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Islanders Win 2025 NHL Draft Lottery, Full Order Revealed

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Islanders Win 2025 NHL Draft Lottery, Full Order Revealed

The New York Islanders, of course, beat the odds and won the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery. This year’s edition turned out to be the league’s first try at utilizing a new format. They displayed the entire selection process using 14 ping pong balls, and a thousand possible combinations to give the number one pick out. Ironically enough, former dynasty mainstay Ken Morrow represented the Isles virtually. It just so happens that he was the franchise representative back in 2009, when they won the lottery to draft John Tavares. Check out below to see the moment it became official:

This revelation gives the team, hockey ops leader TBD, a chance to inject a much-needed elite talent into a roster and farm system that needs it. 2024-2025 was not kind to the Isles, as they missed the playoffs due to inconsistency and mental errors at all levels. In the end, it was Lou Lamoriello who became the sacrificial lamb after six years at the post. The top pick in the draft will surely make this destination even more attractive to potential team executives. In any event, whoever they pick will nicely complement a growing core of Cole Eiserman and Cal Ritchie (thanks, Avs!).

Not The Only Shock

While the Isles were the biggest surprise of the night, there were a couple of other moves in the order. The Utah Hockey Club slid up to four, pushing Nashville down to five and the Rangers to twelve. Check out the full order below via Tankathon:

1 NY Islanders
2 San Jose
3 Chicago
4 Utah
5 Nashville
6 Philadelphia
7 Boston
8 Seattle
9 Buffalo
10 Anaheim
11 Pittsburgh
12 NY Rangers
13 Detroit
14 Columbus
15 Vancouver
16 Montreal via CGY 
17 Montreal
18 Calgary via NJ 
19 St. Louis
20 Columbus via MIN 
21 Ottawa
22 Calgary via FLA 
23 Carolina
24 Philadelphia via EDM 
25 Philadelphia via COL 
26 Nashville via TB 
27 Los Angeles
28 San Jose via DAL 
29 Chicago via TOR 
30 Nashville via VGK 
31 Washington
32 Winnipeg

As an Islanders fan, the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery was equal parts satisfying and amazing. For other fans, the exact opposite applies. Now we can start to have dreams about who goes where at the end of June.

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