2023 NHL Entry Draft
General information
Date(s) June 28–29, 2023
Location Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Network(s) ESPN, NHL Network, SN, TVA Sports
Overview
First selection Canada Connor Bedard (Chicago Blackhawks)
Draft lottery
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim | 25.5% | 18.8% | 55.7% | |||||||||||||
| Columbus | 13.5% | 14.1% | 30.7% | 41.7% | ||||||||||||
| Chicago | 11.5% | 11.2% | 7.8% | 39.7% | 29.8 % | |||||||||||
| San Jose | 9.5% | 9.5% | 0.3% | 15.4% | 44.6% | 20.8
% |
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| Montreal | 8.5% | 8.6% | 0.3% | 24.5% | 44.0% | 14.2
% |
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| Arizona | 7.5% | 7.7% | 0.2% | 34.1% | 41.4
% |
9.1
% |
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| Philadelphia | 6.5% | 6.7% | 0.2% | 44.4% | 36.5% | 5.6% | ||||||||||
| Washington | 6.0% | 6.2% | 0.2% | 54.4% | 30.0% | 3.2% | ||||||||||
| Detroit | 5.0% | 5.2% | 0.2% | 64.4% | 23.5% | 1.7% | ||||||||||
| St. Louis | 3.5% | 3.7% | 0.1% | 73.3% | 18.4% | 0.9% | ||||||||||
| Vancouver | 3.0% | 3.2% | 0.1% | 79
.9% |
13.4% | 0.5% | ||||||||||
| Ottawa | 5.3% | 85.7
% |
8.9% | 0.2% | ||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 4.3% | 90.7% | 5.1
% |
>0.0
% |
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| Pittsburgh | 3.1% | 94.
7% |
2.1
% |
>
0.0 % |
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| Nashville | 1.1% | 97.9
% |
1.1
% |
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| Calgary | 1.0% | 98
.9% |
Top prospects
Ranking North American skaters European skaters
1 Canada Connor Bedard (C) Sweden Leo Carlsson (C)
2 Canada Adam Fantilli (C) Russia Matvei Michkov (RW)
3 United States William Smith (C) Slovakia Dalibor Dvorsky (C)
4 Canada Matthew Wood (RW) Czech Republic Eduard Sale (LW)
5 United States Ryan Leonard (RW) Austria David Reinbacher (D)
6 Canada Zach Benson (LW) Sweden Otto Stenberg (C)
7 Canada Nate Danielson (C) Sweden Axel Sandin Pellikka (D)
8 United States Oliver Moore (C) Finland Lenni Hameenaho (RW)
9 Slovakia Samuel Honzek (LW) Russia Daniil But (LW)
10 United States Gabe Perreault (RW) Russia Mikhail Gulyayev (D)
Ranking North American goalies European goalies
1 Canada Carson Bjarnason Sweden Alexander Hellnemo
2 Czech Republic Michael Hrabal Finland Juha Jatkola
3 United States Trey Augustine Sweden Ian Blomquist
Selections by round
Round one
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
1 Connor Bedard (C) Canada Canada Chicago Blackhawks Regina Pats (WHL)
2 Leo Carlsson (C) Sweden Sweden Anaheim Ducks Orebro HK (SHL)
3 Adam Fantilli (C) Canada Canada Columbus Blue Jackets Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten)
4 William Smith (C) United States United States San Jose Sharks U.S. NTDP (USHL)
5 David Reinbacher (D) Austria Austria Montreal Canadiens EHC Kloten (National League)
6 Dmitriy Simashev (D) Russia Russia Arizona Coyotes Loko Yaroslavl (MHL)
7 Matvei Michkov (RW) Russia Russia Philadelphia Flyers SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL)
8 Ryan Leonard (RW) United States United States Washington Capitals U.S. NTDP (USHL)
9 Nate Danielson (C) Canada Canada Detroit Red Wings Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
10 Dalibor Dvorsky (C) Slovakia Slovakia St. Louis Blues AIK IF (HockeyAllsvenskan)
11 Tom Willander (D) Sweden Sweden Vancouver Canucks Rogle BK (J20 Nationell)
12 Daniil But (LW) Russia Russia Arizona Coyotes (from Ottawa)1 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
13 Zach Benson (LW) Canada Canada Buffalo Sabres Winnipeg Ice (WHL)
14 Brayden Yager (C) Canada Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
15 Matthew Wood (LW) Canada Canada Nashville Predators UConn Huskies (Hockey East)
16 Samuel Honzek (LW) Slovakia Slovakia Calgary Flames Vancouver Giants (WHL)
17 Axel Sandin Pellikka (D) Sweden Sweden Detroit Red Wings (from NY Islanders via Vancouver)2 Skelleftea AIK (SHL)
18 Colby Barlow (LW) Canada Canada Winnipeg Jets Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
19 Oliver Moore (C) United States United States Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay)3 U.S. NTDP (USHL)
20 Eduard Sale (LW) Czech Republic Czech Republic Seattle Kraken HC Kometa Brno (Czech Extraliga)
21 Charlie Stramel (C) United States United States Minnesota Wild Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten)
