Ever wonder what it's like to be in the room when the NHL Draft Lottery winner gets selected? KrRutherford got an inside look.
And you’re probably wondering why Weber had to keep this news secret, why he knew before Devils GM Ray Shero did, and before potential No. 1 pick Jack Hughes did, and before the rest of you who were watching the broadcast on Tuesday night did. That’s because all of this went down — the top three picks selected, using that machine — around 7:30 p.m. ET, though it wasn’t announced until more than an hour later, on Sportsnet.
It was quite the setup at this show. There were nine televisions, for starters. On a table just as you walked in, there were two buckets of beer on ice, a bucket of white wine on ice and four bottles of red at room temperature. Beside that table was a white fridge with a taped-on sign reading: “Additional beer & pop in fridge.” At the back of the room, you’d find an array of fruits, meats and cheese and brownies. There were also sandwiches labelled with signs that said “yum!” and “enjoy!” .
Bettman also has a TV camera in the room to document everything, “so there are no questions,” he says: He holds up a copy of today’s Toronto Star to show the date — “you got it?” he asks the camera man. “Thank you.” He has the camera scan the room and show each person in attendance.
“Are there any questions?” Bettman asked, after he’d explained the rules. “I hear no questions, I see no hands up.”A pair of pliers was used to open the top mini suitcase of ping pong balls, and then the case was held up to the camera. “Straighten out the 11,” Bettman said. “OK, take them out, one at a time.”
Nobody from the Rangers was there to celebrate quietly. When the Blackhawks got the No. 3 pick, starting with a 2.5 per cent chance that increased only a bit after the first two were selected, somebody in the room said: “Wow.” Adam Rogowin, vice president of communications for the team, stood there, straight-faced. “Just out of respect,” he said, later.
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