What is NHL Entry Draft?
The '''NHL Entry Draft''' is an event in which the teams of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) systematically select the rights to available amateur players who meet the requirements to play professional hockey in the NHL. ==Draft order== Draft order in the Entry Draft is determined by a combination of lottery, regular season standing, and playoff results. In all cases, the team considered is the original holder of the draft pick, not a team which may have acquired the pick via a trade or other means. ==List of Drafts== *[[2016 NHL Entry Draft]] - ''[[First Niagara Center]] - [[Buffalo, New York]]'' *[[2015 NHL Entry Draft]] - ''[[BB&T Center (Sunrise)|BB&T Center]] - [[Sunrise, Florida]]'' *[[2014 NHL Entry Draft]] - [[Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|Wells Fargo Center]] - [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] *[[2013 NHL Entry Draft]] - [[Prudential Center]] - [[Newark, New Jersey]] *[[2012 NHL Entry Draft]] - [[Consol Energy Center]] - [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]] *[[2011 NHL Entry Draft]] - [[Xcel Energy Center]] - [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]], [[Minnesota]] *[[2010 NHL Entry Draft]] - [[Staples Center]] - [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] *[[2009 NHL Entry Draft]] - [[Bell Centre]] - [[Montreal, Quebec]] *[[2008 NHL Entry Draft]] - [[Scotiabank Place]] - [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]] *[[2007 NHL Entry Draft]] - [[Nationwide Arena]] - [[Columbus, Ohio]] *[[2006 NHL Entry Draft]] - [[GM Place]] - [[Vancouver, British Columbia]] *[[2005 NHL Entry Draft]] - [[Westin Hotels|The Westin Ottawa]] - [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]] *[[2004 NHL Entry Draft]] - [[RBC Center]] - [[Raleigh, North Carolina]] *[[2003 NHL Entry Draft]] - [[Gaylord Entertainment Center]] - [[Nashville, Tennessee]] *[[2002 NHL Entry Draft]] - [[Air Canada Centre]] - Toronto, Ontario *[[2001 NHL Entry Draft]] - [[BankAtlantic Center|National Car Rental Center]] - Sunrise, Florida *[[2000 NHL Entry Draft]] - [[Pengrowth Saddledome]] - [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]] *[[1999 NHL Entry Draft]] - [[TD Banknorth Garden|FleetCenter]] - [[Boston]], [[Massachus