2023 NHL Entry Draft

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2023 NHL Entry Draft
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The 2023 NHL Entry Draft will be the 61st NHL Entry Draft. The draft is expected to be held in June 2023.

Eligibility[]

Ice hockey players born between January 1, 2003, and September 15, 2005, are eligible for selection in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. Additionally, un-drafted, non-North American players born in 2002 are eligible for the draft; and those players who were drafted in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, but not signed by an NHL team and who were born after June 30, 2003, are also eligible to re-enter the draft.[1]

Traded picks[]

The order of the 2023 Entry Draft will be finalized upon the conclusion of the 2022–23 NHL season. However, some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft via trade. These picks are listed below.

Round one[]

No traded picks for this round

Round two[]

  1. The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick will go to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on July 23, 2021, that sent Rasmus Ristolainen to Philadelphia in exchange for Robert Hagg, a first-round pick in 2021 and this pick.[2]
  2. The Tampa Bay Lightning's second-round pick will go to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on July 27, 2021, that sent Brent Seabrook to Tampa Bay in exchange for Tyler Johnson and this pick.[3]
  3. The Winnipeg Jets' second-round pick will go to the Seattle Kraken as the result of a trade on July 28, 2021, that sent Vitek Vanecek to Washington in exchange for this pick.[4]
    Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 26, 2021, that sent Brenden Dillon to Winnipeg in exchange for a second-round pick in 2022 and this pick.[5]

Round three[]

No traded picks for this round

Round four[]

  1. The Colorado Avalanche's fourth-round pick will go to the Seattle Kraken as the result of a trade on July 27, 2021, that sent Kurtis MacDermid to Colorado in exchange for this pick.[6]

Round five[]

No traded picks for this round

Round six[]

No traded picks for this round

Round seven[]

  1. The Anaheim Ducks' seventh-round pick will go to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on March 24, 2021, that sent Alexander Volkov to Anaheim in exchange for and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[7] The condition – Tampa Bay will receive a seventh-round pick in 2023 if the pick is available at the time of the selection – was converted when the pick became available after earlier conditional trades with Columbus and Edmonton were resolved on April 8, 2021.[7]
  2. The Arizona Coyotes' seventh-round pick will go to the Florida Panthers as a result of a trade on July 26, 2021, that sent Anton Stralman, Vladislav Kolyachonok and second-round pick in to Arizona in exchange for this pick.[8]
  3. The Nashville Predators' seventh-round pick will go to the Ottawa Senators as a result of a trade on April 12, 2021, that sent Erik Gudbranson to Nashville in exchange for and this pick.[9]
  4. The Toronto Maple Leafs' seventh-round pick will go to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on July 17, 2021, that sent Jared McCann to Toronto in exchange for Filip Hallander and this pick.[10]
  5. The Vancouver Canucks' seventh-round pick will go to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on July 23, 2021, that sent Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Conor Garland to Vancouver in exchange for Jay Beagle, Loui Eriksson, Antoine Roussel, a first-round pick in 2021, a second-round pick in 2022 and this pick.[11]

Unresolved conditional draft picks[]

The following draft picks have been dealt with a condition attached that could not be resolved yet. They are listed below with round, teams, condition itself and further notes, e.g. the players or picks involved in the respective trade.