22 Oliver Bonk (D) Canada Canada Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles via Columbus)4 London Knights (OHL)
23 Gabe Perreault (RW) United States United States New York Rangers U.S. NTDP (USHL)
24 Tanner Molendyk (D) Canada Canada Nashville Predators (from Edmonton)5 Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
25 Otto Stenberg (C) Sweden Sweden St. Louis Blues (from Toronto)6 Frolunda HC (SHL)
26 Quentin Musty (LW) United States United States San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey)7 Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
27 Calum Ritchie (C) Canada Canada Colorado Avalanche Oshawa Generals (OHL)
28 Easton Cowan (RW) Canada Canada Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston via Washington)8 London Knights (OHL)
29 Theo Lindstein (D) Sweden Sweden St. Louis Blues (from Dallas via NY Rangers)9 Brynas IF (SHL)
30 Bradly Nadeau (LW) Canada Canada Carolina Hurricanes Penticton Vees (BCHL)
31 Mikhail Gulyayev (D) Russia Russia Colorado Avalanche (from Florida via Montreal)10 Avangard Omsk (KHL)
32 David Edstrom (C) Sweden Sweden Vegas Golden Knights Frolunda HC (J20 Nationell)
Round two
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
33 Nico Myatovic (LW) Canada Canada Anaheim Ducks Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
34 Gavin Brindley (C) United States United States Columbus Blue Jackets Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten)
35 Adam Gajan (G) Slovakia Slovakia Chicago Blackhawks Chippewa Steel (NAHL)
36 Kasper Halttunen (RW) Finland Finland San Jose Sharks HIFK (Liiga)
37 Ethan Gauthier (RW) Canada Canada Tampa Bay Lightning (from Montreal via Colorado)1 Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL)
38 Michael Hrabal (G) Czech Republic Czech Republic Arizona Coyotes Omaha Lancers (USHL)
39 Anton Wahlberg (C) Sweden Sweden Buffalo Sabres (from Philadelphia)2 Malmo Redhawks (SHL)
40 Andrew Cristall (LW) Canada Canada Washington Capitals Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
41 Trey Augustine (G) United States United States Detroit Red Wings Michigan State Spartans (Big Ten)
42 Andrew Gibson (D) Canada Canada Detroit Red Wings (from St. Louis)3 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
43 Felix Nilsson (C) Sweden Sweden Nashville Predators (from Vancouver via Detroit)4 Rogle BK (J20 Nationell)
44 Roman Kantserov (RW) Russia Russia Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa)5 Stalnye Lisy (MHL)
45 Maxim Strbak (D) Slovakia Slovakia Buffalo Sabres Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
46 Kalan Lind (LW) Canada Canada Nashville Predators (from Pittsburgh)6 Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
47 Brady Cleveland (D) United States United States Detroit Red Wings (from Nashville)7 U.S. NTDP (USHL)
48 Etienne Morin (D) Canada Canada Calgary Flames Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
49 Danny Nelson (C) United States United States New York Islanders U.S. NTDP (USHL)
50 Carson Rehkopf (LW) Canada Canada Seattle Kraken (from Winnipeg via Washington)8 Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
51 Carson Bjarnason (G) Canada Canada Philadelphia Flyers (from Tampa Bay via Chicago)9 Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
52 Oscar Fisker Molgaard (C) Denmark Denmark Seattle Kraken HV71 (SHL)
53 Rasmus Kumpulainen (C) Finland Finland Minnesota Wild Lahti Pelicans (U20 SM-sarja)
54 Jakub Dvorak (D) Czech Republic Czech Republic Los Angeles Kings Bili Tygri Liberec (Czech Extraliga)
55 Martin Misiak (RW) Slovakia Slovakia Chicago Blackhawks (from NY Rangers)10 Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
56 Beau Akey (D) Canada Canada Edmonton Oilers Barrie Colts (OHL)
57 Lukas Dragicevic (D) Canada Canada Seattle Kraken (from Toronto)11 Tri-City Americans (WHL)
58 Lenni Hameenaho (RW) Finland Finland New Jersey Devils Porin Assat (Liiga)
59 Carey Terrance (C) United States United States Anaheim Ducks (from Colorado)12 Erie Otters (OHL)
60 Damian Clara (G) Italy Italy Anaheim Ducks (from Boston)13 Farjestad BK (J20 Nationell)
61 Tristan Bertucci (D) Canada Canada Dallas Stars Flint Firebirds (OHL)
62 Felix Unger Sorum (RW) Sweden Sweden Carolina Hurricanes Leksands IF (J20 Nationell)
63 Gracyn Sawchyn (C) Canada Canada Florida Panthers Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
64 Riley Heidt (C) Canada Canada Minnesota Wild (from Vegas via Buffalo)14 Prince George Cougars (WHL)
