2021 NHL expansion draft
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The 2021 NHL expansion draft was an expansion draft that was conducted by the National Hockey League on July 21, 2021, at Gas Works Park in Seattle, Washington. The draft took place to fill the roster
Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan celebrating the city's expansion team in September 2018
Ron Francis was hired in 2019 to be the Seattle Kraken's inaugural general manager.
Goaltender Joey Daccord
Right wing Jordan Eberle
Expansion draft
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An expansion draft, in professional sports, occurs when a sports league decides to create one or more new expansion teams or franchises. This occurs mainly in North American sports and closed leagues.
2021 NHL expansion draft
…The 2021 NHL expansion draft was an expansion draft that was conducted by the National Hockey League (NHL) on July 21, 2021, at Gas Works Park in Seattle, Washington. The draft took place to fill the…
Ice hockey goaltender Marc-André Fleury with the Vegas Golden Knights, the team that selected him in the 2017 NHL expansion draft