The NHL plans to overhaul the draft for 2025. Here's what to expect - The Athletic

LAS VEGAS — A few seconds before announcing his team’s first-round selection on Friday, Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin had something to get off his chest. “This place,” he said from the stage at Sphere, “is pretty cool.” He wasn’t wrong. If that was indeed the end of the NHL Draft as a hectic, one-of-a-kind pro-sports convention, it went out in style, surrounded by the planet’s largest LED screen. That made the 2024 draft different. Next year’s, though, will …