Blackhawks Become First Team Since 2011 To Stay At No. 2 Overall In NHL Draft Lottery

Last year, the Blackhawks made the improbable jump to the first overall pick in the NHL Draft Lottery for the right to eventually draft Connor Bedard. Despite having even better odds to do the same this year, they weren’t so lucky.

In the first main event on the NHL offseason calendar, NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly announced at the 2024 NHL Draft Lottery that the Blackhawks will have the No. 2 pick at this year’s draft. It’s far from the worst-case scenario for Chicago, who had a...