Notes from the 2022 Upper Deck NHL Draft

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A total of 225 players born in 13 countries and from 30 leagues were selected in the 2022 Upper Deck NHL Draft, which concluded Friday at Bell Centre.

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Following is a breakdown of draft picks by position, birth country, league and by NHL club:

Position# of Picks
Defensemen73
Centers62
Right Wings37
Left Wings33
Goaltenders20
Birth Country# of Picks
Canada87
United States49
Sweden26
Russia25
Finland14
Czechia7
Slovakia6
Latvia3
Austria2
Switzerland2
Germany2
Poland1
Belarus1
Amateur League# of Picks
OHL35
WHL28
Sweden Jr.24
USHL23
QMJHL19
Russia Jr.16
NTDP14
Finland Jr.10
Finland6
HIGH – MN6
BCHL5
HIGH – MA5
Sweden5
NCHC3
Russia-23
Slovakia3
Czechia2
Czechia Jr.2
Germany2
HIGH – ON2
H-EAST2
OJHL2
AJHL1
BIG101
ECAC1
HIGH – CT1
HIGH – NY1
HIGH – RI1
Russia1
Sweden-21
NHL Team# of Picks
Buffalo Sabres11
Chicago Blackhawks11
Montréal Canadiens11
Seattle Kraken11
Arizona Coyotes10
Detroit Red Wings9
Ottawa Senators9
San Jose Sharks9
Anaheim Ducks8
Minnesota Wild8
New Jersey Devils8
Carolina Hurricanes7
Columbus Blue Jackets7
Florida Panthers7
Los Angeles Kings7
Washington Capitals7
Winnipeg Jets7
Boston Bruins6
Dallas Stars6
Nashville Predators6
New York Rangers6
Philadelphia Flyers6
St. Louis Blues6
Tampa Bay Lightning6
Vancouver Canucks6
Vegas Golden Knights6
New York Islanders5
Pittsburgh Penguins5
Toronto Maple Leafs5
Edmonton Oilers4
Calgary Flames3
Colorado Avalanche2

TRADES MADE JULY 8, 2022
* Detroit traded its 3rd-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (73rd overall) to St. Louis for G Ville Husso.

* New Jersey traded its 2nd-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (37th overall) and 3rd-round pick in 2022 (70th overall) to Washington for G Vitek Vanecek and Winnipeg’s 2nd-round pick in 2022 (46th overall, previously acquired).

* Philadelphia traded its 4th-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (101st overall), a 3rd-round pick in 2023 and 2nd-round pick in 2024 to Carolina for D Tony DeAngelo and Carolina’s 7th-round pick in 2022 (220th overall).

* Toronto traded Winnipeg’s 3rd-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (79th overall, previously acquired) to Vegas for NY Rangers’ 3rd-round pick in 2022 (95th overall, previously acquired) and Chicago’s 5th-round pick in 2022 (135th overall, previously acquired).

* Los Angeles traded Pittsburgh’s 3rd-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (86th overall, previously acquired) to Tampa Bay for Chicago’s 4th-round pick in 2022 (103rd overall, previously acquired) and Detroit’s 6th-round pick in 2022 (169th overall, previously acquired).

* Boston traded Calgary’s 3rd-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (91st overall, previously acquired) to Seattle for Washington’s 4th-round pick in 2022 (117th overall, previously acquired) and Seattle’s 5th-round pick in 2022 (132nd overall).

* Chicago traded Edmonton’s 3rd-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (94th overall, previously acquired) to Arizona for Dallas’ 3rd-round pick in 2023 (previously acquired).

* Nashville traded C Luke Kunin to San Jose for LW John Leonard and San Jose’s 3rd-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.

* Nashville traded Toronto’s 4th-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (122nd overall, previously acquired) to Toronto for Toronto’s 4th-round pick in 2023.

* Montreal traded Tampa Bay’s 4th-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (128th overall, previously acquired) to Vegas for Vegas’ 4th-round pick in 2023.

* San Jose traded Buffalo’s 5th-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (138th overall, previously acquired) to Columbus for Columbus’ 5th-round pick in 2023.

* Chicago traded its 6th-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (167th overall) to Pittsburgh for C Liam Gorman.

* Carolina traded its 6th-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (188th overall) to Chicago for Chicago’s 6th-round pick in 2023.

* San Jose traded its 7th-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (204th overall) to Arizona for Vancouver’s 7th-round pick in 2023 (previously acquired).

* Pittsburgh traded its 7th-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (214th overall) to Florida for Florida’s 7th-round pick in 2023.

* Boston traded its 7th-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (215th overall) to Los Angeles for Los Angeles’ 7th-round pick in 2023.