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Draft Class: 2023

Published: Jun. 23, 2023 at 1:26 p.m.

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Round 1
1. Connor Bedard (Chicago Blackhawks).
2. Leo Carlsson (Anaheim Ducks) (Details: Surprise 1 - ANA opts to taking Carlsson instead of Fantilli).
3. Adam Fantilli (Columbus Blue Jackets).
4. Will Smith (San Jose Sharks).
5. Matvei Michkov (Montreal Canadiens) (Details: Surprise 2 - MTL will take the risk of picking Michkov).
6. David Reinbacher (Arizona Coyotes).
7. Ryan Leonard (Philadelphia Flyers).
8. Dalibor Dvorsky (Washington Capitals).
9. Nate Danielson (Detroit Red Wings) (Details: Surprise 3 - DET takes a reach at a sizable center).
10. Matthew Wood (St. Louis Blues) (Details: Surprise 4 - STL reaches a bit for a huge winger).
11. Tom Willander (Vancouver Canucks) (Details: Surprise 5 - VAN decides to reach for an anchor prospect, a sizable RHD fitting their needs).
12. Zach Benson (Arizona Coyotes from Ottawa Senators) (Details: Surprise 6 - Benson drops to as far as 12th).
13. Axel Sandin Pellikka (Buffalo Sabres).
14. Oliver Moore (Pittsburgh Penguins).
15. Gabe Perreault (Nashville Predators).
16. Colby Barlow (Calgary Flames).
17. Samuel Honzek (Detroit Red Wings from New York Islanders) (Details: Surprise 7 -  DET trades F Jonathan Berggren and 17th OVR pick to OTT in exchange for F Alex DeBrincat and D Lassi Thomson. OTT uses this pick to draft a sizable forward prospect.).
18. Quentin Musty (Winnipeg Jets).
19. Andrew Cristall (Chicago Blackhawks from Tampa Bay Lightning).
20. Dmitri Simashev (Seattle Kraken).
21. Otto Stenberg (Minnesota Wild).
22. Oliver Bonk (Philadelphia Flyers from Los Angeles Kings).
23. Brayden Yager (New York Rangers).
24. Mikhail Gulyayev (Nashville Predators from Edmonton Oilers).
25. Calum Ritchie (St. Louis Blues from Toronto Maple Leafs).
26. Eduard Sale (San Jose Sharks from New Jersey Devils).
27. Riley Heidt (Colorado Avalanche) (Details: Surprise 8 - Heidt drops to as far as 27th).
28. Daniil But (Toronto Maple Leafs from Boston Bruins) (Details: Surprise 9 - TOR trades F Nick Robertson and 28th OVR pick to PHI in exchange for F Scott Laughton. PHI elects to choose a promising Russian winger).
29. Theo Lindstein (St. Louis Blues from Dallas Stars) (Details: Surprise 10 - STL reaches a bit for a potential D-man).
30. Roman Kantserov (Carolina Hurricanes) (Details: Surprise 11 - CAR decides to add on their Russian Mafia).
31. Bradly Nadeau (Montreal Canadiens from Florida Panthers).
32. Gracyn Sawchyn (Vegas Golden Knights).

