PRESS RELEASE: Devils Announce Plans for Virtual Draft Lottery Show

NEWARK, NJ - JUNE 18, 2020 -The New Jersey Devils have announced details for the team's official virtual Draft Lottery Show Presented by New Jersey Lottery, which will be held on Friday, June 26 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. EST at NHL.com/Devils. Members of "The Black and Red" will enjoy a 30-minute Exclusive Pre-Show at 7:30 p.m. EST prior to the 8 p.m. EST start for the general public. To become a member of "The Black and Red," the official Devils membership group, fans may CLICK HERE.

To watch the virtual Draft Lottery Show Presented by New Jersey Lottery, fans can go to njd.tv and follow coverage across Devils social channels: @NJDevils.

New Jersey will have the sixth-best odds , a 7.5 percent chance, to land the No. 1 pick in the 2020 Draft. The organization has won the Draft Lottery twice in the past three years, in 2017 and 2019, and selected Nico Hischier and Jack Hughes respectively. The 2017 selection marked the first time in team history that the Devils held the number one overall selection. The NHL Draft Lottery will be televised live by NBCSN and the NHL Network in the United States, and Sportsnet and TVA in Canada as well as streamed across NHL digital and social platforms.

In anticipation of discovering where the New Jersey Devils will select in the 2020 NHL Draft, the virtual Draft Lottery Show will feature one hour of live programming highlighting exclusive interviews with New Jersey Devil players, Alumni, management and others. Guests of the exclusive pre-show for "Black and Red" members, which starts at 7:30 p.m. EST, include 2019 #1 overall pick, Jack Hughes , Martin Brodeur and Chico Resch. The 8:00 p.m. EST show open to the general public will include additional interviews from 2017 #1 overall selection Nico Hischier, Alternate Captain Travis Zajac, Olympic gold medalist Meghan Duggan, Interim General Manager Tom Fitzgerald, New Jersey Devils President Jake Reynolds and others. The event will be hosted by Devils' broadcaster Matt Loughlin and team reporters Amanda Stein and Chris Wescott.

"The New Jersey Devils fan base is one of the most passionate in the NHL, and we are reminded of that when one year ago, thousands of Devils fans filled Championship Plaza for the Devils 2019 Draft Festival," said New Jersey Devils President Jake Reynolds. "The virtual Draft Lottery Show Presented by New Jersey Lottery is one way that we are honoring our fans' appetite for Draft insights from the best minds in hockey, the stars on our team and special guests. We are thrilled to share this experience with our fans in an innovative and entertaining way."

"As part of the New Jersey Lottery's ongoing partnership with the Devils, we are always looking to engage with Devils fans around the state in fun and innovative ways," said James Carey, Executive Director of the New Jersey Lottery. "We believe 'Anything can happen in Jersey,' and the virtual Draft Lottery is a perfect example of that. We are thrilled to maintain the Lottery's close connection to Devils fans on various social and digital platforms as part of this exciting event."

The virtual Draft Lottery Show will be interactive for fans, with the chance to win prizes such as virtually signed photos and retweets from New Jersey Devils players. Fans can participate in interactive games such as 'Lottery Predict the Pick' and virtual trivia. TJ the DJ and mascot NJ Devil will kick off the show with iconic songs heard at Prudential Center.