The NHL draft 2022 was held on July 7, 2022 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Shane Wright was the consensus #1 overall pick in all 2022 NHL mock drafts at the start of the 2021-22 season but as the year went along, NHL scouts and NHL Analysts felt it was a two horse race between Wright and Juraj Slafkovsky.
Juraj Slafkovsky went #1 overall to the Montreal Canadiens followed by surprise #2 overall pick Šimon Nemec selected by the New Jersey Devils.
Wright ended up being drafted 4th overall by the Seattle Kraken.
NHL Entry Draft Results 2022
| # | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juraj Slafkovsky (LW) | Slovakia | Montreal Canadiens | HC TPS (Liiga) |
| 2 | Simon Nemec (D) | Slovakia | New Jersey Devils | HK Nitra (Tipos Extraliga) |
| 3 | Logan Cooley (C) | United States | Arizona Coyotes | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 4 | Shane Wright (C) | Canada | Seattle Kraken | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
| 5 | Cutter Gauthier (LW) | United States | Philadelphia Flyers | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 6 | David Jiricek (D) | Czech Republic | Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago) | HC Skoda Plzen (Czech Extraliga) |
| 7 | Kevin Korchinski (D) | Canada | Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa) | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 8 | Marco Kasper (C) | Austria | Detroit Red Wings | Rogle BK (SHL) |
| 9 | Matthew Savoie (C) | Canada | Buffalo Sabres | Winnipeg Ice (WHL) |
| 10 | Pavel Mintyukov (D) | Russia | Anaheim Ducks | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
| 11 | Conor Geekie (C) | Canada | Arizona Coyotes (from San Jose) | Winnipeg Ice (WHL) |
| 12 | Denton Mateychuk (D) | Canada | Columbus Blue Jackets | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 13 | Frank Nazar (C) | United States | Chicago Blackhawks (from NY Islanders via Montreal) | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 14 | Rutger McGroarty (LW) | United States | Winnipeg Jets | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 15 | Jonathan Lekkerimaki (RW) | Sweden | Vancouver Canucks | Djurgardens IF (SHL) |
| 16 | Noah Ostlund (C) | Sweden | Buffalo Sabres (from Vegas) | Djurgardens IF (SHL) |
| 17 | Joakim Kemell (RW) | Finland | Nashville Predators | JYP Jyvaskyla (Liiga) |
| 18 | Lian Bichsel (D) | Switzerland | Dallas Stars | Leksands IF (SHL) |
| 19 | Liam Ohgren (LW) | Sweden | Minnesota Wild (from Los Angeles) | Djurgardens IF (SHL) |
| 20 | Ivan Miroshnichenko (RW) | Russia | Washington Capitals | Omskie Krylya (VHL) |
| 21 | Owen Pickering (D) | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
| 22 | Nathan Gaucher (C) | Canada | Anaheim Ducks (from Boston) | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 23 | Jimmy Snuggerud (RW) | United States | St. Louis Blues | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 24 | Danila Yurov (RW) | Russia | Minnesota Wild | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL) |
| 25 | Sam Rinzel (D) | United States | Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto) | Chaska Hawks (USHS-MN) |
| 26 | Filip Mesar (RW) | Slovakia | Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary) | HK Poprad (Tipos Extraliga) |
| 27 | Filip Bystedt (C) | Sweden | San Jose Sharks (from Carolina via Montreal and Arizona) | Linkoping HC (SHL) |
| 28 | Jiri Kulich (C) | Czech Republic | Buffalo Sabres (from Florida) | Karlovy Vary (Czech Extraliga) |
| 29 | Maveric Lamoureux (D) | Canada | Arizona Coyotes (from Edmonton) | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
| 30 | Brad Lambert (C) | Finland | Winnipeg Jets (from NY Rangers) | Lahti Pelicans (Liiga) |
| 31 | Isaac Howard (LW) | United States | Tampa Bay Lightning | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 32 | Reid Schaefer (LW) | Canada | Edmonton Oilers (from Colorado via Arizona) | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |