DRAFT HISTORY
2023 NHL Draft
Connor Bedard went first overall to CHI. 223 players selected across 7 rounds; 42 appear in Pucky's NHL stat database.
ROUND 1
Round 1
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHI | Connor Bedard | C | Regina (WHL) | 219 | 203 |
| 2 | ANA | Leo Carlsson | C | Orebro (SWEDEN) | 213 | 141 |
| 3 | CBJ | Adam Fantilli | C | Michigan (BIG10) | 213 | 140 |
| 4 | SJS | Will Smith | C | USA U-18 (NTDP) | 143 | 104 |
| 5 | MTL | David Reinbacher | D | Kloten (SWISS) | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | ARI | Dmitriy Simashev | D | Yaroslavl Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | 28 | 1 |
| 7 | PHI | Matvei Michkov | RW | SKA St. Petersburg (RUSSIA) | 161 | 114 |
| 8 | WSH | Ryan Leonard | RW | USA U-18 (NTDP) | 84 | 46 |
| 9 | DET | Nate Danielson | C | Brandon (WHL) | 28 | 7 |
| 10 | STL | Dalibor Dvorsky | C | AIK (SWEDEN-2) | 73 | 21 |
| 11 | VAN | Tom Willander | D | Rogle Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 70 | 21 |
| 12 | ARI | Daniil But | LW | Yaroslavl Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | 29 | 7 |
| 13 | BUF | Zach Benson | LW | Winnipeg (WHL) | 224 | 101 |
| 14 | PIT | Brayden Yager | C | Moose Jaw (WHL) | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | NSH | Matthew Wood | RW | U. of Connecticut (H-EAST) | 77 | 31 |
| 16 | CGY | Samuel Honzek | LW | Vancouver (WHL) | 23 | 4 |
| 17 | DET | Axel Sandin-Pellikka | D | Skelleftea Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 68 | 21 |
| 18 | WPG | Colby Barlow | LW | Owen Sound (OHL) | — | — |
| 19 | CHI | Oliver Moore | C | USA U-18 (NTDP) | 60 | 23 |
| 20 | SEA | Eduard Sale | LW | Brno (CZECHIA) | — | — |
| 21 | MIN | Charlie Stramel | C | Wisconsin (BIG10) | — | — |
| 22 | PHI | Oliver Bonk | D | London (OHL) | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | NYR | Gabe Perreault | RW | USA U-18 (NTDP) | 54 | 27 |
| 24 | NSH | Tanner Molendyk | D | Saskatoon (WHL) | — | — |
| 25 | STL | Otto Stenberg | C | Frolunda Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 32 | 10 |
| 26 | SJS | Quentin Musty | LW | Sudbury (OHL) | — | — |
| 27 | COL | Calum Ritchie | C | Oshawa (OHL) | 72 | 31 |
| 28 | TOR | Easton Cowan | RW | London (OHL) | 66 | 29 |
| 29 | STL | Theo Lindstein | D | Brynas (SWEDEN) | 17 | 4 |
| 30 | CAR | Bradly Nadeau | LW | Penticton (BCHL) | 14 | 4 |
| 31 | COL | Mikhail Gulyayev | D | Omsk Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 32 | VGK | David Edstrom | C | Frolunda Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
ROUND 2
Round 2
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | ANA | Nico Myatovic | LW | Seattle (WHL) | — | — |
| 34 | CBJ | Gavin Brindley | C | Michigan (BIG10) | 56 | 13 |
| 35 | CHI | Adam Gajan | G | Chippewa (NAHL) | — | — |
| 36 | SJS | Kasper Halttunen | RW | HIFK (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 37 | TBL | Ethan Gauthier | RW | Sherbrooke (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 38 | ARI | Michael Hrabal | G | Omaha (USHL) | — | — |
| 39 | BUF | Anton Wahlberg | C | Malmo Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 40 | WSH | Andrew Cristall | LW | Kelowna (WHL) | — | — |
| 41 | DET | Trey Augustine | G | USA U-18 (NTDP) | — | — |
| 42 | DET | Andrew Gibson | D | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | — | — |
