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NHL fans ridiculed awkward 'Draft House' format for decentralized event
Drafted players meeting their bosses in the 'draft house'
The NHL tried something new this year with the 2025 draft that, well, fell flat: the league "decentralized" the draft, with the prospects in one place (Peacock Theater in Los Angeles) and teams in their own war rooms.
The picks were announced, the prospect would get a sweater with his name on it and then it was off to something called "NHL Draft House," in which the newest player for the franchise would greet his team's front office.
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Fans HATED it. Assuming the league hears this feedback, it might be a one-year thing.
Fans hated the decentralized format and awkward NHL Draft House:
The NHL "Draft House" experience is only getting worse.
Picks entering the NHL 'Draft House' to meet their team
This format for the #NHLDraft is awkward on so many levels. Trying something new is good but this is bad on so many levels. The suits talking to the players in the draft house is brutal. Let's not do this again.
'The Draft House' is potentially the worst idea a sports organization has ever had
'Let's go to the Draft house'
Drafted players meeting their bosses in the 'draft house'
