and now Luke is on the path to New Jersey. “It’s a dream come true to pl...

SB Nation NHL Mock Draft 2021: Picks 19-24 Share this story Photo by Mathieu Belanger/Getty Images Day 4 of the SB Nation NHL Mock Draft comes with a mock-buster of a trade that sends Marc-Andre Fleury back to Pittsburgh, with the Red Wings playing middleman on behalf of Vegas. Oh yeah, and some prospects were selected, but the trades are the fun part. I also want to note that our mock draft was done prior to the NHL releasing the full draft order. Since the Arizona Coyotes will forfeit their first-round pick, we’ve been numbering them in order of selection, while the NHL will simply not ha...

SB Nation NHL Mock Draft 2021: Picks 7-12 The first goaltender falls outside of the top-10. Share this story Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images We’re on Day 2 of the SB Nation NHL Mock Draft, where our NHL team sites come together and simulate the first round. Today, we get to picks seven through 12, including the San Jose Sharks’ first round selection at seventh overall. Catch up on the picks so far here: 7. San Jose Sharks — Kent Johnson It’s really difficult to watch Kent Johnson and not love the experience. Even when he’s a bit too confident and the play is a miss, you still ...

The Blackhawks need a No.1 defenseman in the organization. They don't have one yet and this offseason provides them an opportunity to acquire one for the future.