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2023 NHL Mock Draft

Player Rankings updated about 2 months ago | Draft Order updated after every game
Player Rankings updated about 2 months ago
Draft Order updated after every game
Some team needs are factored into the mock and simulations.
SIM LOTTERY
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1
Connor Bedard
C | Regina
5'9"
181 lbs
Jul 17, 2005
Canada
2
Matvei Michkov
RW | SKA
5'10"
159 lbs
Dec 9, 2004
Russia
3
Adam Fantilli
C | Michigan
6'3"
192 lbs
Oct 12, 2004
Canada
Playing At: Michigan
4
Dalibor Dvorsky
C | AIK
6'1"
190 lbs
Jun 15, 2005
Slovakia
5
Zach Benson
LW/C/RW | Winnipeg
5'10"
150 lbs
May 12, 2005
Canada
6
Brayden Yager
LW/C/RW | Moose Jaw
6'0"
161 lbs
Jan 3, 2005
Canada
7
Charlie Stramel
LW/C/RW | Wisconsin
6'3"
216 lbs
Oct 15, 2004
USA
Playing At: Wisconsin
8
Leo Carlsson
C | Örebro HK
6'3"
185 lbs
Dec 26, 2004
Sweden
9
Kasper Halttunen
LW/C/RW | HIFK
6'3"
192 lbs
Jun 7, 2005
Finland
10
Cameron Allen
D | Guelph
5'11"
190 lbs
Jan 7, 2005
Canada
11
Calum Ritchie
C | Oshawa
6'1"
174 lbs
Jan 21, 2005
Canada
12
Eduard Sale
LW | HC Kometa Brno
6'1"
168 lbs
Mar 10, 2005
Czech Rep.
13
Matthew Wood
LW/C/RW | Victoria
6'3"
185 lbs
Feb 6, 2005
Canada
Committed To: UConn
14
Riley Heidt
LW/C/RW | Prince George
5'11"
179 lbs
Mar 25, 2005
Canada
15
Otto Stenberg
C | Frölunda HC J20
5'11"
176 lbs
May 29, 2005
Sweden
16
Will Smith
C | USDP
6'0"
172 lbs
Mar 17, 2005
USA
Committed To: Boston College
17
Oliver Moore
C | USDP
5'11"
176 lbs
Jan 22, 2005
USA
Committed To: Minnesota
18
Mikhail Gulyayev
D | Omskie Yastreby
5'10"
170 lbs
Apr 26, 2005
Russia
19
Quentin Musty
LW | Sudbury
6'2"
203 lbs
Jul 6, 2005
USA
20
Gavin Brindley
RW | Tri-City
5'9"
157 lbs
Oct 5, 2004
USA
Committed To: Michigan
21
Daniil But
LW | Loko Yaroslavl
6'4"
198 lbs
Feb 15, 2005
Russia
22
Colby Barlow
RW | Owen Sound
6'1"
190 lbs
Feb 14, 2005
Canada
23
Nate Danielson
C | Brandon
6'1"
181 lbs
Sep 27, 2004
Canada
24
Theo Lindstein
D | Brynäs IF
6'0"
176 lbs
Jan 5, 2005
Sweden
25
Ryan Leonard
C | USDP
5'11"
181 lbs
Jan 21, 2005
USA
Committed To: Boston College
26
Gabe Perreault
LW/C/RW | USDP
5'10"
154 lbs
May 7, 2005
USA
27
Lukas Dragicevic
D | Tri-City
6'2"
181 lbs
Apr 25, 2005
Canada
28
Hunter Brzustewicz
D | Kitchener
5'11"
187 lbs
Nov 29, 2004
USA
29
Andrew Cristall
LW/C/RW | Kelowna
5'9"
150 lbs
Feb 4, 2005
Canada
30
Ethan Gauthier
RW | Sherbrooke
5'11"
176 lbs
Jan 26, 2005
Canada
31
Ondrej Molnár
LW | HK Nitra
6'0"
176 lbs
Feb 8, 2005
Slovakia
32
Alex Ciernik
LW/RW | Södertälje
5'10"
172 lbs
Oct 8, 2004
Slovakia
Determining the NHL Draft Order
1
All teams missing the playoffs are in the Lottery
2
Teams with the least points get more chances at winning the Lottery
3
The 1st overall pick is awarded by a drawing of ping pong balls. A team can only jump ten spots, so only the top 11 teams are eligible for the 1st pick. If a team in the 12-16 range wins the first drawing, the first pick will remain with the worst team.
4
The 2nd overall pick is awarded by a drawing of ping pong balls. If a team in the 12-16 range won the first drawing, the worst team keeps the 1st pick and is excluded from the second drawing. Like the first drawing, the second winner can only jump ten spots.
5
Teams are only allowed to improve their positioning via the Lottery twice in a five year period (beginning with the 2022 Lottery).
6
Ties are broken by teams' total number of regulation wins (RW), regulation and non-shootout overtime wins (ROW), and then head-to-head if still tied
7
Playoff teams that did not win their divisions and did not make the conference finals, sorted by points, are assigned the next picks
8
Playoff teams that won their divisions and did not make the conference finals, sorted by points, are assigned the next picks
9
Conference finals losers sorted by points are assigned picks 29 and 30
10
Stanley Cup runner-up is assigned pick 31
11
Stanley Cup champion is assigned pick 32
12
Note: This site uses points-per-game instead of points to account for different number of games played between teams