The Columbus Blue Jackets will hold the sixth and 12th overall picks at the 2022 Upper Deck National Hockey League Draft to be held from July 7-8 at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The club's draft positions were determined by tonight's NHL Draft Lottery. The Montreal Canadiens won the initial drawing and will have the first overall pick, while the New Jersey Devils won the subsequent drawing and moved from fifth to second overall.
CBJ to select sixth and 12th at 2022 NHL Draft
Montreal holds first overall pick and New Jersey will select second overall following tonight's NHL Draft Lottery
The final results of tonight's draft lottery: 1 - Montreal Canadiens; 2 - New Jersey Devils; 3 - Arizona Coyotes; 4 - Seattle Kraken; 5 - Philadelphia Flyers; 6 - COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS (From Chicago); 7 - Ottawa Senators; 8 - Detroit Red Wings; 9 - Buffalo Sabres; 10 - Anaheim Ducks; 11 - San Jose Sharks; 12 - COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS; 13 - New York Islanders; 14 - Winnipeg Jets; 15 - Vancouver Canucks; 16 - Buffalo Sabres (from Vegas). The remaining draft positions will be determined at the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Blue Jackets currently hold seven picks in the 2022 NHL Draft, including two first-round selections. The club acquired a conditional first-round pick as part of the trade that sent defenseman Seth Jones to Chicago on July 23, 2021. The pick transferred to Columbus this year as it was not the first or second overall pick, giving the Blue Jackets the sixth and 12th overall picks in this year's draft. Columbus also holds its own picks in rounds two and four, along with Tampa Bay's third-round selection, Toronto's fourth-round pick and Anaheim's seventh-round selection.
The NHL Draft Lottery is a weighted lottery system that determines the order of selection for the first 16 picks of the Draft. Clubs that did not qualify for this season's Stanley Cup Playoffs participated in the lottery. In March 2021, the NHL announced changes to the Draft Lottery format. Beginning last year, the NHL Draft Lottery assigned the top two slots in the first round of the NHL Draft - a change from prior years, when the Draft Lottery was used to determine the top three selections. Two draws were held with the first drawing determining the club selecting first overall and the second drawing determining the team selecting second. As of this year, a team only could move up 10 selections if it won one of the draws.
Under this system, the Blue Jackets had the fifth-most regular season points and a 2.5 pct. chance of winning the first lottery. The percentage chance of being selected in the 2022 NHL Draft Lottery was as follows: Montreal (18.5 pct.), Arizona (13.5 pct.), Seattle (11.5 pct.), Philadelphia (9.5 pct.), New Jersey (8.5 pct.), Chicago (7.5 pct.), Ottawa (6.5 pct.), Detroit (6.0 pct.), Buffalo (5.0 pct.), Anaheim (3.5 pct.), San Jose (3.0 pct.), COLUMBUS (2.5 pct.), New York Islanders (2.0 pct.), Winnipeg (1.5 pct.), Vancouver (0.5 pct.) and Vegas (0.5 pct.).
BLUE JACKETS DRAFT LOTTERY HISTORY
2000 - Lost expansion team coin flip with Minnesota (No. 3 pick) to earn No. 4 overall pick in 2000 Entry Draft.
2001 - Entered in No. 8 position and earned No. 8 pick. Atlanta (No. 3) won Drawing and No. 1 overall pick.
2002 - Entered in No. 2 position and earned No. 3 pick. Florida (No. 3) won Drawing and No. 1 overall pick.*
2003 - Entered in No. 3 position and earned No. 4 pick. Florida (No. 4) won Drawing and No. 1 overall pick.
2004 - Entered in No. 4 position and earned No. 4 pick. Washington (No. 3) won Drawing and No. 1 overall pick.
2005 - No Drawing due to cancellation of 2004-05 season.
2006 - Entered in No. 6 position and earned No. 6 pick. St. Louis (No. 1) won Drawing and No. 1 overall pick.
2007 - Entered in No. 7 position and earned No. 7 pick. Chicago (No. 5) won Drawing and No. 1 overall pick.
2008 - Entered in No. 6 position and earned No. 6 pick. Tampa Bay (No. 1) won Drawing and No. 1 overall pick.
2009 - Not eligible for Drawing. NY Islanders (No. 1) won Drawing and No. 1 overall pick.
2010 - Entered in No. 4 position and earned No. 4 pick. Edmonton (No. 1) won Drawing and No. 1 overall pick.
2011 - Entered in No. 7 position and earned No. 8 pick. New Jersey (No. 8) won Drawing and No. 4 overall pick.
2012 - Entered in No. 1 position and earned No. 2 pick. Edmonton (No. 2) won Drawing and No. 1 overall pick.
2013 - Entered in No. 14 position and earned No. 14 pick. Colorado (No. 2) won Drawing and No. 1 overall pick.
2014 - Not eligible for Drawing. Florida (No. 2) won Drawing and No. 1 overall pick.
2015 - Entered in No. 8 position and earned No. 8 pick. Edmonton (No. 3) won Drawing and No. 1 overall pick.
2016 - Entered in No. 4 position and earned No. 3 pick. Toronto (No. 1) won First Drawing and No. 1 overall pick.
2017 - Not eligible for Drawing. New Jersey (No. 5) won First Drawing and No. 1 overall pick.
2018 - Not eligible for Drawing. Buffalo (No. 1) won First Drawing and No. 1 overall pick.
2019 - Not eligible for Drawing. New Jersey (No. 3) won First Drawing and No. 1 overall pick.
2020 - Not eligible for Drawing. New York Rangers won Second Phase and No. 1 overall pick.
2021 - Entered in No. 5 position and earned No. 5 pick. Buffalo (No. 1) won Drawing and No. 1 overall pick.
2022 - Entered in No. 12 position and earned No. 12 pick. Montreal (No. 1) won Drawing and No. 1 overall pick.
^Entered in No. 6 position (Chicago) and earned No. 6 pick.
(*pick acquired by Columbus, which selected Rick Nash No. 1 overall)
(^conditional pick acquired by Columbus in trade with Chicago on July 23, 2021)
