2022 WHL Prospects Draft Lottery to determine first-overall pick
Calgary, Alta. – The 2022 WHL Prospects Draft Lottery will be held Thursday, April 21 at 2 p.m. MT on WHL Live to determine the order of the first six selections in the first round of the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft.
The WHL Prospects Draft Lottery will involve the six non-playoff teams – Medicine Hat, Tri-City, Victoria, Calgary, Swift Current, and Regina – from the 2021-22 WHL Regular Season. A team may only move up a maximum of two positions in the WHL Prospects Draft.
The WHL Prospects Draft Lottery will use a total of 21 balls, the allotment of which is as follows:
- Medicine Hat – Six balls
- Tri-City – Five balls
- Victoria – Four balls
- Calgary – Three balls
- Swift Current – Two balls
- Regina – One ball
The results of the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft Lottery will be streamed as part of a free WHL Live event on Thursday, April 21. The 2022 WHL Prospects Draft Lottery and Division Awards Show will including the unveiling of WHL Division Award winners and All-Star Teams for the 2021-22 WHL Regular Season.
The 2022 WHL Prospects Draft will be conducted online Thursday, May 19. The first round of the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft will be broadcast for free on WHL Live.
The order of selection for the second round and all other rounds of the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft will be determined by the inverse order of the final 2021-22 WHL Regular Season standings.
Players eligible for the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft are 2007-born players who reside in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Players not selected in the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft will remain eligible to be listed by WHL Clubs at any time thereafter.
WHL Live on CHL TV
WHL All-Access Passes for the 2022 WHL Playoffs are available now. Through WHL Live on CHL TV, fans can enjoy every single scheduled game throughout the 2022 WHL Playoffs with the purchase of a WHL All-Access Pass at the low price of $59.99 plus applicable taxes and fees.
The 2022 WHL Playoffs are scheduled to begin Thursday, April 21 when the Central Division-champion Edmonton Oil Kings welcome the Lethbridge Hurricanes for Game 1 of their best-of-seven, first-round series.
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About the Western Hockey League
Regarded as the world’s finest development league for junior hockey players, the Western Hockey League (WHL) head office is based in Calgary, Alberta. The WHL consists of 22 member Clubs with 17 located in Western Canada and five in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. A member of the Canadian Hockey League, the WHL has been a leading supplier of talent for the National Hockey League for over 50 years. The WHL is also the leading provider of hockey scholarships with over 375 graduates each year receiving WHL Scholarships to pursue a post-secondary education of their choice. Each season, WHL players also form the nucleus of Canada’s National Junior Hockey Team.