 And just four days after the Stanley Cup champion was crowned, the next crop of NHL talent enters the league. The San Jose Sharks own the top pick in the 2024 NHL draft, the first time in franchise history that the organization will select first. The draft takes place tonight from the Sphere in Las Vegas at 7 p.m. Eastern. Center Macklin Celebrini is widely expected to be taken by San Jose with the first pick, becoming the first skater from Boston University to be selected number one overall.