Round 2
33. Gavin Brindley (Anaheim Ducks) (Details: Surprise 12 - Brindley drops out of first round).
34. Ethan Gauthier (Columbus Blue Jackets) (Details: Surprise 13 - CBJ trades 34th OVR pick to ARI in exchange for 38th OVR and 88th OVR picks. ARI uses this chance to draft a hometown kid, Phoenix-born Gauthier).
35. Caden Price (Chicago Blackhawks).
36. Lukas Dragicevic (San Jose Sharks) (Details: Surprise 14 - Despite his huge point tally, Dragicevic's problems in his own end make him drop to 2nd round.).
37. Michael Hrabal (Montreal Canadiens).
38. Oscar Fisker Mølgaard (Arizona Coyotes) (Details: CBJ owns this pick after the earlier trade).
39. Hunter Brzustewicz (Buffalo Sabres from Philadelphia Flyers).
40. David Edstrom (Washington Capitals).
41. Tanner Molendyk (Detroit Red Wings).
42. Kasper Halttunen (Detroit Red Wings from St. Louis Blues).
43. Étienne Morin (Detroit Red Wings from Vancouver Canucks) (Details: Surprise 15 - Two trades happens prior to this pick. First, PHI trades the forward they just acquired, F Nick Robertson, alongside a 2024 5th (LA), to EDM in exchange for 56th OVR pick. After that, PHI trades F Olle Lycksell, 56th OVR pick, 135th OVR pick and 172nd OVR pick for 43rd OVR pick. PHI uses this newly acquired draft capital to bring in a good D-man.).
44. Maxim Strbak (Chicago Blackhawks from Ottawa Senators).
45. Jayden Perron (Buffalo Sabres).
46. Koehn Ziemmer (Nashville Predators from Pittsburgh Penguins).
47. Beau Akey (Nashville Predators).
48. Nick Lardis (Calgary Flames).
49. Charlie Stramel (New York Islanders).
50. Carson Rehkopf (Seattle Kraken from Winnipeg Jets).
51. Trey Augustine (Chicago Blackhawks from Tampa Bay Lightning).
52. Mathieu Cataford (Seattle Kraken).
53. Anton Wahlberg (Minnesota Wild).
54. Luca Pinelli (Los Angeles Kings).
55. Alex Ciernik (Chicago Blackhawks from New York Rangers).
56. Noah Dower Nilsson (Edmonton Oilers) (Details: DET owns this pick after earlier trades).
57. Lenni Hämeenaho (Seattle Kraken from Toronto Maple Leafs).
58. Danny Nelson (New Jersey Devils).
59. Timur Mukhanov (Anaheim Ducks from Colorado Avalanche).
60. Cameron Allen (Anaheim Ducks from Boston Bruins).
61. Felix Nilsson (Dallas Stars).
62. Daniil Karpovich (Carolina Hurricanes).
63. Aram Minnetian (Florida Panthers).
64. Luca Cagnoni (Minnesota Wild from Vegas Golden Knights).

Round 3
65. Kalan Lind (Anaheim Ducks).
66. Tristan Bertucci (Columbus Blue Jackets).
67. Coulson Pitre (Chicago Blackhawks).
68. Matthew Mania (Nashville Predators from San Jose Sharks).
69. Aydar Suniev (Montreal Canadiens).
70. Felix Unger Sörum (Arizona Coyotes).
71. Jesse Kiiskinen (Carolina Hurricanes from Philadelphia Flyers).
72. Jordan Tourigny (Arizona Coyotes from Washington Capitals).
73. Carey Terrance (Detroit Red Wings).
74. Andrew Strathmann (St. Louis Blues).
75. Nico Myatovic (Vancouver Canucks).
76. William Whitelaw (St. Louis Blues from Ottawa Senators).
77. Denver Barkey (Vegas Golden Knights from Buffalo Sabres).
78. Jakub Dvorak (Los Angeles Kings from Pittsburgh Penguins).
79. Jesse Nurmi (Nashville Predators).
80. Juraj Pekarcik (New Jersey Devils from Calgary Flames).
0. Yegor Klimovich (Arizona Coyotes from New York Islanders).
82. Andrew Gibson (Winnipeg Jets).
83. Alexander Rykov (Nashville Predators from Tampa Bay Lightning).
84. Carson Bjarnason (Seattle Kraken).
85. Quinton Burns (Anaheim Ducks from Minnesota Wild).
86. Arttu Kärki (Buffalo Sabres from Los Angeles Kings).
87. Martin Misiak (Philadelphia Flyers from New York Rangers).
88. Rasmus Kumpulainen (Arizona Coyotes from Edmonton Oilers) (Details: CBJ owns this pick after earlier trade).
89. Jacob Fowler (Vancouver Canucks from Toronto Maple Leafs).
90. Carter Sotheran (Pittsburgh Penguins from New Jersey Devils).
91. Ethan Miedema (New York Rangers from Colorado Avalanche).
92. Jake Fisher (Boston Bruins).
93. Matteo Mann (Chicago Blackhawks from Dallas Stars).
94. Aiden Fink (San Jose Sharks from Carolina Hurricanes).
95. Noel Nordh (Philadelphia Flyers from Florida Panthers).
96. Drew Fortescue (Vegas Golden Knights).

