Ducks will pick 10th in first round of NHL draft

The Ducks will select 10th overall in next month’s NHL draft, which will be held at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater on June 27-28.
The Ducks had the eighth-worst record in the NHL this season but slid back two spots thanks to leaps by the New York Islanders, who will pick first overall, and Utah HC, which will select fourth, in Monday’s draft lottery.
“It is always frustrating to fall back in the lottery,” Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek said. “We believe there