The NFHL uses a weighted lottery method to determine who gets the 1st pick in the entry draft.  There will be three lotteries to determine the first three choices in the draft. The first lottery will determine the 1st choice in the draft.  The second lottery will determine the 2nd pick, and the 3rd lottery will determine the 3rd pick. Once the first three spots are determined, the remaining teams will select based on the reverse order of the regular season standings. Teams that win the lottery can move up a maximum of five (5) spots in the draft order.  Should a team win a lottery that would move them up more than 5 spots, they will automatically be awarded the position that is exactly 5 spots higher in the draft order.  If that puts them 2nd or 3rd in the draft order, the corresponding lottery will not take place and the lottery that was just performed will be done again. For example, if the 7th place team wins the 1st place lottery, they will move up 2nd place.  The 2nd place lottery will no longer be needed and the 1st place lottery will be conducted again.

Playoff teams will have their draft order determined by a combination of playoff results and regular season standings.  All teams eliminated in the 1st round will be ranked according to the reverse order of their regular season standings.  The same process will be followed by teams eliminated in the 2nd round and then the conference finals. The two teams in the SMJ Cup finals will have the final 2 picks of the draft, with the winner awarded the final draft pick of the 1st round.

This process is only for the 1st round of the draft.  The second and 3rd round of the drafts will solely be based on the reverse order of the regular season standings, regardless of playoff results.

The lotteries will be conducted using the die rolls on Slack.  A weighted draft lottery system will be used. The 10 teams who missed the playoffs will have certain numbers between 1-1000 be assigned to them according to the first table below. After the first lottery is completed, another lottery will be done with just the 9 remaining teams.  The third lottery will have just the 8 remaining teams.

  Here are the chances for each of the non-playoff teams for the first lottery:

	Buffalo Sabres	1-200
	Anaheim Ducks	201-375
	NY Rangers	376-515
	Calgary Flames	516-625
	Montreal Canadiens	626-715
	Tampa Bay Lightning	716-790
	Chicago Blackhawks	791-855
	NY Islanders	856-915
	Los Angeles Kings	916-965
	San Jose Sharks	966-1000

 The results of the first lottery are:

The Tampa Bay Lightning have won the 1st lottery and will get the #1 pick in the 1995 Entry Draft.

Here are the chances for each of the non-playoff teams for the second lottery:

	Buffalo Sabres	1-215
	Anaheim Ducks	216-400
	NY Rangers	401-550
	Calgary Flames	551-660
	Montreal Canadiens	661-750
	Chicago Blackhawks	751-825
	NY Islanders	826-890
	Los Angeles Kings	891-950
	San Jose Sharks	951-1000

The results of the second lottery are:

The Buffalo Sabres win the 2nd lottery and will pick #2 overall in the 1995 Entry Draft.

Here are the chances for each of the non-playoff teams for the third lottery:

	Anaheim Ducks	1-240
	NY Rangers	241-440
	Calgary Flames	441-600
	Montreal Canadiens	601-710
	Chicago Blackhawks	711-800
	NY Islanders	801-875
	Los Angeles Kings	876-940
	San Jose Sharks	941-1000

The results of the third lottery are:

Anaheim Ducks win the 3rd lottery and will have the 3rd pick in the 1995 Entry Draft.

 The Entry Draft order for the first round only is:

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26