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It's time for the return of the CalgaryPuck Draft Contest.

This year's Draft is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, October 6 at 5:00pm MT. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, this year's draft will be held entirely online.

For the purposes of the contest, trades are official only once they have been announced either live during the Draft broadcast by Gary Bettman or another league representative or via Twitter by either the official NHL account or the official account of one of the teams involved in the trade (whichever comes first).

"Draft Day" will officially begin at 6:00am ET on October 6. The Draft will officially begin when Gary Bettman (or equivalent league representative) welcomes everyone to the Draft and ends once the 217th pick has been announced.


2020 CalgaryPuck Draft Contest

League Questions (125 points)

1. Who will be the first overall pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft? (5 points)
   
   
2. Who will be the first defenceman selected? (5 points) What position in the draft? (5 points) Which team? (5 points)
   
   
3. Who will be the first goaltender selected? (5 points) What position in the draft? (5 points) Which team? (5 points)
   
   
4. Who will be the first Canadian selected? (5 points) What position in the draft? (5 points) Which team? (5 points)
   
   
5. Who will be the first American selected? (5 points) What position in the draft? (5 points) Which team? (5 points)
   
   
6. Who will be the first Russian selected? (5 points) What position in the draft? (5 points) Which team? (5 points)
   
   
7. Who will be the first non-Russian European selected? (5 points) What position in the draft? (5 points) Which team? (5 points)
   
   
8. Who will be the last player chosen in the Draft? (5 points)
   
   
9. Name the two teams that will be involved in the *first* trade announced by Bettman (or equivalent) during the Draft. (20 points - 10 points per team)
   
   
10. What will be the highest 2020 Draft Pick that is traded on Draft Day? * "Highest" meaning earliest in the Draft. First Overall being the highest possible. (5 points)

Flames Questions (125 points)

1. Which player will the Flames draft with their first selection (regardless of round)? (10 points)
   
   
2. The Flames currently hold the 19th overall pick in the first round. What will they do with this pick? Trade up? Trade down? Trade it away with no other pick in return? Make the pick? (5 points)
   
   
3. The Flames currently have 2 picks in the first 2 rounds of the Draft. Will the Flames acquire any additional picks in the first 2 rounds of the Draft? If the Flames make more than 2 picks in the first 2 rounds, "Yes" gets the points. If they make 2 or fewer (even if there are trades made), "No" gets the points. (5 points)
   
   
4. Outside of the first round, name a player the Flames will draft. (20 points)
   
   
5. Which member of the organization will be the first to speak "at the podium" (i.e. once the team is "on the clock") during the first round? (5 points) Who will announce the first selection? (5 points) * If the Flames don't make a selection in the first round, this question is nullified.
   
   
6. Outside of those playing in the CHL, how many Americans will the Flames draft? (5 points)
   
   
7. Outside of those playing in the CHL, how many Europeans will the Flames draft? (5 points)
   
   
8. How many players who played in the CHL last season will the Flames draft? (5 points)
   
   
9. How many players who played in a lower Canadian Junior league (e.g. AJHL) last season will the Flames draft? (5 points)
   
   
10. When the draft is over, how many players will the Flames have drafted? (5 points)
    
    
11. When will the Flames make their first trade during the Draft days that involves at least one player who played NHL games in 2019-20? Tuesday before the start of the Draft? During Round 1 of the Draft? Between the end of Round 1 and the start of Round 2? After the start of Round 2? (10 points)
    
    
12. Which current Flames player or prospect will get traded on Draft Day or during the Draft? You have to name a player. (20 points)
    
    
13. Not including 2020 draft picks, which player or prospect will become part of the Flames organization as a result of any trade made on Draft Day or during the Draft? You must name a specific player or prospect. (20 points)

Because things may change between now and Tuesday, you can edit your choices up until 5:00pm MT on Tuesday for those questions pertaining to the Draft itself and up until 4:00am MT on Tuesday for those questions pertaining to the events of the Draft Day.