PHILADELPHIA, PA – JUNE 27: A general view during the first round of the 2014 NHL Draft at the Wells Fargo Center on June 27, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
The 53rd annual National Hockey League Entry Draft is live tonight from the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida — home of the Florida Panthers. Coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET omn the NBC Sports Network and SportsNet for Canadian television markets.
The top two picks are expected to be Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel — to the Edmonton Oilers and Buffalo Sabres, respectively. The Arizona Coyotes at No. 3 is when tonight’s Draft truly begins.
Here is the list of all of the previous NHL Draft locations:
| Year: | City: | Date: |
| 1963 – 1970 | Montreal | –– |
| 1971 | Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal | 10-Jun |
| 1972 | Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal | 8-Jun |
| 1973 | Mount Royal Hotel, Montreal | 15-May |
| 1974 | NHL Montreal Office | 28-May |
| 1975 | NHL Montreal Office | 3-Jun |
| 1976 | NHL Montreal Office | 10-Jun |
| 1977 | NHL Montreal Office | 14-Jun |
| 1978 | Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal | 15-Jun |
| 1979 | Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal | 9-Aug |
| 1980 | Montreal Forum | 11-Jun |
| 1981 | Montreal Forum | 10-Jun |
| 1982 | Montreal Forum | 9-Jun |
| 1983 | Montreal Forum | 8-Jun |
| 1984 | Montreal Forum | 9-Jun |
| 1985 | Toronto Convention Centre | 15-Jun |
| 1986 | Montreal Forum | 21-Jun |
| 1987 | Joe Louis Arena, Detroit | 13-Jun |
| 1988 | Montreal Forum | 11-Jun |
| 1989 | Met Sports Center, Minnesota | 17-Jun |
| 1990 | B.C. Place, Vancouver | 16-Jun |
| 1991 | Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo | 22-Jun |
| 1992 | Montreal Forum | 20-Jun |
| 1993 | Le Colisee, Quebec | 26-Jun |
| 1994 | Hartford Civic Center | June 28-29 |
| 1995 | Edmonton Coliseum | 8-Jul |
| 1996 | Kiel Center, St. Louis | 22-Jun |
| 1997 | Civic Arena, Pittsburgh | 21-Jun |
| 1998 | Marine Midland Arena, Buffalo | 27-Jun |
| 1999 | FleetCenter, Boston | 26-Jun |
| 2000 | Saddledome, Calgary | June 24-25 |
| 2001 | National Car Rental Center, Florida | June 23-24 |
| 2002 | Air Canada Centre, Toronto | June 22-23 |
| 2003 | Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville | June 21-22 |
| 2004 | RBC Center, Carolina | June 26-27 |
| 2005 | Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Ottawa | 30-Jul |
| 2006 | General Motors Place, Vancouver | June 24-25 |
| 2007 | Nationwide Arena, Columbus | June 22-23 |
| 2008 | Scotiabank Place, Ottawa | June 20-21 |
| 2009 | Bell Centre, Montreal | June 26-27 |
| 2010 | Staples Center, Los Angeles | June 25-26 |
| 2011 | Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul | June 24-25 |
| 2012 | Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh | June 22-23 |
| 2013 | Prudential Center, New Jersey | 30-Jun |
| 2014 | Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia | June 27-28 |