Revisiting the NHL’s Compensatory Picks From Executive & Coach “Trades”: What Became of the Players Drafted? August 25, 2025 by The Hockey Writers On Jan. 1, 2015, the NHL implemented a new policy to compensate teams that lost an executive or coach due to them being hired by another team while still under… Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook