AI predicts the first round of the 2025 NHL Draft

[TBone]

NHL AI mock draft: AI predicts the first round of the 2025 NHL Draft

Jon Hoefling
USA TODAY

The 2025 NHL Draft is less than a week away, and after the New York Islanders moved from 10th to 1st in the draft lottery, the team has an opportunity to give themselves a massive boost. After all, they finished the regular season with as many wins as they had regulation losses. One player could help turn some of those unlucky overtime finishes into wins and propel the Islanders back into the postseason.

But who are they going to take? Is there a bona fide top prospect in this year's draft similar to what we saw last year with Macklin Celebrini? Is this year's top prospect Matthew Schaefer enough to bring the Islanders back to relevancy? Artificial intelligence certainly thinks so.

USA TODAY Sports asked four AI programs ‒ Microsoft Copilot AI, Meta AI, Google Gemini AI, ChatGPT AI ‒ to produce simulations of every pick during the 2025 NHL Draft's first round. Here are the results, and whether it's a player like Brady Martin consistently climbing into the top-ten or the San Jose Sharks choosing Swedish center Anton Frondell at No. 2, there are plenty of surprises the computers like.

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19. St. Louis Blues

Microsoft Copilot AI: Logan Hensler, RHD, Wisconsin
Google Gemini AI: Braeden Cootes, C, Seattle Thunderbirds
Meta AI: Logan Hensler, RHD, Wisconsin
ChatGPT AI: Benjamin Kindel, C, Calgary Hitmen

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/n ... 332805007/

[Nublues69]

so hensler....

[netboy65]

AI is great and all, but it can’t predict teams going off board and reaching. That’s how we ended up with Dvorsky

[hockey jedi]

I would feel like we won if we had any of those guys

[BalotelliMassive]

3. Chicago Blackhawks
Microsoft Copilot AI: Michael Misa, C, Saginaw Spirit
Google Gemini AI: Anton Frondell, C, Djurgården
Meta AI: Caleb Desnoyers, C, Moncton Wildcats
ChatGPT AI: James Hagens, C, Boston College

Well that nails it down....

A1 is creating the laziest journalism possible...

[Aesa]

3. Chicago Blackhawks
Microsoft Copilot AI: Michael Misa, C, Saginaw Spirit
Google Gemini AI: Anton Frondell, C, Djurgården
Meta AI: Caleb Desnoyers, C, Moncton Wildcats
ChatGPT AI: James Hagens, C, Boston College

Well that nails it down....

A1 is creating the laziest journalism possible...

Steak Sauce is involved in journalism now? Who would have thought?

[BalotelliMassive]

Steak Sauce is involved in journalism now? Who would have thought?

It's a joke...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/pol ... 059797007/

[Aesa]

Steak Sauce is involved in journalism now? Who would have thought?

It's a joke...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/pol ... 059797007/

So was my response.

Lighten up, Francis.

[BalotelliMassive]

Steak Sauce is involved in journalism now? Who would have thought?

It's a joke...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/pol ... 059797007/

So was my response.

Lighten up, Francis.