NHL Draft Drawing set for April 12, 2011.
As per NHL public relations:
Per NHL rules, the Club selected in the Draft Drawing may not
move up more than four positions in the draft order. Thus, the only Clubs
with the opportunity to receive the first overall selection are the five
teams with the lowest regular-season point totals, or the Clubs that
acquired an eligible Club’s first-round draft pick. No club will move down
more than one position as a result of the Draft Drawing.
The percentage chance of a team being selected in the Draft
Drawing:
Edmonton 25.0%
Colorado 18.8%
Florida 14.2%
NY Islanders 10.7%
Ottawa 8.1%
Atlanta 6.2%
Columbus 4.7%
New Jersey 3.6%
Boston (from TOR) 2.7%
Minnesota 2.1%
Colorado (conditional/optional from STL) 1.5%
Carolina 1.1%
Calgary 0.8%
Dallas 0.5%
The 2011 NHL Entry Draft will take place at the Xcel Energy Center in
St. Paul, Minnesota. The first round will take place on Friday, June 24
commencing at 7 p.m. ET and the subsequent rounds (two through seven) will
begin at 11 a.m. ET Saturday, June 25.


