Friday: First round, 6 p.m
NHL draft details
June 22, 2017 at 6:02AM
Saturday: Rounds 2-7, 9 a.m.
Where: United Center, Chicago
TV: Friday, NBCSN; Saturday, NHL Network
Top prospects: Nico Hischier, C, Halifax (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League); Nolan Patrick, C, Brandon (Western Hockey League); Miro Heiskanen, D, HIFK U20 (Finland); Gabriel Vilardi, C, Windsor (Ontario Hockey League); Cale Makar, D, Brooks (Alberta Junior Hockey League); Cody Glass, C, Portland (WHL); Casey Mittelstadt, C, Eden Prairie (Minn.) HS; Elias Pettersson, C, Timra IK (Sweden); Martin Necas, C, Brno (Czech Republic).
Wild picks: The Wild's first-round pick (23rd overall) went to Arizona earlier this year for Martin Hanzal, Ryan White and a 2017 fourth-round pick; the Coyotes also got Grayson Downing, a 2018 second-round pick and a conditional 2019 fourth-round pick. The Wild's second round pick (54th) went to Buffalo in the 2015 Chris Stewart trade. The Wild has a third-rounder (85th), two fourths (97 and 116), a fifth (147th) a sixth (178th) and a seventh (209th).
First-round draft order
1. New Jersey
2. Philadelphia
3. Dallas
4. Colorado
5. Vancouver
6. Vegas
7. Arizona
8. Buffalo
9. Detroit
10. Florida
11. Los Angeles
12. Carolina
13. Winnipeg
14. Tampa Bay
15. N.Y. Islanders
16. Calgary
17. Toronto
18. Boston
19. San Jose
20. St. Louis
21. N.Y. Rangers
22. Edmonton
23. Arizona (from Wild)
24. Columbus
25. Montreal
26. Chicago
27. St. Louis (from Wash.)
28. Ottawa
29. Dallas (from Anaheim)
30. Nashville
31. Pittsburgh
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