It’s free agency day!
Mechanically, today is the first official day of the 2022-23 NHL season. Starting at Noon today, every contract that was set to expire after the 2021-22 campaign officially.
The 2022 Upper Deck NHL Draft will be held July 7-8 at Bell Centre in Montreal. The first round will be July 7 (7 p.m. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS) and rounds 2-7 are July 8 (11 a.m. ET; NHLN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS). NHL.com is counting down to the draft with in-depth profiles on top prospects, podcasts and other features. Today, we examine what a redo of the 2002 NHL Draft might look like. NHL.com s full draft coverage can be found here.