2023 NHL Draft: Live Tracker

After months of anticipation, the 2023 NHL Entry Draft has finally arrived. This year’s draft is being held in Nashville, Tennessee where prospects, fans, media, and NHL teams have all gathered as we usher in the next group of great NHL players.

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While there were still arguments in the Fall, we have had a clear first overall pick in Connor Bedard ever since his record-breaking showing for Team Canada at the 2023 World Junior Championship in December/January. While there isn’t likely to be much intrigue at first overall like there was last year, the rest of the top-five picks (and maybe even the top-10) should provide plenty of drama with questions remaining about how high Russian phenom Matvei Michkov will be selected.

Related: 2023 NHL Draft Guide

As we have done in previous years, the Live Draft Tracker is back at The Hockey Writers. The tracker will be updated after each and every pick throughout the first and second days of the draft (all seven round!). Be sure to check back regularly to see which prospects go to your favourite NHL team.

Make sure to refresh (F5 or CMD + R) throughout the event to see the most recent updates

First Round

PickTeamPositionPlayerJunior Team
1CConnor BedardRegina Pats (WHL)
2Anaheim DucksC/LWLeo CarlssonÖrebro (SHL)
3CAdam FantilliUniversity of Michigan (NCAA)
4 CWill SmithUSA U18 (NTDP)
5RDDavid ReinbacherKloten (NL)
6Arizona CoyotesLDDmitri SimashevYaroslavl (KHL)
7RWMatvei MichkovHK Sochi (KHL)
8C/RWRyan LeonardUSA U18 (NTDP)
9CNate DanielsonBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
10CDalibor DvorskyAIK (Allsvenskan)
11RDTom WillanderRögle BK J20 (J20 Nationell)
12Arizona CoyotesLWDaniil ButLoko Yaroslavl (KHL)
13Buffalo SabresLWZach BensonWinnipeg ICE (WHL)
14CBrayden YagerMoose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
15LWMatthew WoodUniversity of Connecticut (NCAA)
16Calgary FlamesLW/CSamuel HonzekVancouver Giants (WHL)
17RDAxel Sandin-PellikkaSkellefteå AIK (SHL)
18jets logo 100 2011 - presentLWColby BarlowOwen Sound Attack (OHL)
19COliver MooreUSA U18 (NTDP)
20Seattle Kraken Primary LogoRWEduard SaleHK Kometa Brno (Czechia)
21CCharlie StramelUniversity of Wisconsin (NCAA)
22RDOliver BonkLondon Knights (OHL)
23LWGabe PerreaultUSA U18 (NTDP)
24LDTanner MolendykSaskatoon Blades (WHL)
25C/LWOtto StenbergFrölunda HK J20 (J20 Nationell)
26LWQuentin MustySudbury Wolves (OHL)
27CCalum RitchieOshawa Generals (OHL)
28RWEaston CowanLondon Knights (OHL)
29LDTheo LindsteinBrynäs (SHL)
30hurricanes logo 1997 - presentCBradly NadeauPenticton Vees (BCHL)
31LDMikhail GulyayevOmskie (KHL)
32CDavid EdstromFrölunda HC J20 (J20 Nationell)

