NHL Entry Draft 2023


Date(s): June 28–29, 2023 (expected)
Location: Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Network(s): ESPN, SN, TVA Sports
Overview
First selection: TBA

2020 NHL Entry Draft

Date(s)June 26–27, 2020
LocationMontreal, Quebec
Overview
First selectionTBA

2019 NHL Draft

Top draft pick: Rasmus Dahlin
Picked by: Buffalo Sabres

2018 NHL Draft

Date(s)June 22–23, 2018
LocationDallas, Texas
First selectionRasmus Dahlin
Selected by: Buffalo Sabres

Draft Lottery

Team1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th
Buffalo18.516.514.450.6
Ottawa13.513.012.333.327.9
Arizona11.511.311.113.237.715.2
Montreal9.59.69.72.826.134.08.3
Detroit8.58.78.98.434.526.74.3
Vancouver7.57.88.016.338.919.42.1
Chicago6.56.87.126.039.513.11.0
NY Rangers6.06.36.736.8%36.07.80.4
Edmonton5.05.35.748.830.74.30.1
NY Islanders3.53.84.160.525.72.4<0.1
Carolina3.03.33.669.619.41.1<0.1
Calgary2.52.73.078.013.30.4<0.1
Dallas2.02.22.485.57.80.1
St. Louis1.51.71.891.83.2
Florida1.01.11.296.7

Top prospects

RankingNorth American skatersEuropean skaters
1Andrei Svechnikov (RW)Rasmus Dahlin (D)
2Filip Zadina (RW)Adam Boqvist (D)
3Brady Tkachuk (LW)Isac Lundestrom (C)
4Quinton Hughes (D)Grigori Denisenko (LW)
5Evan Bouchard (D)Jacob Olofsson (C)
6Barrett Hayton (C)Rasmus Kupari (C)
7Oliver Wahlstrom (RW)Adam Ginning (D)
8Noah Dobson (D)Dominik Bokk (LW)
9Serron Noel (RW)Jesperi Kotkaniemi (C)
10Akil Thomas (C)Vitali Kravtsov (RW)
RankingNorth American goaliesEuropean goalies
1Alexis GravelJakub Skarek
2Olivier RodrigueAmir Miftakhov
3Jacob InghamLukas Dostal

Draftees based on nationality

RankCountrySelectionsPercentTop selection
North America12557.6%
1Canada7333.6%Barrett Hayton, 5th
2United States5224.0%Brady Tkachuk, 4th
Europe9242.4%
3Sweden3013.8%Rasmus Dahlin, 1st
4Russia209.2%Andrei Svechnikov, 2nd
5Finland167.4%Jesperi Kotkaniemi, 3rd
6Czech Republic115.1%Filip Zadina, 6th
7Slovakia52.3%Martin Fehervary, 46th
8Switzerland41.8%Nico Gross, 101st
9Belarus20.9%Yegor Sharangovich, 141st
Germany20.9%Dominik Bokk, 25th
11United Kingdom10.5%Liam Kirk, 189th
Norway10.5%Mathias Emilio Pettersen, 167th

North American Draftees by State/Province

RankState/ProvinceSelectionsPercentTop Selection
1Ontario3114.3%Barrett Hayton, 5th
2Quebec146.4%Nicolas Beaudin, 27th
3Minnesota104.6%K’Andre Miller, 22nd
4Manitoba83.7%Jet Woo, 37th
Michigan83.7%Bode Wilde, 41st
6Alberta62.8%Jacob Bernard-Docker, 26th
Massachusetts62.8%Jake Wise, 69th
British Columbia62.8%Seth Barton, 81st
9Illinois52.3%Jack Drury, 42nd
10Saskatchewan31.4%Ty Smith, 17th
New Jersey31.4%Mattias Samuelsson, 32nd
Nova Scotia31.4%Jared McIsaac, 36th
Wisconsin31.4%Ty Emberson, 73rd
14New York20.9%Joel Farabee, 14th
California20.9%Slava Demin, 99th
Pennsylvania20.9%Mitchell Gibson, 124th
17Missouri10.5%Brady Tkachuk, 4th
Florida10.5%Quinn Hughes, 7th
Maine10.5%Oliver Wahlstrom, 11th
Prince Edward Island10.5%Noah Dobson, 12th
Texas10.5%Ryan O’Reilly, 98th
Oregon10.5%Jasper Weatherby, 102nd
North Carolina10.5%Tyler Weiss, 109th
Washington10.5%Wyatte Wylie, 127th
New Hampshire10.5%Michael Kesselring, 164th
Colorado10.5%Josiah Slavin, 193rd

 

2017 NHL Entry Draft

Date(s)June 23–24, 2017
LocationChicago, Illinois
First selectionNico Hischier
Selected by: New Jersey Devils

Top prospects

RankingNorth American skatersEuropean skaters
1Nolan Patrick (C)Klim Kostin (C/LW)
2Nico Hischier (C)Elias Pettersson (C)
3Casey Mittelstadt (C)Lias Andersson (C)
4Gabriel Vilardi (C)Miro Heiskanen (D)
5Michael Rasmussen (C)Martin Necas (C)
6Cody Glass (C)Timothy Liljegren (D)
7Owen Tippett (RW)Kristian Vesalainen (LW/RW)
8Eeli Tolvanen (RW)Urho Vaakanainen (D)
9Cale Makar (D)Erik Brannstrom (D)
10Nick Suzuki (C)Jesper Boqvist (C)
RankingNorth American goaliesEuropean goalies
1Jake OettingerUkko-Pekka Luukkonen
2Keith PetruzzelliOlle Eriksson Ek
3Ian ScottAdam Ahman