DetDannyWilliams
03-05-2013, 06:42 PM
NEWARK, N.J.— The NHL is borrowing a page from the NBA when it comes to the draft lottery.
The draft lottery will be weighted with the teams having the fewest points in the regular season having the best chance of winning. The team with the fewest points will have a 25 percent chance of winning. The non-playoff team with the most points will have a 0.5 percent chance of winning. While the top pick can now go to any of the 14 non-playoff clubs, or the team owning the rights to the first pick of a non-playoff club, the odds of winning the lottery are unchanged from previous years.
Under the previous system, the five teams with the fewest points had the opportunity to win the top selection since no team could move up more than four spots.
http://aol.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2013-03-04/nhl-draft-2013-date-lottery-picks-teams-rules-when-where-location
The draft lottery will be weighted with the teams having the fewest points in the regular season having the best chance of winning. The team with the fewest points will have a 25 percent chance of winning. The non-playoff team with the most points will have a 0.5 percent chance of winning. While the top pick can now go to any of the 14 non-playoff clubs, or the team owning the rights to the first pick of a non-playoff club, the odds of winning the lottery are unchanged from previous years.
Under the previous system, the five teams with the fewest points had the opportunity to win the top selection since no team could move up more than four spots.
http://aol.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2013-03-04/nhl-draft-2013-date-lottery-picks-teams-rules-when-where-location