NHL Draft Lottery: Calgary Flames to pick ninth overall [Video]

The Calgary Flames will be picking ninth overall in the 2024 National Hockey League (NHL) Draft.

The league held its annual draft lottery on Tuesday afternoon to determine the draft order for the 16 teams that did not make the playoffs.

Finishing ninth from the bottom of the league standings, the Flames entered the lottery with a five per cent shot at moving up for the top pick in the draft.

But after the lottery balls settled, the Flames stayed put with the ninth pick.

2024 NHL Draft order

The rest of the draft order also stayed the same as projected, with the San Jose Sharks slotting into the top spot.

Here is the full draft order for the non-playoff NHL teams:

1. San Jose Sharks
2. Chicago Blackhawks
3. Anaheim Ducks
4. Columbus Blue Jackets
5. Montreal Canadiens
6. Utah
7. Ottawa Senators
8. Seattle Kraken
9. Calgary Flames
10. New Jersey Devils
11. Buffalo Sabres
12. Philadelphia Flyers
13. Minnesota Wild
14. Pittsburgh Penguins
15. Detroit Red Wings
16. St. Louis Blues

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