NHL draft order of selection, top prospects

June 24, 2015 at 5:04AM

Draft at a glance

When: Friday (first round) at 6 p.m. and Saturday (rounds 2-7) at 9 a.m.

Where: Sunrise, Fla.

TV: NBCSN Friday, NHL Network Saturday

Round 1: 1. Edmonton; 2. Buffalo; 3. Arizona; 4. Toronto; 5. Carolina; 6. New Jersey; 7. Philadelphia; 8. Columbus; 9. San Jose; 10. Colorado; 11. Florida; 12. Dallas; 13. Los Angeles; 14. Boston; 15. Calgary; 16. Edmonton (from Pittsburgh); 17. Winnipeg; 18. Ottawa; 19. Detroit; 20. Wild; 21. Buffalo (from N.Y. Islanders); 22. Washington; 23. Vancouver; 24. Toronto (from Nashville); 25. Winnipeg (from St. Louis via Buffalo); 26. Montreal; 27. Anaheim; 28. Tampa Bay (from N.Y. Rangers); 29. Philadelphia (from Tampa Bay); 30. Arizona (from Chicago)

Wild selections: First round, 20th overall; second round, 50th; third round, none (traded to Arizona for Devan Dubnyk); fourth round, 111th overall; fifth round, none (traded to Columbus for Jordan Leopold); sixth round, 171st overall; seventh round, 201st, 204th (from Vancouver via Tampa Bay)

Top prospects: Connor McDavid, C, Erie (OHL); Jack Eichel, C, Boston University; Dylan Strome, C, Erie (OHL); Mitch Marner, C, London (OHL); Noah Hanifin, D, Boston College; Ivan Provorov, D, Brandon (WHL); Mikko Rantanen, RW, TPS (Finland); Zach Werenski, D, University of Michigan; Lawson Crouse, LW, Kingston (OHL); Pavel Zacha, C, Sarnia (OHL); Matthew Barzal, C, Seattle (WHL); Kyle Connor, C, Youngstown (USHL)

Wild draft viewing party: Friday, 6-9 p.m., Xcel Energy Center

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