🐧🤞🏽 Kuleana Academy: Penguins Trip to NHL Draft Lottery
Eh, aloha hockey fans! The Pittsburgh Penguins stay preparing fo’ da upcoming NHL Draft Lottery, but what da heck is dat? Da Penguins haven’t been involved in dis kind stuff since 2020 and da rules stay all different now. We gotta catch up wit’ some crash course questions. 🏒🔍🤔
Question: Can da Penguins win da first overall pick fo’ Connor Bedard? Answer: No way, Jose. NHL teams can only move up a maximum of 10 spots fo’ their draft position from their finishing position in da standings. Da Penguins weren’t bad enough unda da current draft format to have a chance at winning da first pick. 🚫🎟️
Question: What position could da Penguins pick in? Answer: Da Pens can either get pick No. 4, 5, 14 or 15 in da draft. There stay high possibilities listed, but da overwhelming favorite (94.7%) is dat Pittsburgh stay where they stay and get da 14th overall pick in da 2023 draft. If da Pens move from dat spot, there stay a 2.1% chance dey win da lottery and go all da way up to 4th overall. There also stay a matching 2.1% chance dat Pittsburgh gets jumped and dey fall to 15th. Da least likely outcome (1.0%) stay dat da Pens win da opportunity to move to fifth overall. 🤑🏒🤞
Question: When is da draft lottery? Answer: Da draft lottery stay scheduled fo’ May 8th. 📅🗓️
Question: When is da actual draft? Answer: Da actual draft stay gonna be on June 28th and 29th, and dat stay gonna be in Nashville. 🎉🎊🎉
Question: What stay Pittsburgh’s history in da NHL draft lottery? Answer: Da Pens are known fo’ winning da most famous and coveted league-wide lottery in 2005 comin’ out of da lockout, also known as da Sidney Crosby sweepstakes. It was truly a franchise-defining (and possibly savin’) event. But outside of 2005, the Pens haven’t had much luck in dis process, despite their reputation of bein’ lottery darlings from da early 2000’s. It evens out, yeah? 😏🏆
Da NHL draft lottery was introduced in 1995, here stay da results:
- 2002: Finished in 5th spot, got 5th pick (Ryan Whitney)
- 2003: Finished in 2nd spot, got 3rd pick (traded up fo’ 1st overall, Marc-Andre Fleury)
- 2004: Finished in 1st spot, got 2nd pick (Evgeni Malkin, world’s great consolation prize)
- 2005: Had 6.3% odds to win (tied-best in league) and won 1st pick (Crosby)
- 2006: Finished in 2nd spot, got 2nd pick (Jordan Staal)
- 2020: Had 15th overall pick, remained there
- 2023: Finished in 14th spot, result: ?
Now we all know what to expect from the Penguins in the NHL Draft Lottery. Even if they don’t get the pick they want, they still have a great chance at finding a gem in the draft. Let’s hope for the best for the Penguins and their fans! 🐧🤞🏽🎉
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🐧🤞🏽 Kuleana Academy: Penguins’ Journey to the NHL Draft Lottery
Hey, hockey fans! The Pittsburgh Penguins are getting ready for the upcoming NHL Draft Lottery, but what exactly is that? The Penguins haven’t been involved in this type of stuff since 2020, and the rules are all different now. We need to catch up with some crash course questions. 🏒🔍🤔
Question: Can the Penguins win the first overall pick for Connor Bedard? Answer: No way, Jose. NHL teams can only move up a maximum of 10 spots for their draft position from their finishing position in the standings. The Penguins weren’t bad enough under the current draft format to have a chance at winning the first pick. 🚫🎟️
Question: What position could the Penguins pick in? Answer: The Pens can either get pick No. 4, 5, 14, or 15 in the draft. There are high possibilities listed, but the overwhelming favorite (94.7%) is that Pittsburgh stays where they are and gets the 14th overall pick in the 2023 draft. If the Pens move from that spot, there is a 2.1% chance they win the lottery and go all the way up to 4th overall. There is also a matching 2.1% chance that Pittsburgh gets jumped, and they fall to 15th. The least likely outcome (1.0%) is that the Pens win the opportunity to move to fifth overall. 🤑🏒🤞
Question: When is the draft lottery? Answer: The draft lottery is scheduled for May 8th. 📅🗓️
Question: When is the actual draft? Answer: The actual draft is going to be on June 28th and 29th, and that’s going to be in Nashville. 🎉🎊🎉
Question: What is Pittsburgh’s history in the NHL draft lottery? Answer: The Pens are known for winning the most famous and coveted league-wide lottery in 2005 coming out of the lockout, also known as the Sidney Crosby sweepstakes. It was truly a franchise-defining (and possibly saving) event. But outside of 2005, the Pens haven’t had much luck in this process, despite their reputation of being lottery darlings from the early 2000s. It evens out, yeah? 😏🏆
The NHL draft lottery was introduced in 1995. Here are the results:
2002: Finished in 5th spot, got 5th pick (Ryan Whitney) 2003: Finished in 2nd spot, got 3rd pick (traded up for 1st overall, Marc-Andre Fleury) 2004: Finished in 1st spot, got 2nd pick (Evgeni Malkin, the world’s great consolation prize) 2005: Had 6.3% odds to win (tied-best in the league) and won 1st pick (Crosby) 2006: Finished in 2nd spot, got 2nd pick (Jordan Staal) 2020: Had the 15th overall pick, remained there 2023: Finished in 14th spot, result: ?
Now we all know what to expect from the Penguins in the NHL Draft Lottery. Even if they don’t get the pick they want, they still have a great chance of finding a gem in the draft. Let’s hope for the best for the Penguins and their fans! 🐧🤞🏽🎉