Second Round

PickTeamPositionPlayerJunior Team
33Anaheim DucksLWNico MyatovicSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
34C/WGavin BrindleyUniversity of Michigan (NCAA)
35GAdam GajanChippewa Steel (NAHL)
36RWKasper HalttunenHIFK (Liiga)
37RWEthan GauthierSherbrooke Phoenix
38Arizona CoyotesGMichael HrabalOmaha Lancers (USHL)
39Buffalo SabresCAnton WahlbergMälmo Redhawks (SHL)
40LWAndrew CristallKelowna Rockets (WHL)
41GTrey AugustineUSA U18 (NTDP)
42RDAndrew GibsonSoo Greyhounds (OHL)
43CFelix NilssonRögle BK J20 (J20 Nationell)
44RWRoman KantersovMagnitogorsk (MHL)
45Buffalo SabresRDMaxim StrbakSioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
46LWKalan LindRed Deer Rebels (WHL)
47LDBrady ClevelandUSA U18 (NTDP)
48Calgary FlamesLDEtienne MorinMoncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
49C/WDanny NelsonUSA U18 (NTDP)
50Seattle Kraken Primary LogoLWCarson RehkopfKitchener Rangers (OHL)
51GCarson BjarnasonBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
52Seattle Kraken Primary LogoCOscar Fisker MølgaardHV71 (SHL)
53CRasmus KumpulainenPelicans U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
54LDJakub DvorakLiberec (Czechia)
55RWMartin MisiakYoungstown Phantoms (USHL)
56RDBeau AkeyBarrie Colts (OHL)
57Seattle Kraken Primary LogoRDLukas DragicevicTri-City Americans (WHL)
58RWLenni HameenahoÄssät (Liiga)
59Anaheim DucksCCarey TerranceErie Otters (OHL)
60Anaheim DucksGDamian ClaraFärjestad (J20 Nationell)
61LDTristan BertucciFlint Firebirds (OHL)
62hurricanes logo 1997 - presentRWFelix Unger SörumLeksands IF (J20 Nationell)
63CGracyn SawchynSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
64CRiley HeidtPrince George Cougars (WHL)

Third Round

PickTeamPositionPlayerJunior Team
65Anaheim DucksRWCoulson PitreFlint Firebirds (OHL)
66RWWilliam WhitelawYoungstown Phantoms (USHL)
67LWNick LardisHamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
68RWJesse KiiskinenPelicans U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
69GJacob FowlerYoungstown Phantoms (USHL)
70Arizona CoyotesCJonathan CastagnaSt. Andrews College (CAHS)
71CBrendan SvobodaYoungstown Phantoms (USHL)
72Arizona CoyotesLWNoel NordhBrynäs J20 (J20 Nationell)
73LW/CNoah Dower NilssonFrölunda J20 (J20 Nationell)
74LDQuinton BurnsKingston Frontenacs (OHL)
75RDHunter BrzustewiczKitchener Rangers (OHL)
76LWJuraj PekarcikHK Nitra (Slovakia)
77CMathieu CatafordHalifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
78RWKoehn ZiemmerPrince George Cougars (WHL)
79CWBrad GardinerOttawa 67’s (OHL)
80Calgary FlamesLWAydar SunievPenticton Vees (BCHL)
81Arizona CoyotesC/WTanner LudtkeLincoln Stars (USHL)
82jets logo 100 2011 - presentRWZach NehringShattuck St. Mary’s
83RDDylan MacKinnonHalifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
84Seattle Kraken Primary LogoLDCaden PriceKelowna Rockets (WHL)
85Anaheim DucksRWYegor SidorovSaskatoon Blades (WHL)
86Buffalo SabresRDGavin McCarthyMuskegeon Lumberjacks (USHL)
87GEgor ZavraginMamonty Yugry (MHL)
88Arizona CoyotesC/WVadim MorozDinamo Minsk (KHL)
89LDSawyer MynioSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
90LDDrew FortescueUSA U18 (NTDP)
91LDEmil PieniniemiKärapät U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
92Boston BruinsCChristopher PelosiSioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
93CJiri FelcmanLangnau U20 (U20-Elit)
94hurricanes logo 1997 - presentRWJayden PerronChicago Steel (USHL)
95CDenver BarkeyLondon Knights (OHL)
96LDArttu KärkiTappara U20 (U20 SM-sarja)

