A lightning round of sorts concluded today’s 2023 NHL Draft, with Rounds 2-7 getting completed in under four hours. If you want to see who your team got in this year’s draft haul, you’re in the right place:
Anaheim Ducks
1-2: F Leo Carlsson, Orebro (SHL)
2-33: F Nico Myatovic, Seattle (WHL)
2-59: F Carey Terrance, Erie (OHL)
2-60: G Damian Clara, Farjestad (Sweden U20)
3-65: F Coulson Pitre, Flint (OHL)
3-85: F Yegor Sidorov, Saskatoon (WHL)
4-97: D Konnor Smith, Peterborough (OHL)
5-129: D Rodwin Dionicio, Windsor (OHL)
6-161: D Vojtech Port, Edmonton (WHL)
Arizona Coyotes
1-6: D Dmitri Simashev, Yaroslavl (MHL)
1-12: F Daniil But, Yaroslavl (MHL)
2-38: G Michael Hrabal, Omaha (USHL)
3-70: F Jonathan Castagna, St. Andrew’s (CAHS)
3-72: F Noel Nordh, Brynas (Sweden U20)
3-81: F Tanner Ludtke, Lincoln (USHL)
3-88: F Vadim Moroz, Minsk (KHL)
4-102: D Terrell Goldsmith, Prince Albert (WHL)
5-134: G Melker Thelin, Bjorkloven (Sweden U20)
5-160: D Justin Kipkie, Victoria (WHL)
6-162: F Samu Bau, Ilves (Liiga)
6-166: G Carsen Musser, USA U-18 (NTDP)
Boston Bruins
3-92: F Christopher Pelosi, Sioux Falls (USHL)
4-124: F Beckett Hendrickson, USA U-18 (NTDP)
6-188: F Ryan Walsh, Cedar Rapids (USHL)
7-214: F Casper Nassen, Vasteras (Sweden U20)
7-220: D Kristian Kostadinski, Frolunda (Sweden U20)
Buffalo Sabres
1-13: F Zach Benson, Winnipeg (WHL)
2-39: F Anton Wahlberg, Malmo (Sweden U20)
2-45: D Maxim Strbak, Sioux Falls (USHL)
3-86: D Gavin McCarthy, Muskegon (USHL)
4-109: F Ethan Miedema, Kingston (OHL)
5-141: G Scott Ratzlaff, Seattle (WHL)
6-173: D Sean Keohane, Cape Cod (18U AAA)
7-205: D Norwin Panocha, Berlin (Germany U20)
Calgary Flames
1-16: F Samuel Honzek, Vancouver (WHL)
2-48: D Etienne Morin, Moncton (QMJHL)
3-80: F Aydar Suniev, Penticton (BCHL)
4-112: F Jaden Lipinski, Vancouver (WHL)
6-176: G Yegor Yegorov, Dynamo Moscow (MHL)
7-208: D Axel Hurtig, Rogle (J20 Nationell)
Carolina Hurricanes
1-30: F Bradly Nadeau, Penticton (BCHL)
2-62: F Felix Unger Sorum, Leksand (Sweden U20)
3-94: F Jayden Perron, Chicago (USHL)
4-100: F Alexander Rykov, Chelyabinsk (VHL)
4-126: F Stanislav Yarovoi, Vityaz Moscow (KHL)
5-139: D Charles-Alexis Legault, Quinnipiac (NCAA)
5-158: G Ruslan Khazheyev, Chelyabinsk (MHL)
6-163: F Timur Mukhanov, Omsk (MHL)
6-190: F Michael Emerson, Chicago (USHL)
7-222: G Yegor Velmakin, Novovoronezh (NMHL)
Chicago Blackhawks
1-1: F Connor Bedard, Regina (WHL)
1-19: F Oliver Moore, USA U-18 (NTDP)
2-35: G Adam Gajan, Chippewa (NAHL)
2-44: F Roman Kantserov, Magnitogorsk (MHL)
2-55: F Martin Misiak, Youngstown (USHL)
3-67: F Nick Lardis, Hamilton (OHL)
3-93: F Jiri Felcman, Langnau (Switzerland U20)
4-99: F Alex Pharand, Sudbury (OHL)
5-131: F Marcel Marcel, Gatineau (QMJHL)
6-167: F Milton Oscarson, Orebro (SHL)
7-195: D Janne Peltonen, Karpat (U20 SM-sarja)
Colorado Avalanche
1-27: F Calum Ritchie, Oshawa (OHL)
1-31: D Mikhail Gulyayev, Omsk (MHL)
5-155: D Nikita Ishimnikov, Yekaterinburg (MHL)
6-187: D Jeremy Hanzel, Seattle (WHL)
7-219: F Maros Jedlicka, Zvolen (Slovak Extraliga)
Columbus Blue Jackets
1-3: F Adam Fantilli, Michigan (NCAA)
2-34: F Gavin Brindley, Michigan (NCAA)
3-66: F William Whitelaw, Youngstown (USHL)
4-98: D Andrew Strathmann, Youngstown (USHL)
4-114: F Luca Pinelli, Ottawa (OHL)
5-156: G Melvin Strahl, MoDo Hockey (Sweden U20)
7-194: F Oiva Keskinen, Tappara (Finland U20)
7-224: F Tyler Peddle, Drummondville (QMJHL)
Dallas Stars