| 43 | NSH | Felix Nilsson | C | Rogle Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 44 | CHI | Roman Kantserov | RW | Magnitogorsk Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 45 | BUF | Maxim Strbak | D | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — | — |
| 46 | NSH | Kalan Lind | LW | Red Deer (WHL) | — | — |
| 47 | DET | Brady Cleveland | D | USA U-18 (NTDP) | — | — |
| 48 | CGY | Etienne Morin | D | Moncton (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 49 | NYI | Danny Nelson | C | USA U-18 (NTDP) | — | — |
| 50 | SEA | Carson Rehkopf | LW | Kitchener (OHL) | — | — |
| 51 | PHI | Carson Bjarnason | G | Brandon (WHL) | — | — |
| 52 | SEA | Oscar Fisker Molgaard | C | HV 71 (SWEDEN) | 8 | 2 |
| 53 | MIN | Rasmus Kumpulainen | C | Pelicans Jr. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 54 | LAK | Jakub Dvorak | D | Liberec (CZECHIA) | — | — |
| 55 | CHI | Martin Misiak | RW | Youngstown (USHL) | — | — |
| 56 | EDM | Beau Akey | D | Barrie (OHL) | — | — |
| 57 | SEA | Lukas Dragicevic | D | Tri-City (WHL) | — | — |
| 58 | NJD | Lenni Hameenaho | RW | Assat (FINLAND) | 33 | 8 |
| 59 | ANA | Carey Terrance | C | Erie (OHL) | — | — |
| 60 | ANA | Damian Clara | G | Farjestad Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 61 | DAL | Tristan Bertucci | D | Flint (OHL) | — | — |
| 62 | CAR | Felix Unger Sorum | RW | Leksand Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 1 | 1 |
| 63 | FLA | Gracyn Sawchyn | C | Seattle (WHL) | — | — |
| 64 | MIN | Riley Heidt | C | Prince George (WHL) | — | — |
ROUND 3
Round 3
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | ANA | Coulson Pitre | RW | Flint (OHL) | — | — |
| 66 | CBJ | William Whitelaw | RW | Youngstown (USHL) | — | — |
| 67 | CHI | Nick Lardis | LW | Hamilton (OHL) | 41 | 15 |
| 68 | NSH | Jesse Kiiskinen | RW | Pelicans Jr. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 69 | MTL | Jacob Fowler | G | Youngstown (USHL) | 23 | 0 |
| 70 | ARI | Jonathan Castagna | C | St. Andrew's College (HIGH-ON) | — | — |
| 71 | SJS | Brandon Svoboda | C | Youngstown (USHL) | — | — |
| 72 | ARI | Noel Nordh | LW | Brynas Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 73 | DET | Noah Dower Nilsson | LW | Frolunda Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 74 | STL | Quinton Burns | D | Kingston (OHL) | — | — |
| 75 | VAN | Hunter Brzustewicz | D | Kitchener (OHL) | 35 | 7 |
| 76 | STL | Juraj Pekarcik | LW | Nitra (SLOVAKIA) | — | — |
| 77 | VGK | Mathieu Cataford | C | Halifax (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 78 | LAK | Koehn Ziemmer | RW | Prince George (WHL) | — | — |
| 79 | DAL | Brad Gardiner | C | Ottawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 80 | CGY | Aydar Suniev | LW | Penticton (BCHL) | 7 | 1 |
| 81 | ARI | Tanner Ludtke | C | Lincoln (USHL) | — | — |
| 82 | WPG | Zach Nehring | RW | Shattuck-St. Mary's (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 83 | NSH | Dylan MacKinnon | D | Halifax (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 84 | SEA | Caden Price | D | Kelowna (WHL) | — | — |
| 85 | ANA | Yegor Sidorov | RW | Saskatoon (WHL) | — | — |
| 86 | BUF | Gavin McCarthy | D | Muskegon (USHL) | — | — |
| 87 | PHI | Egor Zavragin | G | Khanty-Mansiysk Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 88 | ARI | Vadim Moroz | RW | Minsk (RUSSIA) | — | — |
| 89 | VAN | Sawyer Mynio | D | Seattle (WHL) | — | — |
| 90 | NYR | Drew Fortescue | D | USA U-18 (NTDP) | 9 | 2 |
| 91 | PIT | Emil Pieniniemi | D | Karpat Jr. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 92 | BOS | Christopher Pelosi | C | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — | — |
