Martinook’s Draft Drama Unfolds

NHL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 27, 2026 · 1m

Jordan Martinook was all set to announce the Carolina Hurricanes’ first-round draft pick after their Stanley Cup win—complete with a custom shirt honoring teammate Jordan Staal—but the team traded the pick away to Nashville just before the draft. Heartbroken but still game, Martinook waited for his moment… only to be left hanging. Then, in a hilarious twist, he grabbed his son and filmed his own announcement for the actual pick—Swedish defenseman William Hakansson—joking the team “forgot” to tell him. A wild, funny, and oddly touching reminder that even in hockey’s biggest moments, the…