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