Round Team receiving pick Team granting pick Condition Further notes
1 Columbus Blue Jackets Chicago Blackhawks Columbus will receive a first-round pick in 2023 if Chicago wins either of the two draws in the 2022 Draft Lottery.[12] Columbus acquired this pick in a trade on July 23, 2021, that sent Seth Jones, Tampa Bay's first-round pick in 2021 and a sixth-round pick in 2022 to Chicago in exchange for Adam Boqvist, a first and second-round pick both in 2021 and this conditional pick.[12]
1 Buffalo Sabres Florida Panthers Buffalo will receive a first-round pick in 2023 if Florida's first-round pick in 2022 is inside the top ten selections.[13] Buffalo acquired this pick in a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent Sam Reinhart to Florida in exchange for Devon Levi and this conditional pick.[14]
1 Buffalo Sabres Vegas Golden Knights Buffalo will receive a first-round pick in 2023 if Vegas' first-round pick in 2022 is inside the top ten selections.[15] Buffalo acquired this pick in a trade on November 4, 2021, that sent Jack Eichel and a third-round pick in 2023 to Vegas in exchange for Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs, a second-round pick in 2023 and this conditional pick.[16]
2 Buffalo Sabres Vegas Golden Knights Buffalo will receive a second-round pick in 2023 if Vegas' first-round pick in 2022 is inside the top ten selections. Otherwise the pick will defer to .[15] Buffalo acquired this pick in a trade on November 4, 2021, that sent Jack Eichel and a third-round pick in 2023 to Vegas in exchange for Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs, a conditional first-round pick in 2022 and this conditional pick.[16]
3 Vegas Golden Knights Buffalo Sabres Vegas will receive a third-round pick in 2023 if Vegas' first-round pick in 2022 is inside the top ten selections. Otherwise the pick will defer to .[15] Vegas acquired this pick in a trade on November 4, 2021, that sent Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs, a conditional first-round pick in 2022 and a conditional second-round pick in 2023 to Buffalo in exchange for Jack Eichel and this conditional pick.[16]
3 Arizona Coyotes New York Islanders Arizona will receive a third-round pick in 2023 if Ladd plays in at least one game for the Coyotes during the 2022–23 NHL season.[17] Arizona acquired this pick in a trade on July 17, 2021, that sent future considerations to New York in exchange for Andrew Ladd, Colorado's second-round pick in 2021, a conditional second-round pick in 2022, and this conditional pick.[18]
3 or 4 Los Angeles Kings Pittsburgh Penguins Los Angeles will receive a third-round pick in 2023 if Carter plays in 50 or more games for Pittsburgh in the 2021–22 NHL season. Otherwise this will remain a fourth-round pick in 2023.[19] Los Angeles acquired this pick in a trade on April 12, 2021, that sent Jeff Carter to Pittsburgh in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in 2022 and this pick.[20]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hockey Operations Guidelines". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sabres acquire draft picks, defenseman Hagg from Flyers". July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Blackhawks get Johnson, 2nd from Lightning for Seabrook". Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Capitals Acquire Vitek Vanecek from Seattle for a 2023 Second Round Pick". July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Dillon traded to Jets by Capitals". July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "MacDermid traded to Avalanche by Kraken". July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Volkov traded to Ducks by Lightning for prospect, draft pick". NHL. March 24, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "Coyotes acquire D Stralman from Panthers". July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "Gudbranson traded to Predators by Senators for draft pick". NHL. April 12, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  10. ^ "Penguins Acquire Filip Hallander and Draft Pick in Exchange for McCann". July 17, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  11. ^ "Canucks Acquire Ekman-Larsson and Garland From Coyotes". July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Jones traded to Blackhawks by Blue Jackets". July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  13. ^ "Sabres trade Sam Reinhart to Panthers for goalie Devon Levi and a first-round pick". July 24, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  14. ^ "Reinhart traded to Panthers by Sabres". July 24, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  15. ^ a b c "Sabres trade Eichel to Golden Knights after long dispute". November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  16. ^ a b c "Eichel traded to Vegas by Sabres for Tuch, Krebs, draft picks". November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  17. ^ "Islanders trade Andrew Ladd to Coyotes, sign defenseman Andy Greene". July 17, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  18. ^ "Coyotes acquire Andrew Ladd, three draft picks from Islanders". July 17, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  19. ^ "Penguins Trade Deadline Analysis: Was Jeff Carter the right move?". Pittsburgh Sports Castle. April 13, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  20. ^ "Carter traded to Penguins by Kings". NHL. April 12, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

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