The Winnipeg Jets will make the 28th overall selection at the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, which is set to begin on Jun. 27.
After their elimination to the Dallas Stars in the second round, it confirmed the Jets' selection at this year's draft. After winning the Presidents' Trophy, the Jets were going to receive the lowest draft selection depending on where they finished. Only the Stars, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers and the Carolina Hurricanes finished higher than the Jets.
This is the first year the NHL is attempting to complete the draft in a decentralized manner, meaning teams' management will not be present at the draft, similar to how the NFL does theirs. The Jets' management will remain in Winnipeg when they make their selection.
This year, the draft will be held in Los Angeles at the Peacock Theater on Jun. 27 (first round) starting at 6:00 PM CDT and Jun. 28 (rounds 2-7) at 11:00 AM CDT.
The Jets have multiple forward prospects looking to break into the NHL, headlined by Nikita Chibrikov, Brad Lambert, Brayden Yager and Colby Barlow. Defensively, the prospect pool is headlined by Elias Salomonsson and Alfons Freij. The Jets did not have a first-round pick last year and selected Freij with the 37th overall pick.
The Jets' last five first-round picks have all been used on forwards, but at the moment, the Jets have not indicated what they could be targeting. The Jets could do several things with the pick. Those being trading back, trading up or using the pick to acquire an NHL player.
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