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After the Colorado Avalanche were selected as this year's Draft Lottery winners, the Flames will select sixth overall at the NHL Entry Draft on June 30th.

Avalanche secure top selection in June

The 2013 NHL Draft lottery took place this evening. The New Jersey Devils will pick ninth in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft as the Avalanche won the lottery. This is an open post for fans to discuss the lottery and name their top 10 prospects for a futu

The draft order for the 2013 NHL draft starts getting hammered out tonight, and the landing spot for WHL defenseman Seth Jones (projected to go first overall during the draft) will be much more clear.

The 2013 NHL Draft Lottery airs tonight on TSN at 6 p.m. Mountain, 8 p.m. Eastern time. The Flames have a 6.2% chance of landing the first overall pick in this summer's NHL Entry Draft.

Open Thread at 7 p.m. ET, Lottery carried by NBCSN & TSN at 8.

Discuss tonight's NHL lottery from a Phoenix Coyotes' perspective.

As the disappointing 2013 season comes to a close, the promise of tomorrow and the seasons ahead are reasons for optimism and hope.

The bright side of this disappointing season for the Nashville Predators is the fact that they may well land the highest draft pick this summer since David Legwand was taken 2nd overall in the 1998 NHL Draft.