With Quebec City Meute ending their Continental Cup drought with a Game 7 win over HC Davos Dynamo, the draft order for the upcoming S57 VHL Entry Draft is nearing finalization, with just the outcome of the draft lottery having the possibility to alter the order of the first four picks. By virtue of missing the playoffs in S56, the owners of New York Americans, Stockholm Vikings, Cologne Express, and Seattle Bears' picks are guaranteed to have a top-four pick in this very deep and promising draft. Helsinki Titans will pick fifth overall by virtue of having the lower regular season point total out of the two teams eliminated in the quarterfinal round; as a result, Toronto Legion will get the sixth pick. Calgary Wranglers get seventh overall, Riga Reign get eighth overall, HC Davos Dynamo get ninth overall, and Quebec City Meute get tenth overall.
S57 VHL Entry Draft Order
1,1 - New York Americans* @STZ
1,2 - Stockholm Vikings* @Bushito
1,3 - Cologne Express* @ADV
1,4 - Seattle Bears* @Banackock
1,5 - Riga Reign (from Helsinki Titans) @hedgehog337
1,6 - Toronto Legion @DollarAndADream
1,7 - Calgary Wranglers @Bring Back Chat
1,8 - New York Americans (from Riga Reign)
1,9 - Cologne Express (from HC Davos Dynamo via Helsinki Titans)
1,10 - HC Davos Dynamo (from Quebec City Meute) @Tyler
2,11 - New York Americans
2,12 - Stockholm Vikings
2,13 - Cologne Express
2,14 - Stockholm Vikings (from Seattle Bears)
2,15 - Helsinki Titans @Higgins
2,16 - Stockholm Vikings (from Toronto Legion)
2,17 - Stockholm Vikings (from Calgary Wranglers via Quebec City Meute)
2,18 - Stockholm Vikings (From Riga Reign)
2,19 - Helsinki Titans (from HC Davos Dynamo)
2,20 - Stockholm Vikings (from Quebec City Meute)
3,21 - New York Americans
3,22 - Stockholm Vikings
3,23 - Seattle Bears (from Cologne Express)
3,24 - Seattle Bears
3,25 - Helsinki Titans
3,26 - Toronto Legion
3,27 - Calgary Wranglers
3,28 - Riga Reign
3,29 - New York Americans (from HC Davos Dynamo)
3,30 - Quebec City Meute @Frank
*pending draft lottery