The 2024 NHL Draft will probably be held on the Las Vegas Sphere on June 28 and 29, according to a report from TSN’s Darren Dreger. The choice got here after a vote for the NHL Board of Governors.
This may even be the ultimate NHL draft to be held in a singular location. After the 2024 season, the draft will probably be moved to a decentralized format, the place gamers all meet in a single venue whereas groups’ entrance places of work stay of their respective cities.
The NHL despatched a memo to all 32 NHL groups in October saying that the overwhelming majority of NHL groups voted to decentralize the draft. Groups beforehand voiced concern about the price of sending workforce workers and scouts to a singular location and the potential for data leaks with so many groups in shut proximity. The league additionally has a particularly tight turnaround between draft and free company. The 2023 draft ended on June 29 and had free company start July 1.
The NHL is the primary skilled sports activities league to utilize the $2.3 billion venue, owned by New York Rangers proprietor Jim Dolan.
