The NHL Draft is always one of the most exciting dates on the NHL calendar, as teams add youth into their organization in hopes to set up for the future. Over the years, Hurricanes have made it an organizational goal to build through the draft, and have developed a lot of their promising youth in the process.
However, the 2022 NHL Draft very well may be a bit different for the Hurricanes than the usual. As things currently stand, the team is set to head onto the First Round evening’s draft floor without owning a first-round pick for the first time since 2006 — which gives this year’s draft experience a little less mystique.