2-61: D Tristan Bertucci, Flint (OHL)
3-79: F Brad Gardiner, Ottawa (OHL)
4-125: D Aram Minnetian, USA U-18 (NTDP)
5-157: G Arno Tiefensee, Mannheim (DEL)
6-189: F Angus MacDonell, Mississauga (OHL)
7-221: F Sebastian Bradshaw, Elite Hockey Academy (18U AAA)
Detroit Red Wings
1-9: F Nate Danielson, Brandon (WHL)
1-17: D Axel Sandin Pellikka, Skelleftea (Sweden U20)
2-41: G Trey Augustine, USA U-18 (NTDP)
2-42: D Andrew Gibson, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
2-47: D Brady Cleveland, USA U-18 (NTDP)
3-73: F Noah Dower Nilsson, Frolunda (Sweden U20)
4-117: D Larry Keenan, Culver Military Academy (USHS)
5-137: D Jack Phelan, Sioux Falls (USHL)
5-147: F Kevin Bicker, Mannheim (Germany U20)
6-169: G Rudy Guimond, Taft School (USHS)
7-201: F Emmitt Finnie, Kamloops (WHL)
Edmonton Oilers
2-56: D Beau Akey, Barrie (OHL)
6-184: G Nathaniel Day, Flint (OHL)
7-216: F Matt Copponi, Merrimack (NCAA)
Florida Panthers
2-63: F Gracyn Sawchyn, Seattle (WHL)
4-127: D Albert Wikman, Farjestad (Sweden U20)
5-159: G Olof Glifford, HV71 (Sweden U20)
6-191: D Luke Coughlin, Rimouski (QMJHL)
7-198: F Stepan Zvyagin, Minsk (MHL)
Los Angeles Kings
2-54: D Jakub Dvorak, Liberec (Czech Extraliga)
3-78: F Koehn Ziemmer, Prince George (WHL)
4-118: G Hampton Slukynsky, Warroad (USHS-MN)
5-150: D Matthew Mania, Sudbury (OHL)
6-182: F Ryan Conmy, Sioux City (USHL)
Minnesota Wild
1-21: F Charlie Stramel, Wisconsin (NCAA)
2-53: F Rasmus Kumpulainen, Pelicans (Finland U20)
2-64: F Riley Heidt, Prince George (WHL)
5-149: D Aaron Pionk, Waterloo (USHL)
6-181: D Kalem Parker, Victoria (WHL)
7-213: F Jimmy Clark, Green Bay (USHL)
Montreal Canadiens
1-5: D David Reinbacher, Kloten (NL)
3-69: G Jacob Fowler, Youngstown (USHL)
4-101: F Florian Xhekaj, Hamilton (OHL)
4-110: D Bogdan Konyushkov, Nizhny Novgorod (KHL)
4-128: G Quentin Miller, Quebec (QMJHL)
5-133: F Sam Harris, Sioux Falls (USHL)
5-144: G Yevgeni Volokhin, Khanty-Mansiysk (MHL)
6-165: F Filip Eriksson, Vaxjo (Sweden U20)
7-197: D Luke Mittelstadt, Minnesota (NCAA)
Nashville Predators
1-15: F Matthew Wood, UConn (NCAA)
1-24: D Tanner Molendyk, Saskatoon (WHL)
2-43: F Felix Nilsson, Rogle (Sweden U20)
2-46: F Kalan Lind, Red Deer (WHL)
3-68: F Jesse Kiiskinen, Pelicans (Finland U20)
3-83: D Dylan MacKinnon, Halifax (QMJHL)
4-111: F Joey Willis, Saginaw (OHL)
4-121: G Juha Jatkola, KalPa (Liiga)
5-143: F Sutter Muzzatti, Rensselaer (NCAA)
6-175: F Austin Roest, Everett (WHL)
7-218: F Aiden Fink, Brooks (AJHL)
New Jersey Devils
2-58: F Lenni Hameenaho, Assat (Liiga)
4-122: F Cam Squires, Cape Breton (QMJHL)
5-154: D Chase Cheslock, Rogers (USHS-MN)
6-164: F Cole Brown, Hamilton (OHL)
6-186: D Daniil Karpovich, Yekaterinburg (MHL)
New York Islanders
2-49: F Danny Nelson, USA U-18 (NTDP)
4-113: F Jesse Nurmi, KooKoo (Finland U20)
5-145: F Justin Gill, Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
6-177: D Zach Schulz, USA U-18 (NTDP)
7-209: D Dennis Good Bogg, AIK (Sweden U20)
New York Rangers
1-23: F Gabriel Perreault, USA U-18 (NTDP)
3-90: D Drew Fortescue, USA U-18 (NTDP)
5-152: D Rasmus Larsson, Vasteras (J20 Nationell)
6-178: F Dylan Roobroeck, Oshawa (OHL)
6-183: F Ty Henricks, Fargo (USHL)
Ottawa Senators
4-108: D Hoyt Stanley, Victoria (BCHL)
5-140: D Matthew Andonovski, Kitchener (OHL)
7-204: F Owen Beckner, Salmon Arm (BCHL)
7-207: G Vladimir Nikitin, Astana (Kazakhstan U20)
7-215: F Nicholas VanTassell, Green Bay (USHL)