Round three
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
65 Coulson Pitre (RW) Canada Canada Anaheim Ducks Flint Firebirds (OHL)
66 William Whitelaw (RW) United States United States Columbus Blue Jackets Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
67 Nick Lardis (LW) Canada Canada Chicago Blackhawks Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
68 Jesse Kiiskinen (RW) Finland Finland Nashville Predators (from San Jose)1 Lahti Pelicans (U20 SM-sarja)
69 Jacob Fowler (G) United States United States Montreal Canadiens Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
70 Jonathan Castagna (C) Canada Canada Arizona Coyotes St. Andrew’s Saints (CAHS)
71 Brandon Svoboda (C) United States United States San Jose Sharks (from Philadelphia via Carolina)2 Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
72 Noel Nordh (LW) Sweden Sweden Arizona Coyotes (from Washington)3 Brynas IF (J20 Nationell)
73 Noah Dower Nilsson (LW) Sweden Sweden Detroit Red Wings Frolunda HC (J20 Nationell)
74 Quinton Burns (D) Canada Canada St. Louis Blues Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
75 Hunter Brzustewicz (D) United States United States Vancouver Canucks Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
76 Juraj Pekarcik (LW) Slovakia Slovakia St. Louis Blues (from Ottawa via Toronto)4 HK Nitra (Slovak Extraliga)
77 Mathieu Cataford (C) Canada Canada Vegas Golden Knights (from Buffalo)5 Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
78 Koehn Ziemmer (RW) Canada Canada Los Angeles Kings (from Pittsburgh)6 Prince George Cougars (WHL)
79 Brad Gardiner (C) Canada Canada Dallas Stars (from Nashville)7 Ottawa 67’s (OHL)
80 Aydar Suniev (LW) Russia Russia Calgary Flames (from Calgary via Seattle, Columbus and New Jersey)8 Penticton Vees (BCHL)
81 Tanner Ludtke (C) United States United States Arizona Coyotes (from NY Islanders)9 Lincoln Stars (USHL)
82 Zach Nehring (RW) United States United States Winnipeg Jets Shattuck-Saint Mary’s Sabres (USHS)
83 Dylan Mackinnon (D) Canada Canada Nashville Predators (from Tampa Bay)10 Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
84 Caden Price (D) Canada Canada Seattle Kraken Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
85 Yegor Sidorov (RW) Belarus Belarus Anaheim Ducks (from Minnesota)11 Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
86 Gavin McCarthy (D) United States United States Buffalo Sabres (from Los Angeles)12 Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
87 Yegor Zavragin (G) Russia Russia Philadelphia Flyers (from NY Rangers)13 Mamonty Yugry (MHL)
88 Vadim Moroz (RW) Belarus Belarus Arizona Coyotes (from Edmonton)14 Dinamo Minsk (KHL)
89 Sawyer Mynio (D) Canada Canada Vancouver Canucks (from Toronto)15 Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
90 Drew Fortescue (D) United States United States New York Rangers (from New Jersey via Pittsburgh)16 Boston College Eagles (Hockey East)
91 Emil Pieniniemi (D) Finland Finland Pittsburgh Penguins (from Colorado via NY Rangers)17 Oulun Karpat (Liiga)
92 Christopher Pelosi (C) United States United States Boston Bruins Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
93 Jiri Felcman (C) Czech Republic Czech Republic Chicago Blackhawks (from Dallas via Arizona)18 Langnau U20 (U20-Elit)
94 Jayden Perron (RW) Canada Canada Carolina Hurricanes (from Carolina via San Jose)19 Chicago Steel (USHL)
95 Denver Barkey (C) Canada Canada Philadelphia Flyers (from Florida)20 London Knights (OHL)
96 Arttu Karki (D) Finland Finland Vegas Golden Knights Tappara (U20 SM-sarja)
Round four
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
97 Konnor Smith (D) Canada Canada Anaheim Ducks Peterborough Petes (OHL)
98 Andrew Strathmann (D) United States United States Columbus Blue Jackets Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
99 Alex Pharand (C) Canada Canada Chicago Blackhawks Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
100 Alexander Rykov (RW) Russia Russia Carolina Hurricanes (from San Jose)1 Chelmet Chelyabinsk (VHL)
101 Florian Xhekaj (LW) Canada Canada Montreal Canadiens Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
102 Terrell Goldsmith (D) Canada Canada Arizona Coyotes Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
103 Cole Knuble (C) United States United States Philadelphia Flyers Fargo Force (USHL)
104 Patrick Thomas (C) Canada Canada Washington Capitals Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
