The NHL will hold the 2025 draft lottery on May 5; here’s what you need to know. Like the NBA’s draft lottery, the NHL draft lottery is dictated by a random drawing of numbered pingpong balls. Each team is assigned multiple series of numbers, and the order in which they’re pulled determines the draft order.

When the NHL draft lottery goes down on Monday, we'll finally know how the top end of the order will shake out. The San Jose Sharks have the best odds of landing the top pick and the Chicago Blackhawks are right behind them.

These 4 teams desperately need to win the NHL Draft Lottery and pick No. 1 overall 1. San Jose Sharks. Picking first overall in back-to-back seasons is definitely not where a fran

Utah captain Clayton Keller indicated back in September that the franchise was leaning toward the nickname Yeti, but team owners Smith Entertainment Group dropped pursuit of the name after running into trademark issues with the cooler brand.

Ryan Smith—already well-known to Utah fans as the owner of the NBA ’s Utah Jazz —wanted the community to help choose a permanent team name. So, he and the organization let fans vote on the original options and then the finalists, which included Utah Mammoth, Utah Hockey Club, and Utah Outlaws.

Utah Hockey Club's YouTube handle briefly changed before the page was deleted, causing a stir on social media.