It was down to three players: Shane Wright, Juraj Slafkovsky and Logan Cooley. The draft is officially underway at Bell Centre in Montreal and general manager Kent Hughes has officially made up his mind. And with the first pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, the Montreal Canadiens are proud to select: <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1545187204829302784'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/sportsnet/status/1545188215568613380'> </a></blockquote></div>
