With the first pick in the 2022 SB Nation NHL Mock Draft, Eyes On The Prize selects Kingston Frontenacs centre Shane Wright on behalf of the Montreal Canadiens.
It’s the first time we’ve made the opening selection in the mock draft in SB Nation’s history, which dates back to 2009. The previous high was third overall, in 2012 (we chose Mikhail Grigorenko; the actual pick was Alex Galchenyuk) and 2018 (Filip Zadina, with the Canadiens’ brass opting for Jesperi Kotkaniemi).
All of SB Nation’s NHL sites will be participating in this exercise, making the first-round pick of their respective team (provided they still hold the pick originally assigned to them).