105 Ty Mueller (C) Canada Canada Vancouver Canucks (from Detroit)2 Omaha Mavericks (NCHC)
106 Jakub Stancl (C) Czech Republic Czech Republic St. Louis Blues Vaxjo Lakers (J20 Nationell)
107 Vilmer Alriksson (LW) Sweden Sweden Vancouver Canucks Djurgardens IF (J20 Nationell)
108 Hoyt Stanley (D) Canada Canada Ottawa Senators Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)
109 Ethan Miedema (LW) Canada Canada Buffalo Sabres Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
110 Bogdan Konyushkov (D) Russia Russia Montreal Canadiens (from Pittsburgh)3 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL)
111 Joey Willis (C) United States United States Nashville Predators Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
112 Jaden Lipinski (C) United States United States Calgary Flames Vancouver Giants (WHL)
113 Jesse Nurmi (LW) Finland Finland New York Islanders KooKoo (Liiga)
114 Luca Pinelli (C) Canada Canada Columbus Blue Jackets (from Winnipeg via Seattle)4 Ottawa 67’s (OHL)
115 Jayson Shaugabay (RW) United States United States Tampa Bay Lightning (from Tampa Bay via Nashville)5 Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
116 Andrei Loshko (C) Belarus Belarus Seattle Kraken Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
117 Larry Keenan (D) Canada Canada Detroit Red Wings (from Minnesota)6 Culver Academy Eagles (USHS)
118 Hampton Slukynsky (G) United States United States Los Angeles Kings U.S. NTDP (USHL)
119 Matthew Perkins (C) Canada Canada Vancouver Canucks (from NY Rangers)7 Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
120 Alex Ciernik (LW) Slovakia Slovakia Philadelphia Flyers (from Edmonton)8 Sodertalje SK (HockeyAllsvenskan)
121 Juha Jatkola (G) Finland Finland Nashville Predators (from Toronto)9 KalPa (Liiga)
122 Cam Squires (RW) Canada Canada New Jersey Devils Cape Breton Eagles (QMJHL)
123 Luca Cagnoni (D) Canada Canada San Jose Sharks (from Colorado via Seattle)10 Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
124 Beckett Hendrickson (C) United States United States Boston Bruins U.S. NTDP (USHL)
125 Aram Minnetian (D) United States United States Dallas Stars U.S. NTDP (USHL)
126 Stanislav Yarovoi (RW) Russia Russia Carolina Hurricanes HC Vityaz (KHL)
127 Albert Wikman (D) Sweden Sweden Florida Panthers Farjestad BK (J20 Nationell)
128 Quentin Miller (G) Canada Canada Montreal Canadiens (from Vegas)11 Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
Round five
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
129 Rodwin Dionicio (D) Switzerland Switzerland Anaheim Ducks Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
130 Axel Landen (D) Sweden Sweden San Jose Sharks (from Columbus)1 HV71 (J20 Nationell)
131 Marcel Marcel (LW) Czech Republic Czech Republic Chicago Blackhawks Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
132 Eric Pohlkamp (D) United States United States San Jose Sharks Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
133 Sam Harris (LW) United States United States Montreal Canadiens Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
134 Melker Thelin (G) Sweden Sweden Arizona Coyotes Tegs SK (Hockeyettan)
135 Carter Sotheran (D) Canada Canada Philadelphia Flyers Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
136 Cameron Allen (D) Canada Canada Washington Capitals Guelph Storm (OHL)
137 Jack Phelan (D) United States United States Detroit Red Wings Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
138 Paul Fischer (D) United States United States St. Louis Blues U.S. NTDP (USHL)
139 Charles-Alexis Legault (D) Canada Canada Carolina Hurricanes (from Vancouver)2 West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)
140 Matthew Andonovski (D) Canada Canada Ottawa Senators Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
141 Scott Ratzlaff (G) Canada Canada Buffalo Sabres Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
142 Mikhail Ilyin (RW) Russia Russia Pittsburgh Penguins Almaz Cherepovets (MHL)
143 Sutter Muzzatti (C) United States United States Nashville Predators RPI Engineers (ECAC)
144 Yevgeni Volokhin (G) Russia Russia Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary)3 Mamonty Yugry (MHL)
145 Justin Gill (C) Canada Canada New York Islanders Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL)
146 Jacob Julien (C) Canada Canada Winnipeg Jets London Knights (OHL)
