thejazz97 Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/nhl-will-make-video-of-draft-lottery-available-for-first-time-ever/ Multiple sources have confirmed to thn.com that even though this year’s draft lottery will not be televised live, a video of the entire process will be made available for public consumption after the fact. This, of course, is a first for the NHL, which has traditionally televised only the results of the lottery. But sources say that with so much at stake, the league wants everyone to have the opportunity to see the process unfold so there will be no accusations of impropriety. With large market teams such as the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and (possibly) the Los Angeles Kings having a chance at getting the first pick and the right to draft phenom Connor McDavid, sources say the league wants to make sure everyone can see evidence that the process is above-board. “There will be full disclosure,” a source said. What form that disclosure takes is not yet known because both the league and its broadcast partners – Rogers Sportsnet, NBC Sports and TVA Sports – are still working out the details. We do know that the lottery will be held the night of April 18, which is the first Saturday of the playoffs. It will likely be held as part of the pre-game show for that night’s national game, which will be decided once the final playoff seedings have been determined. All 14 teams that have a chance of winning the lottery will be invited to send a representative to the event. What is actually interesting about this year’s lottery is that despite the fact that it’s the most hyped draft in decades, the actual draft lottery show will be low-key. Because of all the hype surrounding McDavid and Jack Eichel, as well as the fact that the league apparently doesn’t want to take away from the teams that are competing in that night’s playoff games it feels this is the best way to go. In previous years, the draft lottery results were televised and presented as a separate show. One can only imagine the ratings a separate show would get, particularly if the Toronto Maple Leafs have a decent shot at winning the lottery. The lottery has actually been videotaped every year and a tape is made available to the teams to prove its authenticity. The only difference is that this year, that video will also be available for mass consumption, either on television after the results of the lottery have been announced or perhaps, as one source suggested, in an online format. Until this year, only the results had been televised, with deputy commissioner Bill Daly revealing the winner and representatives of the five teams with a shot at the first overall pick all on hand for the event. Another difference is this year’s actual lottery will be held in Toronto at the Rogers Sportsnet instead of the NHL office in New York. A separate room has been set aside where the lottery will take place. It will involve a limited number of participants, none of whom will have communication devices with them. Once the lottery is completed, the results will be delivered by one of the people in the room to Daly or commissioner Gary Bettman while the others will remain sequestered inside. The way the lottery works is that it is done by a machine that has ping-pong balls which have a different digit. Four of those balls will fall down the chute to create a four-digit number. That creates a total of 1,001 different possibilities and the number of random four-digit numbers each team receives prior to the lottery is dependent upon where it finished in the standings. The team with the winning number wins the lottery and gets the first pick overall. So the team that finishes 30th overall (if the season were over after Friday night’s games,that would be Buffalo) gets 200 balls, or roughly 20 percent of the total. The team that finishes 29th (Arizona) receives 135 numbers, 28th (Edmonton) gets 115, 27th (Toronto) receives 95, 26th (Carolina) is awarded 85, 25th(New Jersey) gets 75, 24th (Philadelphia) receives 65, 23rd (Columbus) gets 60, 22nd (Colorado) receives 50, 21st (Dallas) gets 35, 20th (San Jose) receives 30, 19th (Florida) gets 25; 18th (Los Angeles) receives 20 and the 17th place team (Winnipeg) gets 10. (Yes, this adds up to 1,000, not 1,001. Somewhere in there one of the teams must be getting an extra ball.) Of course, it will all change next year when the NHL holds separate lotteries to determine the first, second and third picks overall. At this point, the players projected as the top three prospects for that draft are right winger Auston Matthew of the U.S. under-18 team, right winger Jesse Puljujarvi of Karpat in Finland and defenseman Jakob Chychrun of the Sarnia Sting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 "Okay guys, this is take 11, we really need to pull Arizona first this time" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tortorella Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Thank you for this. That was my largest first world problem, leafs getting mcdavid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 We'd need to see the whole process live, otherwise there will always be consipracy theorists doubting the legitimacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatedkid666 Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Why aren't thwy doing it live? I imagine tons of people would watch with all the tanking that went on this season. Plus the player at stake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 why bother taping it and releasing it afterwards? they have the capacity to air it live, they have their own freaking network. I don't believe in conspiracies, but this is ridiculous and will do nothing to curb suspicions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd. Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 I just hope the Maple Leafs DO NOT win the first overall pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 A clear attempt to try and win over some of the fans. I think this makes it even more obvious that it isn't an honest system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewismyname Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 If they wanted to pick the winner just do it a bazillion times until their team wins and televise it. Wow that was hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Am.Ironman Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 So they don't air it because they don't want to detract from the playoffs? Why not just reschedule the lottery until after the playoffs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 "Okay guys, this is take 11, we really need to pull Arizona first this time" why bother taping it and releasing it afterwards? they have the capacity to air it live, they have their own freaking network. I don't believe in conspiracies, but this is ridiculous and will do nothing to curb suspicions ^this. League can easily just air it live. If they want to make the video available afterwards to clear up the smoke, won't help much. Live is the only way to do it and yet they aren't doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdatb Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 This makes it look even more shady. I don't think it would be too hard for them to rig the draft live, anyway, but this is pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magician Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 What the (&^$? They can re-do it until Toronto wins first overall. Ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEON.KNEE Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 A clear attempt to try and win over some of the fans. I think this makes it even more obvious that it isn't an honest system. 100% this live or not at all...moon landing...hellllo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEON.KNEE Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 What the (&^$? They can re-do it until Toronto wins first overall. Ridiculous. he's going to Arizona brah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 ^this. League can easily just air it live. If they want to make the video available afterwards to clear up the smoke, won't help much. Live is the only way to do it and yet they aren't doing so. to be honest, they could do it ahead of time and then just run the footage and pretend it's live too... so the conspiracy nuts will always have some angle to cling to. but at least claiming it's live will dissuade most nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackcanuck Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Leafs get McDavid, the League has already started the coverup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Gaunce Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 LA will miss the playoffs and win McDavid with their 1% #BookIt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggs50 Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 "Okay guys, this is take 11, we really need to pull Arizona first this time"Lmfao +9000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Sooo what team has to win it for people not to think that the lottery is rigged? Why would Gary and others involved risk their jobs and reputations to rig a draft? Imagine the mess that would ensue if a fix of the draft went public, and there is no way they would be able to keep it under under wraps, they aren't the CIA or some special government agency. probably buffalo. that would be the only one conspiracy nuts couldn't argue against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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