NEW YORK – The National Hockey League announced today that the broadcast of the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery on Monday, May 5 will, for the first time in its 30-year history, feature the drawing live in-studio, allowing viewers to follow along and learn the results at the same time as the Draft Lottery participants.

The National Hockey League has decided it’s going to start treating its draft like a big deal, and on Monday night we’ll have the first live NHL Draft Lottery airing on ESPN. Hockey’s draft, much like baseball,

The National Hockey League announced today that the broadcast of the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery on Monday, May 5 will, for the first time in its 30-year history.