If you thought that Utah wasn’t involved in the draft lottery until next week, you’d be wrong. Because tonight, in Seacacus, NJ, the National Hockey League held its lottery, and the Utah Hockey Club had ping pong balls in the hopper. Here are some highlights, showing the #1 pick going to the #10 New York Islanders. It’s pretty interesting to watch them pull the ping-pong balls live, and is something the NBA could learn from if they ever decide they’d like to beat the allegations of lotto-rigging.
The Islanders weren’t the only lucky team tonight, though.