147 Kevin Bicker (LW) Germany Germany Detroit Red Wings (from Tampa Bay via Nashville)4 Jungadler Mannheim (DNL U20)
148 Kaden Hammell (D) Canada Canada Seattle Kraken Everett Silvertips (WHL)
149 Aaron Pionk (D) United States United States Minnesota Wild Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
150 Matthew Mania (D) United States United States Los Angeles Kings Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
151 Thomas Milic (G) Canada Canada Winnipeg Jets (from NY Rangers)5 Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
152 Rasmus Larsson (D) Sweden Sweden NY Rangers (from Edmonton)6 Vasteras IK (J20 Nationell)
153 Hudson Malinoski (C) Canada Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
154 Chase Cheslock (D) United States United States New Jersey Devils Omaha Lancers (USHL)
155 Nikita Ishimnikov (D) Russia Russia Colorado Avalanche Avto Yekaterinburg (MHL)
156 Melvin Strahl (G) Sweden Sweden Columbus Blue Jackets (from Boston via Minnesota)7 Modo Hockey (J20 Nationell)
157 Arno Tiefensee (G) Germany Germany Dallas Stars Adler Mannheim (DEL)
158 Ruslan Khazheyev (G) Russia Russia Carolina Hurricanes Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk (MHL)
159 Olof Glifford (G) Sweden Sweden Florida Panthers HV71 (J20 Nationell)
160 Justin Kipkie (D) Canada Canada Arizona Coyotes (from Vegas)8 Victoria Royals (WHL)
Round six
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
161 Vojtech Port (D) Czech Republic Czech Republic Anaheim Ducks Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
162 Samu Bau (C) Finland Finland Arizona Coyotes (from Columbus)1 Ilves (Liiga)
163 Timur Mukhanov (LW) Russia Russia Carolina Hurricanes (from Chicago)2 Omskie Krylia (VHL)
164 Cole Brown (LW) Canada Canada New Jersey Devils (from San Jose)3 Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
165 Filip Eriksson (C) Sweden Sweden Montreal Canadiens Vaxjo Lakers (J20 Nationell)
166 Carsen Musser (G) United States United States Arizona Coyotes U.S. NTDP (USHL)
167 Milton Oscarson (C) Sweden Sweden Chicago Blackhawks (from Philadelphia)4 Orebro HK (SHL)
168 Visa Vedenpaa (G) Finland Finland Seattle Kraken (from Washington)5 Oulun Karpat (U20 SM-sarja)
169 Rudy Guimond (G) United States United States Detroit Red Wings Taft School Rhinos (USHS)
170 Matthew Mayich (D) Canada Canada St. Louis Blues Ottawa 67’s (OHL)
171 Aiden Celebrini (D) Canada Canada Vancouver Canucks Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
172 Ryan MacPherson (C) Canada Canada Philadelphia Flyers (from Ottawa)6 Leamington Flyers (GOJHL)
173 Sean Keohane (D) United States United States Buffalo Sabres Dexter Southfield School Shields (USHS)
174 Cooper Foster (C) Canada Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Ottawa 67’s (OHL)
175 Austin Roest (C) Canada Canada Nashville Predators Everett Silvertips (WHL)
176 Yegor Yegorov (G) Russia Russia Calgary Flames MHC Dynamo Moscow (MHL)
177 Zachary Schultz (D) United States United States New York Islanders U.S. NTDP (USHL)
178 Dylan Roobroeck (C) Canada Canada New York Rangers (from Winnipeg)7 Oshawa Generals (OHL)
179 Warren Clark (D) Canada Canada Tampa Bay Lightning Steinbach Pistons (MJHL)
180 Zeb Forsfjall (C) Sweden Sweden Seattle Kraken Skelleftea AIK (SHL)
181 Kalem Parker (D) Canada Canada Minnesota Wild Victoria Royals (WHL)
182 Ryan Conmy (RW) United States United States Los Angeles Kings Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
183 Ty Henricks (LW) United States United States New York Rangers Fargo Force (USHL)
184 Nathaniel Day (G) Canada Canada Edmonton Oilers Flint Firebirds (OHL)
185 Noah Chadwick (D) Canada Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
186 Danil Karpovich (D) Belarus Belarus New Jersey Devils Avto Yekaterinburg (MHL)
187 Jeremy Hanzel (D) Canada Canada Colorado Avalanche Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
188 Ryan Walsh (C) United States United States Boston Bruins Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
189 Angus MacDonell (C) Canada Canada Dallas Stars Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
190 Michael Emerson (RW) United States United States Carolina Hurricanes Chicago Steel (USHL)
191 Luke Coughlin (D) Canada Canada Florida Panthers Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
192 Tuomas Uronen (RW) Finland Finland Vegas Golden Knights HIFK (U20 SM-sarja)
Round seven
Connor Levis was selected 210th overall by the Winnipeg Jets.