| 93 | CHI | Jiri Felcman | C | Langnau Jr. (SWISS-JR.) | — | — |
| 94 | CAR | Jayden Perron | RW | Chicago (USHL) | — | — |
| 95 | PHI | Denver Barkey | C | London (OHL) | 53 | 17 |
| 96 | VGK | Arttu Karki | D | Tappara Jr. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
ROUND 4
Round 4
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | ANA | Konnor Smith | D | Peterborough (OHL) | — | — |
| 98 | CBJ | Andrew Strathmann | D | Youngstown (USHL) | — | — |
| 99 | CHI | Alex Pharand | C | Sudbury (OHL) | — | — |
| 100 | CAR | Alexander Rykov | RW | Chelmet (RUSSIA-2) | — | — |
| 101 | MTL | Florian Xhekaj | LW | Hamilton (OHL) | 5 | 1 |
| 102 | ARI | Terrell Goldsmith | D | Prince Albert (WHL) | — | — |
| 103 | PHI | Cole Knuble | C | Fargo (USHL) | — | — |
| 104 | WSH | Patrick Thomas | C | Hamilton (OHL) | — | — |
| 105 | VAN | Ty Mueller | C | Nebraska-Omaha (NCHC) | 8 | 1 |
| 106 | STL | Jakub Stancl | C | Vaxjo Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 107 | VAN | Vilmer Alriksson | LW | Djurgarden Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 108 | OTT | Hoyt Stanley | D | Victoria (BCHL) | — | — |
| 109 | BUF | Ethan Miedema | LW | Kingston (OHL) | — | — |
| 110 | MTL | Bogdan Konyushkov | D | Nizhny Novgorod (RUSSIA) | 2 | 0 |
| 111 | NSH | Joey Willis | C | Saginaw (OHL) | — | — |
| 112 | CGY | Jaden Lipinski | C | Vancouver (WHL) | — | — |
| 113 | NYI | Jesse Nurmi | LW | Kookoo Jr. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 114 | CBJ | Luca Pinelli | C | Ottawa (OHL) | 3 | 0 |
| 115 | TBL | Jayson Shaugabay | RW | Warroad (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 116 | SEA | Andrei Loshko | C | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 117 | DET | Larry Keenan | D | Culver Academy (HIGH-IN) | — | — |
| 118 | LAK | Hampton Slukynsky | G | Warroad (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 119 | VAN | Matthew Perkins | C | Youngstown (USHL) | — | — |
| 120 | PHI | Alex Ciernik | LW | Sodertalje (SWEDEN-2) | — | — |
| 121 | NSH | Juha Jatkola | G | Kalpa (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 122 | NJD | Cam Squires | RW | Cape Breton (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 123 | SJS | Luca Cagnoni | D | Portland (WHL) | 9 | 2 |
| 124 | BOS | Beckett Hendrickson | C | USA U-18 (NTDP) | — | — |
| 125 | DAL | Aram Minnetian | D | USA U-18 (NTDP) | — | — |
| 126 | CAR | Stanislav Yarovoi | RW | Vityaz (RUSSIA) | — | — |
| 127 | FLA | Albert Wikman | D | Farjestad Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 128 | MTL | Quentin Miller | G | Quebec (QMJHL) | — | — |
ROUND 5
Round 5
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | ANA | Rodwin Dionicio | D | Windsor (OHL) | — | — |
| 130 | SJS | Axel Landen | D | HV 71 Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 131 | CHI | Marcel Marcel | LW | Gatineau (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 132 | SJS | Eric Pohlkamp | D | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — | — |
| 133 | MTL | Sam Harris | LW | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — | — |
| 134 | ARI | Melker Thelin | G | Bjorkloven U18 (SWE-JR. U18) | — | — |
| 135 | PHI | Carter Sotheran | D | Portland (WHL) | — | — |
| 136 | WSH | Cam Allen | D | Guelph (OHL) | — | — |
| 137 | DET | Jack Phelan | D | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — | — |
| 138 | STL | Paul Fischer | D | USA U-18 (NTDP) | — | — |