Philadelphia Flyers
1-7: F Matvei Michkov, St. Petersburg (KHL)
1-22: D Oliver Bonk, London (OHL)
2-51: G Carson Bjarnason, Brandon (WHL)
3-87: G Yegor Zavragin, Khanty-Mansiysk (MHL)
3-95: F Denver Barkey, London (OHL)
4-103: F Cole Knuble, Fargo (USHL)
4-120: F Alex Ciernik, Sodertalje (Sweden U20)
5-135: D Carter Sotheran, Portland (WHL)
6-172: F Ryan MacPherson, Leamington (GOJHL)
7-199: D Matteo Mann, Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
Pittsburgh Penguins
1-14: F Brayden Yager, Moose Jaw (WHL)
3-91: D Emil Pieniniemi, Karpat (Finland U20)
5-142: F Mikhail Ilyin, Cherepovets (MHL)
6-174: F Cooper Foster, Ottawa (OHL)
7-217: F Emil Jarventie, Ilves (Finland U20)
7-223: D Kalle Kangas, Jokerit (Finland U20)
San Jose Sharks
1-4: F Will Smith, USA U-18 (NTDP)
1-26: F Quentin Musty, Sudbury (OHL)
2-36: F Kasper Halttunen, HIFK (Liiga)
3-71: F Brandon Svoboda, Youngstown (USHL)
4-123: D Luca Cagnoni, Portland (WHL)
5-130: D Axel Landen, HV71 (Sweden U20)
5-132: D Eric Pohlkamp, Cedar Rapids (USHL)
7-196: F David Klee, Waterloo (USHL)
7-203: F Yegor Rimashevsky, Dynamo Moscow (MHL)
Seattle Kraken
1-20: F Eduard Sale, Brno (Czech Extraliga)
2-50: F Carson Rehkopf, Kitchener (OHL)
2-52: F Oscar Fisker Molgaard, HV71 (SHL)
2-57: D Lukas Dragicevic, Tri-City (WHL)
3-84: D Caden Price, Kelowna (WHL)
4-116: F Andrei Loshko, Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
5-148: D Kaden Hammell, Everett (WHL)
6-168: G Visa Vedenpaa, Karpat (Finland U20)
6-180: F Zeb Forsfjall, Skelleftea (Sweden U20)
7-212: F Zaccharya Wisdom, Cedar Rapids (USHL)
St. Louis Blues
1-10: F Dalibor Dvorsky, AIK (HockeyAllsvenskan)
1-25: F Otto Stenberg, Frolunda (Sweden U20)
1-29: D Theo Lindstein, Brynas (SHL)
3-74: D Quinton Burns, Kingston (OHL)
3-76: F Juraj Pekarcik, Nitra (Slovak Extraliga)
4-106: F Jakub Stancl, Vaxjo (Sweden U20)
5-138: D Paul Fischer, USA U-18 (NTDP)
6-170: D Matthew Mayich, Ottawa (OHL)
7-202: F Nikita Susuyev, Spartak Moscow (MHL)
Tampa Bay Lightning
2-37: F Ethan Gauthier, Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
4-115: F Jayson Shaugabay, Warroad (USHS-MN)
6-179: D Warren Clark, Steinbach (MJHL)
7-193: F Jack Harvey, Chicago (USHL)
7-211: F Ethan Hay, Flint (OHL)
Toronto Maple Leafs
1-28: F Easton Cowan, London (OHL)
5-153: F Hudson Malinoski, Brooks (AJHL)
6-185: D Noah Chadwick, Lethbridge (WHL)
Vancouver Canucks
1-11: D Tom Willander, Rogle (Sweden U20)
3-75: D Hunter Brzustewicz, Kitchener (OHL)
3-89: D Sawyer Mynio, Seattle (WHL)
4-105: F Ty Mueller, Nebraska-Omaha (NCAA)
4-107: F Vilmer Alriksson, Djurgarden (Sweden U20)
4-119: F Matthew Perkins, Youngstown (USHL)
6-171: D Aiden Celebrini, Brooks (AJHL)
Vegas Golden Knights
1-32: F David Edstrom, Frolunda (Sweden U20)
3-77: F Mathieu Cataford, Halifax (QMJHL)
3-96: D Arttu Karki, Tappara (Finland U20)
6-192: F Tuomas Uronen, HIFK (Finland U20)
Washington Capitals
1-8: F Ryan Leonard, USA U-18 (NTDP)
2-40: F Andrew Cristall, Kelowna (WHL)
4-104: F Patrick Thomas, Hamilton (OHL)
5-136: D Cameron Allen, Guelph (OHL)
7-200: F Brett Hyland, Brandon (WHL)
7-206: G Antoine Keller, Geneve-Servette (Switzerland U20)
Winnipeg Jets
1-18: F Colby Barlow, Owen Sound (OHL)
3-82: F Zachary Nehring, Shattuck St. Mary’s (USHS)
5-146: F Jacob Julien, London (OHL)
5-151: G Thomas Milic, Seattle (WHL)
7-210: F Connor Levis, Kamloops (WHL)
Hawks Come away with two top line prospects. A+ grade from me!
