Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky drafted No. 1 overall: Every pick in the first round of the 2022 NHL Draft.

When the Montreal Canadiens drafted Juraj Slafkovsky in the first round of the NHL draft on Thursday night, he became the first player from Slovakia to do so.

The first round of the 2022 NHL Draft will take place on Thursday, July, at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, beginning at 7 p.m. ET. With the first overall pick going to the Montreal Canadiens, Kingston centre Shane Wright has the best odds to be selected first at -195.

The New Jersey Devils then signed Simon Nemec, a defenseman from Slovakia, even though they already had a depth chart for the centre position.

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Center After the Arizona Coyotes selected American centre Logan Cooley at No. 3, Shane Wright, the top-ranked skater in North America, dropped to No. 4 with the Seattle Kraken.

Below Sportshistori.com will be tracking all the picks from the first round on Thursday night.

2022 NHL Draft tracker: First round picks, results.

1. Montreal Canadiens — Juraj Slafkovsky, RW, Slovakia

2. New Jersey Devils — Simon Nemec, D, Slovakia

3. Arizona Coyotes — Logan Cooley, C, USDP

4. Seattle Kraken — Shane Wright, C, Kingston

5. Philadelphia Flyers — Cutter Gauthier, LW, USDP (Boston College)

6. Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago Blackhawks) — David Jiricek, D, Czechia

7. Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa Senators) — Kevin Korchinski, D, Seattle (WHL)

8. Detroit Red Wings — Marco Kasper, C, SHL

9. Buffalo Sabres — Matthew Savoie, C, Winnipeg (WHL)

10. Anaheim Ducks — Pavel Mintyukov, D, Saginaw (OHL)

11. Coyotes (from San Jose Sharks) — Conor Geekie, C, Winnipeg (WHL)

12. Columbus Blue Jackets — Denton Mateychuk, D, Moose Jaw (WHL)

13. Blackhawks (from MTL via NYI) — Frank Nazar, RW, USDP (Michigan)

14. Winnipeg Jets — Rutger McGroarty, C/RW, USDP (Michigan)

15. Vancouver Canucks — Jonathan Lekkerimaki, RW, SHL

16. Buffalo Sabres (from Vegas Golden Knights) — Noah Ostlund, C, SHL

17. Nashville Predators — Joakim Kemell, RW, Liiga

18. Dallas Stars — Lian Bichsel, D, SHL

19. Wild (via LAK) — Liam Ohgren, LW, SHL

20. Washington Capitals — Ivan Miroshnichenko, LW, Russia

21. Pittsburgh Penguins — Owen Pickering, D, Swift Current (WHL)

22. Anaheim Ducks (from Boston Bruins) — Nathan Gaucher, C, Quebec (QMJHL)

23. St. Louis Blues — Jimmy Snuggerud, RW, USDP (Minnesota)

24. Minnesota Wild — Danila Yurov, RW, Russia

25. Blackhawks (via TOR) — Sam Rinzel, D, Waterloo (Minnesota)

26. Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary Flames) — Filip Mesar, W/C, Slovakia

27. Sharks (from CAR via MTL via ARI) — Filip Bystedt, C, SHL

28. Buffalo Sabres (from Florida Panthers) — Jiri Kulich, C, Czechia

29. Coyotes (via EDM) — Maveric Lamoureux, D, Drummondville (QMJHL)

30. Winnipeg Jets (from New York Rangers) — Brad Lambert, C/RW, Liiga

31. Tampa Bay Lightning — Isaac Howard, LW, USDP (Minnesota-Duluth)

32. Oilers (from ARI via Colorado Avalanche) — Reid Schaefer, LW, Seattle (WHL)

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