The North American Hockey League (NAHL) concluded the 2024 Draft Lottery on Tuesday, May 28th. The Draft Lottery included the leagues three new member teams of the Elmira Aviators, Minnesota Mallards, and the Watertown Shamrocks.
Here are the results of the Draft Lottery:
1st Overall Pick: Watertown Shamrocks
2nd Overall Pick: Elmira Aviators
3rd Overall Pick: Minnesota Mallards
The 2024 NAHL Entry Draft will be held on Wednesday, June 12th at 1pm (central). The NAHL Entry Draft will be broadcast live on NAHLTV and be done online at nahldraft.com.
Players that are born within the years of 2004-2008 are eligible to play in the NAHL, via USA Junior Hockey rules. Amateur players less than 21 years of age on December 31, 2024 who are not listed on an NAHL team roster or are listed on an NAHL team roster but played less than (10) NAHL regular season and/or playoff games during the 2023-24 season and did not accept a tender from an NAHL team prior to the 2024 NAHL Entry Draft are eligible for selection in the draft.
Eligible teams shall make selections in each round in reverse order of their finish in the 2023-24 NAHL regular-season standings. New member clubs shall have their order of selection determined by lottery. If there is only one new member club, it shall have the first selection in each round.