Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie Puts His 15year Streak On The Line With His First Overall Pick

With the Stanley Cup won by the Colorado Avalanche the 2022 NHL season has come to an end. The exciting part now mean the NHL draft is right around the corner on July 7th in Montreal. And as you probably know, the Canadiens will pick first.

This is something special since the Montreal Canadiens haven't had a first overall pick since 1979. The question now is who are the Canadiens going to pick? Many believe it will be Shane Wright but Juraj Slafkovsky and Logan Cooley have been tossed around as others choice instead.

However, we might of found the true identity of the Canadiens first overall pick. Well, at least from TSN's Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie, who's got a very impressive record of picking the first overall player for 15 years now.

Today's Bob McKenzie revealed his final NHL draft rankings and pick for the upcoming NHL draft. McKenzie would ultimately pick Slovakia born Juraj Slafkovsky as the first overall pick in the draft.


It means that Canadian born and who many believed was the odds on favorite Shane Wright could possibly go 2nd overall with American born Logan Cooley taking 3rd spot in the draft.