CapFriendly.com User-Generated Mock-Draft

ROUND 1	TEAM	ORIGINAL	PLAYER	DETAILS

1	-	Connor Bedard
2	-	Leo Carlsson	Surprise 1 - ANA opts to taking Carlsson instead of Fantilli
3	-	Adam Fantilli
4	-	Will Smith
5	-	Matvei Michkov	Surprise 2 - MTL will take the risk of picking Michkov
6	-	David Reinbacher
7	-	Ryan Leonard
8	-	Dalibor Dvorsky
9	-	Nate Danielson	Surprise 3 - DET takes a reach at a sizable center
10	-	Matthew Wood	Surprise 4 - STL reaches a bit for a huge winger
11	-	Tom Willander	Surprise 5 - VAN decides to reach for an anchor prospect, a sizable RHD fitting their needs
12		Zach Benson	Surprise 6 - Benson drops to as far as 12th
13	-	Axel Sandin Pellikka
14	-	Oliver Moore
15	-	Gabe Perreault
16	-	Colby Barlow
17		Samuel Honzek	Surprise 7 - DET trades F Jonathan Berggren and 17th OVR pick to OTT in exchange for F Alex DeBrincat and D Lassi Thomson. OTT uses this pick to draft a sizable forward prospect.
18	-	Quentin Musty
19		Andrew Cristall
20	-	Dmitri Simashev
21	-	Otto Stenberg
22		Oliver Bonk
23	-	Brayden Yager
24		Mikhail Gulyayev
25		Calum Ritchie
26		Eduard Sale
27	-	Riley Heidt	Surprise 8 - Heidt drops to as far as 27th
28		Daniil But	Surprise 9 - TOR trades F Nick Robertson and 28th OVR pick to PHI in exchange for F Scott Laughton. PHI elects to choose a promising Russian winger
29		Theo Lindstein	Surprise 10 - STL reaches a bit for a potential D-man
30	-	Roman Kantserov	Surprise 11 - CAR decides to add on their Russian Mafia
31		Bradly Nadeau
32	-	Gracyn Sawchyn

ROUND 2	TEAM	ORIGINAL	PLAYER	DETAILS

33	-	Gavin Brindley	Surprise 12 - Brindley drops out of first round
34	-	Ethan Gauthier	Surprise 13 - CBJ trades 34th OVR pick to ARI in exchange for 38th OVR and 88th OVR picks. ARI uses this chance to draft a hometown kid, Phoenix-born Gauthier
35	-	Caden Price
36	-	Lukas Dragicevic	Surprise 14 - Despite his huge point tally, Dragicevic's problems in his own end make him drop to 2nd round.
37	-	Michael Hrabal
38	-	Oscar Fisker Mølgaard	CBJ owns this pick after the earlier trade
39		Hunter Brzustewicz
40	-	David Edstrom
41	-	Tanner Molendyk
42		Kasper Halttunen
43		Étienne Morin	Surprise 15 - Two trades happens prior to this pick. First, PHI trades the forward they just acquired, F Nick Robertson, alongside a 2024 5th (LA), to EDM in exchange for 56th OVR pick. After that, PHI trades F Olle Lycksell, 56th OVR pick, 135th OVR pick and 172nd OVR pick for 43rd OVR pick. PHI uses this newly acquired draft capital to bring in a good D-man.
44		Maxim Strbak
45	-	Jayden Perron
46		Koehn Ziemmer
47	-	Beau Akey
48	-	Nick Lardis
49	-	Charlie Stramel
50		Carson Rehkopf
51		Trey Augustine
52	-	Mathieu Cataford
53	-	Anton Wahlberg
54	-	Luca Pinelli
55		Alex Ciernik
56	-	Noah Dower Nilsson	DET owns this pick after earlier trades
57		Lenni Hämeenaho
58	-	Danny Nelson
59		Timur Mukhanov
60		Cameron Allen
61	-	Felix Nilsson
62	-	Daniil Karpovich
63	-	Aram Minnetian
64		Luca Cagnoni

ROUND 3	TEAM	ORIGINAL	PLAYER	DETAILS

65	-	Kalan Lind
66	-	Tristan Bertucci
67	-	Coulson Pitre
68		Matthew Mania
69	-	Aydar Suniev
70	-	Felix Unger Sörum
71		Jesse Kiiskinen
72		Jordan Tourigny
73	-	Carey Terrance
74	-	Andrew Strathmann
75	-	Nico Myatovic
76		William Whitelaw
77		Denver Barkey
78		Jakub Dvorak
79	-	Jesse Nurmi
80		Juraj Pekarcik
81		Yegor Klimovich
82	-	Andrew Gibson
83		Alexander Rykov
84	-	Carson Bjarnason
85		Quinton Burns
86		Arttu Kärki
87		Martin Misiak
88		Rasmus Kumpulainen	CBJ owns this pick after earlier trade
89		Jacob Fowler
90		Carter Sotheran
91		Ethan Miedema
92	-	Jake Fisher
93		Matteo Mann
94		Aiden Fink
95		Noel Nordh
96	-	Drew Fortescue