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
193 Jack Harvey (C) United States United States Tampa Bay Lightning (from Anaheim)1 Chicago Steel (USHL)
194 Oiva Keskinen (C) Finland Finland Columbus Blue Jackets Tappara (U20 SM-sarja)
195 Janne Peltonen (D) Finland Finland Chicago Blackhawks Oulun Karpat (U20 SM-sarja)
196 David Klee (C) United States United States San Jose Sharks Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
197 Luke Mittelstadt (D) United States United States Montreal Canadiens Minnesota Golden Gophers (Big Ten)
198 Stepan Zvyagin (LW) Russia Russia Florida Panthers (from Arizona)2 Dinamo Minsk (KHL)
199 Matteo Mann (D) Canada Canada Philadelphia Flyers Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
200 Brett Hyland (C) Canada Canada Washington Capitals Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
201 Emmitt Finnie (C) Canada Canada Detroit Red Wings Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
202 Nikita Susuyev (RW) Russia Russia St. Louis Blues Khimik Voskresensk (VHL)
203 Yegor Rimashevskiy (RW) Russia Russia San Jose Sharks (from Vancouver via Arizona)3 MHC Dynamo Moscow (MHL)
204 Owen Beckner (C) Canada Canada Ottawa Senators Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)
205 Norwin Panocha (D) Germany Germany Buffalo Sabres Eisbaren Berlin (DEL)
206 Antoine Keller (G) France France Wasington Capitals (from Pittsburgh via San Jose)4 Geneve-Servette (U20-Elit)
207 Vladimir Nikitin (G) Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Ottawa Senators (from Nashville)5 Barys Astana (Kazakhstan U20)
208 Axel Hurtig (D) Sweden Sweden Calgary Flames Rogle BK (J20 Nationell)
209 Dennis Good Bogg (D) Sweden Sweden New York Islanders AIK IF (J20 Nationell)
210 Connor Levis (RW) Canada Canada Winnipeg Jets Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
211 Ethan Hay (C) Canada Canada Tampa Bay Lightning Flint Firebirds (OHL)
212 Zaccharya Wisdom (RW) Canada Canada Seattle Kraken Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
213 James Clark (LW) United States United States Minnesota Wild Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
214 Casper Nassen (RW) Sweden Sweden Boston Bruins (from Los Angeles)6 Vasteras IK (J20 Nationell)
215 Nicholas Vantassell (RW) United States United States Ottawa Senators (from NY Rangers)7 Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
216 Matt Copponi (C) United States United States Edmonton Oilers Merrimack Warriors (Hockey East)
217 Emil Jarventie (LW) Finland Finland Pittsburgh Penguins (from Toronto)8 Ilves (Liiga)
218 Aiden Fink (RW) Canada Canada Nashville Predators (from New Jersey)9 Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
219 Maros Jedlicka (C) Slovakia Slovakia Colorado Avalanche HKM Zvolen (Slovak Extraliga)
220 Kristian Kostadinski (D) Sweden Sweden Boston Bruins Frolunda HC (J20 Nationell)
221 Sebastian Bradshaw (LW) Canada Canada Dallas Stars Elite Hockey Academy (18U AAA)
222 Yegor Velmakin (G) Russia Russia Carolina Hurricanes Buran Voronezh (VHL)
223 Kalle Kangas (D) Finland Finland Pittsburgh Penguins (from Florida)10 Jokerit (U20 SM-sarja)
224 Tyler Peddle (LW) Canada Canada Columbus Blue Jackets (from Vegas)11 Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
Draftees based on nationality
Rank Country Selections Percent Top selection
North America 136 60.7%
1 Canada 86 38.3% Connor Bedard, 1st
2 United States 50 22.3% Will Smith, 4th
Europe 87 38.8%
3 Sweden 25 11.2% Leo Carlsson, 2nd
4 Russia 20 8.9% Dmitriy Simashev, 6th
5 Finland 15 6.7% Kasper Halttunen, 36th
6 Slovakia 8 3.6% Dalibor Dvorsky, 10th
7 Czech Republic 7 3.1% Eduard Sale, 20th
8 Belarus 4 1.8% Yegor Sidorov, 85th
9 Germany 3 1.3% Kevin Bicker, 147th
