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Originally Posted by Yrebmi
Yeah, can't argue that. Still wish it was made public.
Sorry for the thread derail.
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I don't believe they did this year, but they put up a video of last year's draw on NHL.com. It doesn't make for entertaining watching because of the way it's done.
They put 14 balls into the lottery machine and draw 4 of them. That creates 1001 possible winning combinations. 1000 of those combinations are assigned to the 14 non-playoff teams based upon the percentage distribution set out by the league (1 combination would trigger a redraw if it were chosen). All 14 teams are provided with a spreadsheet showing all of those assignments.
The lottery drawing is conducted live in front of the representatives of the teams and once the 4th ball is drawn, everyone hurriedly searches the spreadsheet for the winner. It's about as interesting to watch as you would expect it to be.