The Pittsburgh Penguins were awarded the 11th overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft after the 10th-seeded New York Islanders won the first draw of the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery and the 14th-seeded Utah ...

It’s been a whirlwind few months for the New York Islanders, from parting ways with Lou Lamoriello to winning the NHL draft lottery and trading Noah Dobson; there have been a lot of changes on Long ...

The New York Islanders dream of greater success with Mathew Barzal and Matthew Schaeffer in the upcoming NHL season.

On July 30 and 31, 2005, the NHL held its draft. It was initially scheduled for June 25th, but the lockout messed up the schedule. After the draft lottery was held on July 22, the drafting order was ...

Bayley, left, looks on as Michael Misa puts on the sweater as the San Jose Sharks’ number two overall pick during the first round of the 2025 Upper Deck NHL Draft as NHL commissioner Gary ...

To prevent outright tanking, the NHL implemented the Draft Lottery in the 1990s. The system has evolved to a point where the last-place overall team doesn’t automatically land the top pick.