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.

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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.

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