10 Austria 1 0.4% David Reinbacher, 5th
Denmark 1 0.4% Oscar Fisker Molgaard, 52nd
Italy 1 0.4% Damian Clara, 60th
Switzerland 1 0.4% Rodwin Dionicio, 129th
France 1 0.4% Antoine Keller, 206th
Asia 1 0.4%
10 Kazakhstan 1 0.4% Vladimir Nikitin, 207th
North American draftees by state/province
Rank State/province Selections Percent Top selection
1 Ontario 36 16.1% Adam Fantilli, 3rd
2 British Columbia 19 8.5% Connor Bedard, 1st
3 Minnesota 15 6.7% Oliver Moore, 19th
4 Alberta 8 3.6% Nate Danielson, 9th
Saskatchewan 8 3.6% Brayden Yager, 14th
6 Quebec 7 3.1% Ethan Gauthier, 37th
7 New York 6 2.7% Quentin Musty, 26th
8 Illinois 5 2.2% Gabe Perreault, 23rd
Michigan 5 2.2% Trey Augustine, 41st
10 Massachusetts 4 1.8% Will Smith, 4th
11 Manitoba 3 1.3% Carson Bjarnason, 51st
New Brunswick 3 1.3% Bradly Nadeau, 30th
New Jersey 3 1.3% Christopher Pelosi, 92nd
14 Florida 2 0.9% Gavin Brindley, 34th
Prince Edward Island 2 0.9% Cam Squires, 122nd
California 2 0.9% Sam Harris, 133rd
17 Wisconsin 1 0.4% Brady Cleveland, 47th
Pennsylvania 1 0.4% Brandon Svoboda, 71st
North Dakota 1 0.4% Zach Nehring, 82nd
Arizona 1 0.4% Jaden Lipinski, 112th
Ohio 1 0.4% Matthew Mania, 150th
Virginia 1 0.4% Ryan Conmy, 182nd
Colorado 1 0.4% David Klee, 196th
Nova Scotia 1 0.4% Tyler Peddle, 224th
2020 NHL Entry Draft
| Date(s) | June 26–27, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Location | Montreal, Quebec |
| Overview | |
| First selection | TBA |
2019 NHL Draft
Top draft pick: Rasmus Dahlin
Picked by: Buffalo Sabres
2018 NHL Draft
| Date(s) | June 22–23, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Location | Dallas, Texas |
| First selection | Rasmus Dahlin Selected by: Buffalo Sabres |
Draft Lottery
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | 18.5 | 16.5 | 14.4 | 50.6 | |||||||||||
| Ottawa | 13.5 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 33.3 | 27.9 | ||||||||||
| Arizona | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 13.2 | 37.7 | 15.2 | |||||||||
| Montreal | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 2.8 | 26.1 | 34.0 | 8.3 | ||||||||
| Detroit | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 34.5 | 26.7 | 4.3 | ||||||||
| Vancouver | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 16.3 | 38.9 | 19.4 | 2.1 | ||||||||
| Chicago | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 26.0 | 39.5 | 13.1 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| NY Rangers | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 36.8% | 36.0 | 7.8 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Edmonton | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 48.8 | 30.7 | 4.3 | 0.1 | ||||||||
| NY Islanders | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 60.5 | 25.7 | 2.4 | <0.1 | ||||||||
| Carolina | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 69.6 | 19.4 | 1.1 | <0.1 | ||||||||
| Calgary | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 78.0 | 13.3 | 0.4 | <0.1 | ||||||||
| Dallas | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 85.5 | 7.8 | 0.1 | |||||||||
| St. Louis | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 91.8 | 3.2 | ||||||||||
| Florida | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 96.7 |
Top prospects
| Ranking | North American skaters | European skaters |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrei Svechnikov (RW) | Rasmus Dahlin (D) |
| 2 | Filip Zadina (RW) | Adam Boqvist (D) |
| 3 | Brady Tkachuk (LW) | Isac Lundestrom (C) |
| 4 | Quinton Hughes (D) | Grigori Denisenko (LW) |
| 5 | Evan Bouchard (D) | Jacob Olofsson (C) |
| 6 | Barrett Hayton (C) | Rasmus Kupari (C) |
| 7 | Oliver Wahlstrom (RW) | Adam Ginning (D) |
| 8 | Noah Dobson (D) | Dominik Bokk (LW) |
