FLAMES TO SELECT 26TH OVERALL IN 2019 DRAFT
The Flames currently have five picks in this year's draft
by TORIE PETERSON @ToriePeterson / CalgaryFlames.com
The 2019 NHL Draft selection order is taking shape and the Flames' will officially select 26th overall in the first round.
The first 15 spots in the draft were decided on Apr. 9 when the NHL held their annual draft lottery, with the New Jersey Devils taking the top spot. Following the first 15 picks, the selection order is decided by the non-division winning teams eliminated in the first two rounds of the playoffs being seeded in inverse order of their regular season points. After that, the four division winning clubs are seeded in inverse order of their regular season point total.
The team that loses in the Stanley Cup Final will pick 30th overall and the Cup winner will get pick 31.
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FIRST ROUND SELECTION ORDER
1. New Jersey Devils
2. New York Rangers
3. Chicago Blackhawks
4. Colorado Avalanche (from Ottawa Senators)
5. Los Angeles Kings
6. Detroit Red Wings
7. Buffalo Sabres
8. Edmonton Oilers
9. Anaheim Ducks
10. Vancouver Canucks
11. Philadelphia Flyers
12. Minnesota Wild
13. Florida Panthers
14. Arizona Coyotes
15. Montreal Canadiens
16. Colorado Avalanche
17. Vegas Golden Knights
18. Dallas Stars
19. Ottawa Senators (from Columbus Blue Jackets)
20. New York Rangers (from Winnipeg Jets)
21. Pittsburgh Penguins
22. Los Angeles Kings (from Toronto Maple Leafs)
23. New York Islanders
24. Nashville Predators
25. Washington Capitals
26. Calgary Flames
27. Tampa Bay Lightning
28. Carolina Hurricanes
29. San Jose Sharks
30. Stanley Cup Final losing team
31. Stanley Cup winner
For rounds two through seven, the selection order is based on inverse order of the regular season standings. The Flames currently have five picks in this year's draft: the first round, third round, fourth round (the Islanders' pick via the Travis Hamonic trade in 2017), fifth round, and seventh round (the Hurricanes' pick via a 2017 trade involving Eddie Lack).
The 2019 NHL Draft will take place at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C. on June 20-21.