In an alternate universe, Tom Wilson would be a Philadelphia Flyer. The source? Tom Wilson. The 2018 Stanley Cup Champion revealed the news while doing an interview with Rachel Nichols on Monumental Sports Network's "Hometown with Rachel Nichols." “You don’t know as a kid. You don’t know where you’re being drafted, I knew nothing about…
The Washington Capitals drafted Tom Wilson in 2012 but he very nearly could've gone to the Philadelphia Flyers, per an interview on Monumental between Wilson and Rachel Nichols.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman confirmed that the city of Las Vegas is in the works to host the next NHL draft. This would be the last draft with the classic format before moving to a decentralized one in 2025.