The NHL Draft is set to take place this weekend in Los Angeles at the Peacock Theatre. The Carolina Hurricanes, represented by Eric Tulsky and Darren Yorke, will be making their selections remotely from Lenovo’s Headquarters in North Carolina.
Round 1 of the draft begins at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, June 27, with Rounds 2-7 following on Saturday, June 28, starting at noon ET. In the United States, Friday’s event will be broadcast on ESPN and ESPN+, while Saturday’s rounds can be viewed on NHL Network and ESPN+.
The Hurricanes have six picks this year: Round 1 (#29 Overall), Round 3 (#87 Overall from Tampa Bay), Round 4 (#125 Overall), Round 6 (#183 Overall from Tampa Bay), Round 6 (#189 Overall), and Round 7 (#221 Overall). Four of these are Carolina’s own picks, with two acquired via trade.
Carolina’s second-round pick was traded to the Colorado Avalanche in January. They also moved their third-round pick to the Washington Capitals but later reacquired a third-round selection from the Tampa Bay Lightning. An additional sixth-round pick was obtained this spring.
Eligible players include North Americans aged between 18 and under-20 by December 15 of their draft year. Non-North American players are eligible until they turn 21.
After being drafted, some players may join NCAA hockey or remain in junior leagues across North America or overseas. Canada’s CHL allows play until age 21, while collegiate players might stay for one to five seasons.
Following the draft, some draftees will attend Carolina’s development camp next week for skills assessment and organizational integration.
The New York Islanders hold the first overall pick after winning a draw on May 5.
For live updates during the draft, fans can access NHL’s live Draft Tracker online starting Friday.
Notable past Carolina draftees who played for them during the last season include Frederik Andersen (2010), Jaccob Slavin (2012), Sebastian Aho (2015), Martin Necas (2017), Andrei Svechnikov (2018), Jack Drury (2018), Ryan Suzuki (2019), Pyotr Kochetkov (2019), Domenick Fensore (2019), Seth Jarvis (2020), Alexander Nikishin (2020), Scott Morrow (2021), Jackson Blake (2021), Justin Robidas (2021) and Bradly Nadeau (2023).