Fourth Round

PickTeamPositionPlayerJunior Team
97Anaheim DucksLDKonnor SmithPeterborough Petes (OHL)
98LDAndrew StrathmannYoungstown Phantoms (USHL)
99CAlex PharandSudbury Wolves (OHL)
100hurricanes logo 1997 - presentRWAlexander RykovChelmet Chelyabinsk (VHL)
101LWFlorian XhekajHamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
102Arizona CoyotesLDTerrell GoldsmithPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)
103CCole KnubleFargo Force (USHL)
104CPatrick ThomasHamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
105CTy MuellerUniversity of Nebraska-Omaha (NCAA)
106CJakub StanclVaxjo Lakers J20 (J20 Nationell)
107LWVilmer AlrikssonDjurgårdens J20 (J20 Nationell)
108RDHoyt StanleyVictoria Grizzlies (BCHL)
109Buffalo SabresLWEthan MiedemaKingston Frontenacs (OHL)
110RDBogdan KonyushkovTorpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL)
111CJoey WillisSaginaw Spirit (OHL)
112Calgary FlamesCJaden LipinskiVancouver Giants (WHL)
113LWJesse NurmiKooKoo U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
114CLuca PinelliOttawa 67’s (OHL)
115RWJayson ShaugabayWarroad High (USHS-MN)
116Seattle Kraken Primary LogoCAndrei LoshkoChicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
117LDLarry KeenanCulver Military Academy Prep (USHS-Prep)
118GHampton SlykynskyWarroad High (USHS-MN)
119CMatthew PerkinsYoungstown Phantoms (USHL)
120LWAlex CiernikSödertälje SK J20 (J20 Nationell)
121GJuha JatkolaKalPa (Liiga)
122RWCam SquiresCape Breton Eagles (QMJHL)
123LDLuca CagnoniPortland Winterhawks (WHL)
124Boston BruinsCBeckett HendricksonUSA U18 (NTDP)
125RDAram MinnetianUSA U18 (NTDP)
126hurricanes logo 1997 - presentRWStanislav YarovoiVityaz Moscow Region (KHL)
127LDAlbert WikmanFärjestad BK J20 (J20 Nationell)
128GQuentin MillerQuébec Remparts (QMJHL)

Fifth Round

PickTeamPositionPlayerJunior Team
129Anaheim DucksLDRodwin DionicioWindsor Spitfires (OHL)
130RDAxel LandénHV71 J20 (J20 Nationell)
131LWMarcel MarcelGatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
132RDEric PohlkampCedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
133LWSam HarrisSioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
134Arizona CoyotesGMelker ThelinTegs SK (HockeyEttan)
135RDCarter SotheranPortland Winterhawks (WHL)
136RDCam AllenGuelph Storm (OHL)
137RDJack PhelanSioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
138LDPaul FischerUSA U18 (NTDP)
139hurricanes logo 1997 - presentRDCharles-Alexis LegaultWest Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)
140LDMatthew AndonovskiKitchener Rangers (OHL)
141Buffalo SabresGScott RatzlaffSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
142RWMikhail IlyinAlmaz Cherepovets (MHL)
143CSutter MuzzattiRPI (NCAA)
144GYevgeni VolokhinMamonty Yugry (MHL)
145CJustin GillSherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL)
146jets logo 100 2011 - presentCJacob JulienLondon Knights
147LWKevin BickerJungadler Mannheim U20 (DNL U20)
148Seattle Kraken Primary LogoRWKaden HammellEverett Silvertips (WHL)
149LDAaron PionkWaterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
150RDMatthew ManiaSudbury Wolves (OHL)
151jets logo 100 2011 - presentGThomas MilicSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
152LDRasmus LarssonVästerås IK J20 (J20 Nationell)
153CHudson MalinoskiBrooks Bandits (AJHL)
154RDChase CheslockRogers High (USHS-MN)
155RDNikita IshimnikovAvto Yekaterinburg (MHL)
156GMelvin StrahlMoDo Hockey J20 (J20 Nationell)
157GArno TiefenseeAdler Manheim (DEL)
158hurricanes logo 1997 - presentGRuslan KhazheyevBelle Medvedi Chelyabinsk (MHL)
159GOlof GliffordHV71 J20 (J20 Nationell)
160Arizona CoyotesLDJustin KipkieVictoria Royals (WHL)

