The NHL recently announced that the 2025 Draft will be held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, and it won’t be your typical affair. For the first time, the

LOS ANGELES – The National Hockey League announced today the 2025 Upper Deck NHL Draft™ will take place in the city of Los Angeles at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater, June 27-28, 2025. This will be the second time Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Kings have hosted the event. The Draft was previously held in Los Angeles in 2010.

When the NHL draft comes to Los Angeles this summer, expect a lot more Gary Bettman. The 2025 NHL draft will take place June 27 and 28 at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theatre, the league announced Saturday, and Bettman — the NHL’s commissioner since 1993 — will be center stage as he is set to announce each first-round pick for the first time.