The Dallas Stars will make their No. 14 pick in the NHL Draft amid plenty of uncertainty as this year, the COVID-19 pandemic has injected a fresh dose of pure chaos into the ritual.
Junior hockey’s best players will become new NHL hopefuls via Zoom, but that in itself is nothing new. The league held a virtual draft last year, too – but it was informed by months of in-person scouting during nearly complete seasons in the junior leagues. In 2021, an already unpredictable process has attained a new degree of difficulty, as The Dallas Morning News’ Matthew DeFranks reports:
The Ontario Hockey League didn’t hold a season at all.