| 139 | CAR | Charles-Alexis Legault | D | Quinnipiac (ECAC) | — | — |
| 140 | OTT | Matthew Andonovski | D | Kitchener (OHL) | — | — |
| 141 | BUF | Scott Ratzlaff | G | Seattle (WHL) | — | — |
| 142 | PIT | Mikhail Ilyin | RW | Cherepovets Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 143 | NSH | Sutter Muzzatti | C | RPI (ECAC) | — | — |
| 144 | MTL | Yevgeni Volokhin | G | Khanty-Mansiysk Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 145 | NYI | Justin Gill | C | Sherbrooke (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 146 | WPG | Jacob Julien | C | London (OHL) | — | — |
| 147 | DET | Kevin Bicker | LW | Mannheim Jr. (GERMANY-JR.) | — | — |
| 148 | SEA | Kaden Hammell | D | Everett (WHL) | — | — |
| 149 | MIN | Aaron Pionk | D | Waterloo (USHL) | — | — |
| 150 | LAK | Matthew Mania | D | Sudbury (OHL) | — | — |
| 151 | WPG | Thomas Milic | G | Seattle (WHL) | 3 | 0 |
| 152 | NYR | Rasmus Larsson | D | Vasteras Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 153 | TOR | Hudson Malinoski | C | Brooks (AJHL) | — | — |
| 154 | NJD | Chase Cheslock | D | Rogers (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 155 | COL | Nikita Ishimnikov | D | Yekaterinburg Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 156 | CBJ | Melvin Strahl | G | Modo Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 157 | DAL | Arno Tiefensee | G | Mannheim (GERMANY) | — | — |
| 158 | CAR | Ruslan Khazheyev | G | Chelyabinsk Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 159 | FLA | Olof Glifford | G | HV 71 U18 (SWE-JR. U18) | — | — |
ROUND 6
Round 6
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | ANA | Vojtech Port | D | Edmonton (WHL) | — | — |
| 162 | ARI | Samu Bau | C | Ilves (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 163 | CAR | Timur Mukhanov | LW | Omsk Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 164 | NJD | Cole Brown | LW | Hamilton (OHL) | — | — |
| 165 | MTL | Filip Eriksson | C | Vaxjo Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 166 | ARI | Carsen Musser | G | USA U-18 (NTDP) | — | — |
| 167 | CHI | Milton Oscarson | C | Orebro (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 168 | SEA | Visa Vedenpaa | G | Karpat Jr. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 169 | DET | Rudy Guimond | G | Taft School (HIGH-CT) | — | — |
| 170 | STL | Matthew Mayich | D | Ottawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 171 | VAN | Aiden Celebrini | D | Brooks (AJHL) | — | — |
| 172 | PHI | Ryan MacPherson | C | Leamington (GOJHL) | — | — |
| 173 | BUF | Sean Keohane | D | Dexter School (HIGH-MA) | — | — |
| 174 | PIT | Cooper Foster | C | Ottawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 175 | NSH | Austin Roest | C | Everett (WHL) | — | — |
| 176 | CGY | Yegor Yegorov | G | Dynamo Moscow Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 177 | NYI | Zachary Schulz | D | USA U-18 (NTDP) | — | — |
| 178 | NYR | Dylan Roobroeck | C | Oshawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 179 | TBL | Warren Clark | D | Steinbach (MJHL) | — | — |
| 180 | SEA | Zeb Forsfjall | C | Skelleftea Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 181 | MIN | Kalem Parker | D | Victoria (WHL) | — | — |
| 182 | LAK | Ryan Conmy | RW | Sioux City (USHL) | — | — |
| 183 | NYR | Ty Henricks | LW | Muskegon (USHL) | — | — |
| 184 | EDM | Nathaniel Day | G | Flint (OHL) | — | — |
| 185 | TOR | Noah Chadwick | D | Lethbridge (WHL) | — | — |