Sorry Trotzy, but a C+ is the best I can muster up for you. The promise of taking some homerun swings looked more like the usual singles up the middle. :/
@Gbear – And, they bounced off the bag at second in random directions! ;) Count me disappointed in his first-ish draft, too. If he’s going to throw nickels around like manhole covers, it could mean dark times in Smashville. Kind of like driving in the slow lane at 35MPH just to keep the synthetic oil in primo condition for an extra 10K miles.
@Mac – This article sums up my view on the Preds draft very well. If you’re going to talk big, you better deliver.
Not moving up a few spots from #24 to get Perreault was a massive failure. Offering that pick plus two 2nd rounders should’ve been able to accomplish that.
link to tennessean.com
@Gbear – Because of the subscription blockage, I haven’t found the full evaluation for NSH. I’ve had to use a garbage MSN regurgitation of The Tennessean, which states they gave Wood “Instant grade: A-minus” (sounds dopey) and Molendyk received “Instant grade: B”. The link that expands on all of the picks is behind an Iron Curtain. :(
@Mac – Weird, that article wasn’t behind the pay wall yesterday. :/
@Gbear – If you can summon up more patience than I have today, maybe there’s another site pointing back to it. I’m still a little curious, even though I don’t know the author or his reputation. Other than Miss Lyndsay, I’m not that familiar on their beat writers.
@Mac – Estes is his last name. His articles are so good you have to pay a buck just to read them, lol!
@Gbear – Yoikes! I went to school with a guy named Estes. He was an idiot. I bowled with a couple of brothers by the same name, but they were good eggs. I can honestly think of a few better uses for that sawbuck, though. :()
@Mac – Speaking of ESPN from elsewhere in this thread, I hope Bettman collected the rights fees from them! No wonder their draft coverage was 6th grade level pablum.
link to si.com
@Gbear – You heard me talking out loud a little while ago about that very subject. I had wondered if the broadcast partners had clauses in their agreements with the NHL that if ratings were crappola, the league would see diminished revenue. Naturally, ratings could be tied to lousy broadcast personalities or crap-called games that are the fault of the league, or a bit of both. Then, just reading that link alone, I was a bit surprised at the number of people that were booted out of the Worldwide Slobjobbers in Sports. How fitting do you think this is: “ESPN, meet Bally Sports. Bally Sports, meet ESPN. You’ll both enjoy your adjoining cells at Rikers, featuring semi-private toilets.” I sympathize with anyone who had to endure their garbage. As I stated before, I really enjoyed Pat & Aaron’s work on SN960, and I stuck with the coverage for the entire first round, which I don’t usually do. And, I can’t forget the great tidbits that Frank Seravalli provided, as well.
Flyers get the second best player in the draft (who would be number 1 any other year), a potential 2nd line defenseman, and 2 more goalie prospects in their top 4 picks. A+
NY Islanders pick in round 7, Dennis Good Bogg, wins the prize for best name in this years draft.
It is unlikely but I hope he makes it.
I think the Blackhawks pick of Marcel Marcel can be one of the best names in the draft as well.
@jason830 – He’ll steal the show in his first game against the Caps. “Man trapped in a box, staring down the #43 train. In a panic!”
At least he doesn’t have “But” on the back of his jersey. :D
Bruins fan, so the draft was super fun for me…I like the Kraken draft the most. Sale is a bit of a boom/bust but love Rehkopf, Molgaard, Price and Dragicevic. Should be a good haul for them.