The NHL announced the host sites for the 2013 and 2014 NHL Drafts on Friday, hours before the the start of the 2012 draft in Pittsburgh. The New Jersey Devils will host the event at the Prudential Center in Newark next June, and the Philadelphia Flyers will host the following year at the Wells Fargo Center.
NHL Draft 2013 To Be Hosted By New Jersey Devils; Philadelphia Flyers To Host 2014 Draft
The NHL announced Friday the host sites for the 2013 and 2014 NHL Drafts. The New Jersey Devils will host the event next June, and the Philadelphia Flyers will do the honors the year after.
Both teams will be hosting the NHL Draft for the first time in their respective franchise histories. The 2013 draft will actually be the first ever held in the New York City metropolitan area, despite the presence of three teams.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are hosting for the second time in their franchise history (1997, 2012), joining Vancouver (1990, 2006) and Ottawa (2005, 2008) as the only teams to ever host the draft twice.
For more on the Devils, check out In Lou We Trust. For more on the Flyers, head over to Broad Street Hockey. Stay tuned to SB Nation’s NHL hub for more on this year’s draft and the 2012 offseason.
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