2023 NHL Draft Lottery – CanucksBanter

2023

By NHL Public Relations

May 8, 2023

SECAUCUS, N.J. (May 8, 2023) — The Chicago Blackhawks and Anaheim Ducks own the first and second overall drafting positions, respectively, for the First Round of the 2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft as a result of the 2023 NHL Draft Lottery, conducted this evening at NHL Network’s Secaucus, N.J., studio.

Bridgestone Arena, home of the Nashville Predators, over two days. Round 1 will be held on Wednesday, June 28 (7 p.m. ET, ESPN, SN, TVAS), followed by Rounds 2-7 on Thursday, June 29 (11 a.m. ET, NHLN, SN, TVAS).

Connor Bedard, a center from the Western Hockey League’s Regina Pats, placed No. 1 among North American Draft prospects when the NHL Central Scouting Bureau released its final rankings presented by BioSteel on April 18. Bedard produced numbers the WHL has not seen in nearly a quarter of a century. His 71 goals were the most by a WHL player in 24 years (Pavel Brendl: 73 in 1998-99) and his 143 points the highest single-season total by a WHL skater in 27 years.

University of Michigan center Adam Fantilli is the No. 2 North American Skater, followed by No. 3-ranked William Smith, a center from USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-18 Team; No. 4 Matthew Wood, a right wing for the University of Connecticut; and No. 5 Ryan Leonard, a right wing from the USA Hockey NTDP Under-18 Team.

Leo Carlsson, a center for Orebro of the Swedish Hockey League, ranks No. 1 among international skaters, while Carson Bjarnason of Brandon in the WHL and Alexander Hellnemo of the Skelleftea (Sweden) junior team rank No. 1 among goaltenders on the North America and International lists, respectively.

For more information:

2023 NHL Draft Lottery media information guide
NHL Draft Lottery history at records.nhl.com
NHL Draft history at records.nhl.com
2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft prospect profiles

Source: media.nhl.com

2023

By NHL Public Relations

May 8, 2023

The 2023 NHL Draft Lottery, used to determine the order of selection for the first 16 picks in the first round of the 2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft, will be broadcast live Monday at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN, Sportsnet and TVA Sports from the NHL Network’s studio in Secaucus, N.J.

Connor Bedard, a center from the Regina Pats who produced numbers the WHL has not seen in nearly a quarter of a century, enters the 2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft as the No. 1 prospect.

Click here to access the 2023 NHL Draft Lottery Information Guide, which features the odds and format for the event as well as lookup tables (both by combination ID and team sequence).

A total of seven first-overall picks remain in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – tied for the second-highest total at this stage in a postseason. The list consists of Jack Hughes (2019), Nico Hischier (2017), Auston Matthews (2016), Connor McDavid (2015), Aaron Ekblad (2014), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2011) and John Tavares (2009).