Crossword 28: NHL Draft and Prospects

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Across
  1. 2. - Top pick by the Rangers in 2020.
  2. 6. - Third overall pick and Oilers MVP.
  3. 7. - Known for his highlight-reel moves, drafted ninth in 2019.
  4. 9. - Notorious first overall pick in 2012.
  5. 11. - First overall pick in the 2016 NHL Draft.
  6. 12. - Event where prospects showcase skills and fitness.
  7. 14. - Generational prospect and top draft pick in 2023.
  8. 15. - Fifth overall pick by the Canadiens in 2005.
  9. 16. - Lightning captain drafted first in 2008.
  10. 20. - First overall pick in the 2005 NHL Draft.
  11. 22. - Second overall pick by Tampa Bay in 2009.
  12. 25. - Top pick by Chicago in 2007, led their dynasty.
  13. 27. - Ottawa Senators’ third overall pick in 2020.
  14. 29. - Top pick in 2010, now a Bruins star.
  15. 30. - Fourth overall pick, Conn Smythe winner in 2022.
Down
  1. 1. - Buffalo Sabres center drafted seventh in 2019.
  2. 3. - Late first-round steal in 2008 for the Senators.
  3. 4. - Defenseman taken seventh overall in 2018.
  4. 5. - First overall pick in 2018, Sabres’ star defenseman.
  5. 8. - First overall pick by the Devils in 2019.
  6. 10. - Second overall pick, Hurricanes star.
  7. 13. - Kraken’s high-profile fourth overall pick in 2022.
  8. 17. - Canadiens' 2019 first-round goal-scoring gem.
  9. 18. - First goalie drafted first overall in 2003.
  10. 19. - Avalanche star drafted first in 2013.
  11. 21. - Blackhawks prospect drafted 17th overall in 2020.
  12. 23. - First overall pick in the 2004 NHL Draft.
  13. 24. - The most coveted selection in the NHL Draft.
  14. 26. - Second overall pick for the Rangers in 2019.
  15. 28. - Top pick for the Kraken in 2021.