The Montreal Canadiens have drafted winger Juraj Slafkovsky with the first overall pick. He becomes the highest picked Slovakian ever in NHL history. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1545187289990856704'> </a></blockquote></div> The Montreal crowd was completely ecstatic cheering as GM Kent Hughes took to the stage. Many people believed that Shane Wright was going to be the pick, leaving many journalists and fans biting their nails up until the very last second. Slafkovsky had 7 goals and 1 assist for 8 points in 10 Olympic games.