NHL Expansion Draft Rules and Regulations
*This was originally published in May 2017 With NHL expansion to Seattle having recently occurred, the discussion around hockey will eventually turn to the deadlines for protected lists and possible players…
NHL Expansion Draft
Seattle Kraken Select Jamie Oleksiak From Dallas Stars
With their pick in the 2021 Expansion Draft, the Seattle Kraken have selected defenseman Jamie Oleksiak from the Dallas Stars. About Oleksiak Draft Information Jamie Oleksiak was drafted 14th overall…
Seattle Kraken Sign Chris Driedger to 3-Year Deal
The Seattle Kraken have signed ex-Florida Panthers goaltender Chris Driedger to a three-year deal carrying an annual cap hit of $3.5 million. This serves as their selection from the Panthers…
Oilers Expansion Draft History Fun Facts & Trivia
As the 2021 Stanley Cup Final has wrapped up, with the Tampa Bay Lightning defeating the Montreal Canadiens in five games to repeat as National Hockey League champions, focus shifts…
Bruins Have Difficult Decisions to Make for Expansion Draft
The Boston Bruins season ended much sooner than anybody in Boston would have liked. Because of this, their attention was forced to turn from a Stanley Cup run to the…
NHL Reset Draft Will Let Teams “Start From Scratch”
If teams stuck in a rut at the bottom of the standings wished they could have a Vegas Golden Knights-like do-over, now they can. The NHL has announced a proposal…
Canadiens’ Approach to the Seattle Expansion Draft
The NHL is one season away from Seattle and their general manager Ron Francis stepping up to a podium and making their selections in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft. Related:…
Flyers Have Difficult Decisions With Expansion Looming
It’s been nearly two years since owner Bill Foley and general manager George McPhee gouged the rest of the NHL and assembled the eventual Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights.…
What Does Expansion Mean for the Predators?
On Dec. 4, the NHL’s board of governors voted unanimously to approve an expansion bid by the city of Seattle to give the league 32 franchises. The team is slated…
2017 Expansion Draft: Central Division Predictions
This is a collaboration between Vegas Golden Knights writers Thomas Conroy and Shayna Goldman analyzing the 2017 Expansion Draft by division. The Metropolitan Division predictions can be found here and…
2017 Expansion Draft: Metropolitan Division Predictions
This is a collaboration between Vegas Golden Knights writers Thomas Conroy and Shayna Goldman analyzing the 2017 Expansion Draft by division. The Metropolitan Division preview can be found here. On June…
Top 5 Goalies in Expansion Draft History
With the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft just days away it seemed appropriate to look back on the previous 10 expansion drafts in NHL history. Looking back through the history of…