Friday signals the start of the 2016 NHL draft from Buffalo, New York, as teams around the league are given the opportunity to acquire the game's next generation of stars.
The NHL draft is different than the other big three drafts in that there is a mixture of players who will immediately play in the pros and others who won't be seen for a handful of years.
A majority of the prospects in the NBA and NFL drafts immediately join their big clubs, while MLB draft prospects immediately go to the minor leagues.
Here's everything you need to know when it comes to watching the first day of the draft:
This is what the current draft order looks like, and I included a first-round mock draft:
Prospects Guides
Best All-Around Prospect: Auston Matthews, C
Auston Matthews has the makeup of a premier goal scorer in the NHL with a bevy of intangibles that makes professional scouts salivate.
He has good size at 6'2", above-average speed and a soft set of hands that creates a fearsome wrist shot with lightning-fast refle ...
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