The Detroit News · Apr 28, 2021
Michigan presence will dominate this summer's NHL Entry Draft
Detroit — “With their first pick, the Red Wings select….”
No, the Wings haven’t somehow infiltrated the NFL and are making a pick this weekend.
But for hockey fans, especially Detroit fans knee-deep in a rebuild, it’s never too early to think about the NHL Entry Draft.
The NHL will hold the draft on July 23-24, approximately a month later than usual, because of the coronavirus pandemic and late start to the regular season. The NHL Draft lottery, it was announced earlier this week, will be held June 2.
Both of those events, as has been the case in recent years, will be important for the Wings, who will have another busy draft weekend this summer.