| 186 | NJD | Daniil Karpovich | D | Yekaterinburg Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 187 | COL | Jeremy Hanzel | D | Seattle (WHL) | — | — |
| 188 | BOS | Ryan Walsh | C | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — | — |
| 189 | DAL | Angus MacDonell | C | Mississauga (OHL) | — | — |
| 190 | CAR | Michael Emerson | RW | Chicago (USHL) | — | — |
| 191 | FLA | Luke Coughlin | D | Rimouski (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 192 | VGK | Tuomas Uronen | RW | HIFK Jr. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
ROUND 7
Round 7
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193 | TBL | Jack Harvey | C | Chicago (USHL) | — | — |
| 194 | CBJ | Oiva Keskinen | C | Tappara Jr. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 195 | CHI | Janne Peltonen | D | Karpat Jr. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 196 | SJS | David Klee | C | Waterloo (USHL) | — | — |
| 197 | MTL | Luke Mittelstadt | D | Minnesota (BIG10) | — | — |
| 198 | FLA | Stepan Zvyagin | LW | Dinamo-Shinnik Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 199 | PHI | Matteo Mann | D | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 200 | WSH | Brett Hyland | C | Brandon (WHL) | — | — |
| 201 | DET | Emmitt Finnie | C | Kamloops (WHL) | 82 | 30 |
| 202 | STL | Nikita Susuyev | RW | Spartak Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 203 | SJS | Yegor Rimashevskiy | RW | Dynamo Moscow Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 204 | OTT | Owen Beckner | C | Salmon Arm (BCHL) | — | — |
| 205 | BUF | Norwin Panocha | D | Eisbaren Berlin Jr. (GERMANY-JR.) | — | — |
| 206 | WSH | Antoine Keller | G | Geneve Jr. (SWISS-JR.) | — | — |
| 207 | OTT | Vladimir Nikitin | G | Barys Nur-Sultan U20 (KAZAKHSTAN U20) | — | — |
| 208 | CGY | Axel Hurtig | D | Rogle Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 209 | NYI | Dennis Good Bogg | D | AIK Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 210 | WPG | Connor Levis | RW | Kamloops (WHL) | — | — |
| 211 | TBL | Ethan Hay | C | Flint (OHL) | — | — |
| 212 | SEA | Zaccharya Wisdom | RW | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — | — |
| 213 | MIN | James Clark | LW | Green Bay (USHL) | — | — |
| 214 | BOS | Casper Nassen | RW | Vasteras Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 215 | OTT | Nicholas Vantassell | RW | Green Bay (USHL) | — | — |
| 216 | EDM | Matt Copponi | C | Merrimack (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 217 | PIT | Emil Jarventie | LW | Ilves Jr. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 218 | NSH | Aiden Fink | RW | Brooks (AJHL) | — | — |
| 219 | COL | Maros Jedlicka | C | Zvolen (SLOVAKIA) | — | — |
| 220 | BOS | Kristian Kostadinski | D | Frolunda Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 221 | DAL | Sebastian Bradshaw | LW | Elite Hockey Academy 18U (USMAAAE) | — | — |
| 222 | CAR | Egor Velmakin | G | Voronezh (RUSSIA-2) | — | — |
| 223 | PIT | Kalle Kangas | D | Jokerit Jr. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 224 | CBJ | Tyler Peddle | LW | Drummondville (QMJHL) | — | — |
2023 NHL draft — frequently asked
- Who went first overall in the 2023 NHL draft?
- Connor Bedard was selected first overall by CHI, out of Regina (WHL).
- How many players were drafted in 2023?
- 223 players were selected across 7 rounds of the 2023 NHL draft.
- Who has the most NHL points from the 2023 draft class?
- Connor Bedard (pick #1, CHI) leads the 2023 class with 203 career NHL points.