As the NHL held its first decentralized draft outside of the COVID year, the league opted to do something creative with announcements of its first-round picks in the 2025 NHL Draft. Hockey icons, sports stars, and celebrities helped announce where each first-round pick will call home for the foreseeable future on Friday.
The person who announced the Bruins’ first-round pick received one of the larger ovations from the crowd at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Adam Sandler, who was in character as Happy Gilmore, announced Boston’s selection of Boston College center James Hagens with the No.