| 9 | Serron Noel (RW) | Jesperi Kotkaniemi (C) |
| 10 | Akil Thomas (C) | Vitali Kravtsov (RW) |
| Ranking | North American goalies | European goalies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexis Gravel | Jakub Skarek |
| 2 | Olivier Rodrigue | Amir Miftakhov |
| 3 | Jacob Ingham | Lukas Dostal |
Draftees based on nationality
| Rank | Country | Selections | Percent | Top selection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 125 | 57.6% | ||
| 1 | Canada | 73 | 33.6% | Barrett Hayton, 5th |
| 2 | United States | 52 | 24.0% | Brady Tkachuk, 4th |
| Europe | 92 | 42.4% | ||
| 3 | Sweden | 30 | 13.8% | Rasmus Dahlin, 1st |
| 4 | Russia | 20 | 9.2% | Andrei Svechnikov, 2nd |
| 5 | Finland | 16 | 7.4% | Jesperi Kotkaniemi, 3rd |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 11 | 5.1% | Filip Zadina, 6th |
| 7 | Slovakia | 5 | 2.3% | Martin Fehervary, 46th |
| 8 | Switzerland | 4 | 1.8% | Nico Gross, 101st |
| 9 | Belarus | 2 | 0.9% | Yegor Sharangovich, 141st |
| Germany | 2 | 0.9% | Dominik Bokk, 25th | |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 1 | 0.5% | Liam Kirk, 189th |
| Norway | 1 | 0.5% | Mathias Emilio Pettersen, 167th |
North American Draftees by State/Province
| Rank | State/Province | Selections | Percent | Top Selection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ontario | 31 | 14.3% | Barrett Hayton, 5th |
| 2 | Quebec | 14 | 6.4% | Nicolas Beaudin, 27th |
| 3 | Minnesota | 10 | 4.6% | K’Andre Miller, 22nd |
| 4 | Manitoba | 8 | 3.7% | Jet Woo, 37th |
| Michigan | 8 | 3.7% | Bode Wilde, 41st | |
| 6 | Alberta | 6 | 2.8% | Jacob Bernard-Docker, 26th |
| Massachusetts | 6 | 2.8% | Jake Wise, 69th | |
| British Columbia | 6 | 2.8% | Seth Barton, 81st | |
| 9 | Illinois | 5 | 2.3% | Jack Drury, 42nd |
| 10 | Saskatchewan | 3 | 1.4% | Ty Smith, 17th |
| New Jersey | 3 | 1.4% | Mattias Samuelsson, 32nd | |
| Nova Scotia | 3 | 1.4% | Jared McIsaac, 36th | |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 1.4% | Ty Emberson, 73rd | |
| 14 | New York | 2 | 0.9% | Joel Farabee, 14th |
| California | 2 | 0.9% | Slava Demin, 99th | |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 0.9% | Mitchell Gibson, 124th | |
| 17 | Missouri | 1 | 0.5% | Brady Tkachuk, 4th |
| Florida | 1 | 0.5% | Quinn Hughes, 7th | |
| Maine | 1 | 0.5% | Oliver Wahlstrom, 11th | |
| Prince Edward Island | 1 | 0.5% | Noah Dobson, 12th | |
| Texas | 1 | 0.5% | Ryan O’Reilly, 98th | |
| Oregon | 1 | 0.5% | Jasper Weatherby, 102nd | |
| North Carolina | 1 | 0.5% | Tyler Weiss, 109th | |
| Washington | 1 | 0.5% | Wyatte Wylie, 127th | |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 0.5% | Michael Kesselring, 164th | |
| Colorado | 1 | 0.5% | Josiah Slavin, 193rd |
2017 NHL Entry Draft
| Date(s) | June 23–24, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| First selection | Nico Hischier Selected by: New Jersey Devils |
Top prospects
| Ranking | North American skaters | European skaters |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nolan Patrick (C) | Klim Kostin (C/LW) |
| 2 | Nico Hischier (C) | Elias Pettersson (C) |
| 3 | Casey Mittelstadt (C) | Lias Andersson (C) |
| 4 | Gabriel Vilardi (C) | Miro Heiskanen (D) |
| 5 | Michael Rasmussen (C) | Martin Necas (C) |
| 6 | Cody Glass (C) | Timothy Liljegren (D) |
| 7 | Owen Tippett (RW) | Kristian Vesalainen (LW/RW) |
| 8 | Eeli Tolvanen (RW) | Urho Vaakanainen (D) |
| 9 | Cale Makar (D) | Erik Brannstrom (D) |
| 10 | Nick Suzuki (C) | Jesper Boqvist (C) |
| Ranking | North American goalies | European goalies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Oettinger | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen |
| 2 | Keith Petruzzelli | Olle Eriksson Ek |
| 3 | Ian Scott | Adam Ahman |