YOUR FRIENDS' ACTIVITY

2012 NHL Draft TV Schedule

By Austin Chang | Yahoo! Contributor Network – Thu, Jun 21, 2012 1:19 PM EDT

The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will take place on June 22-23 at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The 50th installment of the draft, this is also the first time Pittsburgh will host the event since 1997.

After winning the 2012 NHL Draft Lottery, the Edmonton Oilers moved up from the second pick to the first pick and will have many players to choose from. The top prospects for this year's draft include RW Nail Yakupov, D Ryan Murray, C Mikhail Grigorenko, C Alex Galchenyuk, D Morgan Rielly, D Cody Ceci, C Radek Faksa, and D Olli Maatta.

2012 NHL Entry Draft TV Schedule

Note: All times listed are EST. The draft takes place at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, PA. Schedules are subject to change. Replays of the draft and other draft specials will be shown on the NHL Network throughout the two day span. Draft coverage can also be found on Sirius XM Radio and on NHL.com's Draft Tracker.

Friday, June 22

Round 1 will be shown live on the NBC Sports Network (TSN in Canada) beginning at 7:00 p.m. (conclusion of draft approximately at 10:30 p.m.)

Saturday, June 23

Rounds 2-7 will be shown live on the NHL Network beginning at 10:00 a.m. (conclusion of draft approximately at 2:00 p.m.)

First Round Draft Order

1. Edmonton Oilers

2. Columbus Blue Jackets

3. Montreal Canadiens

4. New York Islanders

5. Toronto Maple Leafs

6. Anaheim Ducks

7. Minnesota Wild