Sixth Round

PickTeamPositionPlayerJunior Team
161Anaheim DucksRDVojtech PortEdmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
162Arizona CoyotesCSamu BauIlves (Liiga)
163hurricanes logo 1997 - presentLWTimur MukhanovOmskie Krylia (VHL)
164LWCole BrownHamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
165CFilip ErikssonVäxjo Lakers HC J20 (J20 Nationell)
166Arizona CoyotesGCarsen MusserUSA U18 (NTDP)
167CMilton OscarsonÖrebro BK (SHL)
168Seattle Kraken Primary LogoGVisa VedenpääKärpät U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
169GRudy GuimondTaft School (USHS-prep)
170DMatthew MayichOttawa 67’s (OHL)
171DAiden CelebriniBrooks Bandits (AJHL)
172CRyan MacPhersonLeamington Flyers (GOJHL)
173Buffalo SabresDSean KeohaneDexter Southfield (USHS-Prep)
174CCooper FosterOttawa 67’s (OHL)
175CAustin RoestEverett Silvertips (WHL)
176Calgary FlamesGYegor YegorovDynamo Moskow (MHL)
177DZachary SchulzUSA U18 (NTDP)
178CDylan RoobroeckOshawa Generals (OHL)
179DWarren ClarkSteinbach Pistons (MJHL)
180Seattle Kraken Primary LogoCZeb ForsfjällSkellefteå AIK J20 (J20 Nationell)
181DKalem ParkerVictoria Royals (WHL)
182RWRyan ConmySioux City Musketeers (USHL)
183LWTy HenricksFargo Force (USHL)
184GNathaniel DayFlint Firebirds (OHL)
185DNoah ChadwickLethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
186DDaniil KarpovichAvto Yekaterinburg (MHL)
187LDJeremy HanzelSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
188Boston BruinsCRyan WalshCedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
189CAngus MacDonellMississauga Steelheads (OHL)
190hurricanes logo 1997 - presentRWMichael EmersonChicago Steel (USHL)
191DLuke CoughlinRimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
192RWTuomas UronenHIFK U20 (U20 SM-sarja)

Seventh Round

PickTeamPositionPlayerJunior Team
193CJack HarveyChicago Steel (USHL)
194COiva KeskinenTappara U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
195DJanne PeltonenKärpät U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
196CDavid KleeWaterloo Blackhawks (USHL)
197DLuke MittelstadtUniversity of Minnesota (NCAA)
198LWStepan ZvyaginDinamo-Shinnik Bobruysk (MHL)
199DMatteo MannChicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
200CBrett HylandBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
201CEmmitt FinnieKamloops Blazers (WHL)
202RWNikita SusuyevMHK Spartak (MHL)
203FYegor RimashevskiyMHK Dynamo (MHL)
204FOwen BeckerSalmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)
205Buffalo SabresDNorwin PanochaEisbären Junior (DNL U20)
206GAntoine KellerGenève-Servette U20 (U20-Elit)
207GVladimir NikitinBarys Astana U20 (Kazakhstan U20)
208Calgary FlamesDAxel HurtigRögle BK J20 (J20 Nationell)
209DDennis Good BoggAIK J20 (J20 Nationell)
210jets logo 100 2011 - presentRWConnor LevisKamloops Blazers (WHL)
211CEthan HayFlint Firebirds (OHL)
212 Seattle Kraken Primary LogoRWZaccharya Wisdom Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
213LWJames “Jimmy” ClarkGreen Bay Gamblers (USHL)
214Boston BruinsRWCasper NässénVästerås IK J20 (J20 Nationell)
215RWNicholas VantassellGreen Bay Gamblers (USHL)
216CMatt CopponiMerrimack College (NCAA)
217LWEmil JärventieIlves U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
218RWAiden FinkBrooks Bandits (AJHL)
219CMaros JedlickaHKM Zvolen (Slovakia)
220Boston BruinsDKristian KostadinskiFrölunda HC J20 (J20 Nationell)
221LWSebastian BradshawElite Hockey Academy (18U AAA)
222hurricanes logo 1997 - presentGYegor VelmakinBuran Voronezh (VHL)
223DKalle KangasJokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
224LWTyler PeddleDrummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)