2023 NHL Entry Draft

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

2023 NHL Entry Draft
General information
Date(s)TBA
Overview
First selectionTBA

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
  1. The Florida Panthers' first-round pick will go to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on March 16, 2022, that sent Ben Chiarot to Florida in exchange for Ty Smilanic, a conditional fourth-round pick in 2022 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[2] The condition – Montreal will receive a first-round pick in 2023 if Florida's first-round pick in 2022 is outside of the top ten selections[3] – was converted when the Panthers qualified for the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 3, 2022.[4]

Round two
  1. The Boston Bruins' second-round pick will go to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on March 19, 2022, that sent Hampus Lindholm and Kodie Curran to Boston in exchange for Urho Vaakanainen, John Moore, a first-round pick in 2022, a second-round pick in 2024 and this pick.[5]
  2. The Colorado Avalanche's second-round pick will go to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on March 14, 2022, that sent Josh Manson to Colorado in exchange for Drew Helleson and this pick.[6]
  3. 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.[7]
  4. The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick will go to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Nick Leddy and Luke Witkowski to St. Louis in exchange for Oskar Sundqvist, Jake Walman and this pick.[8]
  5. 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.[9]
  6. The Toronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick will go to the Seattle Kraken as the result of a trade on March 20, 2022, that sent Mark Giordano and Colin Blackwell to Toronto in exchange for a second-round pick in 2022, a third-round pick in 2024 and this pick.[10]
  7. 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.[11]
    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.[12]

Round three
  1. The Calgary Flames' third-round pick will go to the Seattle Kraken as the result of a trade on March 16, 2022, that sent Calle Jarnkrok to Calgary in exchange for Florida's second-round pick in 2022, a seventh-round pick in 2024 and this pick.[13]
  2. The Dallas Stars' third-round pick will go to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on March 20, 2022, that sent Scott Wedgewood to Dallas in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[14] The condition – Arizona will receive a third-round pick in 2023 if Dallas qualifies for the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs[14] – was converted on April 27, 2022.
  3. The Florida Panthers' third-round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on March 19, 2022, that sent Claude Giroux, German Rubtsov, Connor Bunnaman and a fifth-round pick in 2024 to Florida in exchange for Owen Tippett, a conditional first-round pick in 2024 and this pick.[15]
  4. The Minnesota Wild's third-round pick will go to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on March 19, 2022, that sent Nicolas Deslauriers to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.[16]
  5. The New York Rangers' third-round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Justin Braun to New York in exchange for this pick.[17]
  6. The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of 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 (being conditional at the time of the trade).[18] The condition – Los Angeles will receive a third-round pick in 2023 if Carter plays in 50 or more games for Pittsburgh during the 2021–22 NHL season – was converted on March 3, 2022.
  7. The Washington Capitals' third-round pick will go to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Johan Larsson to Washington in exchange for this pick.[19]

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.[20]
  2. The Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Derick Brassard to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.[21]
  3. The New York Rangers' fourth-round pick will go to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Tyler Motte to New York in exchange for this pick.[22]
  4. The Winnipeg Jets' fourth-round pick will go to the Seattle Kraken as the result of a trade on March 20, 2022, that sent Mason Appleton to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.[23]

Round five
  1. The Calgary Flames' fifth-round pick will go to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on February 14, 2022, that sent Tyler Toffoli to Calgary in exchange for Tyler Pitlick, Emil Heineman, a conditional first-round pick in 2022, a conditional fourth-round pick in 2024 and this pick.[24]
  2. The New York Rangers' fifth-round pick will go to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Andrew Copp and a sixth-round pick in 2023 to New York in exchange for Morgan Barron, two conditional second-round picks in 2022 and this pick.[25]

Round six
  1. The Washington Capitals' sixth-round pick will go to the Seattle Kraken as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Marcus Johansson to Washington in exchange for Daniel Sprong, a fourth-round pick in 2022 and this pick.[26]
  2. The Winnipeg Jets' sixth-round pick will go to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Morgan Barron, two conditional second-round picks in 2022 and a fifth-round pick in 2023 to Winnipeg in exchange for Andrew Copp and this pick.[25]

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 Antoine Morand and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[27] 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.[27]
  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 2024 to Arizona in exchange for this pick.[28]
  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 Brandon Fortunato and this pick.[29]
  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.[30]
  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.[31]

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.[32] 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.[32]
1 Chicago Blackhawks Tampa Bay Lightning Chicago will receive a first-round pick in 2023 if Tampa Bay's first-round pick in 2023 is outside of the top ten selections. Otherwise the pick will defer to 2025.[33] Chicago acquired this pick in a trade on March 18, 2022, that sent Brandon Hagel and a fourth-round pick in 2022 and 2024 to Tampa Bay in exchange for Boris Katchouk, Taylor Raddysh, a conditional first-round pick in 2024 and this conditional pick.[33]
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.[34] 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.[35]
2 Montreal Canadiens Edmonton Oilers Montreal will receive a second-round pick in 2023 if Edmonton qualifies for the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals and Duncan Keith is among the top four in minutes played among Oilers' defencemen during the first three rounds.[36] Montreal acquired this pick in a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Brett Kulak to Edmonton in exchange for William Lagesson, a seventh-round pick in 2024 and this conditional pick.[36]
2 Buffalo Sabres Vegas Golden Knights Buffalo will receive a second-round pick in 2023 if Vegas' first-round pick in 2022 is outside the top ten selections. Otherwise the pick will defer to 2024.[34] 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.[35]
3 Vegas Golden Knights Buffalo Sabres Vegas will receive a third-round pick in 2023 if Vegas' first-round pick in 2022 is outside the top ten selections. Otherwise the pick will defer to 2024.[34] 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.[35]
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.[37] 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.[38]
3 Arizona Coyotes Toronto Maple Leafs Arizona will receive a third-round pick in 2023 or a second-round pick in 2025, at their choice.[39] Arizona acquired this pick in a trade on February 19, 2022, that sent Ryan Dzingel and Ilya Lyubushkin to Toronto in exchange for Nick Ritchie and this conditional pick.[39]

See also

References
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  31. "Canucks Acquire Ekman-Larsson and Garland From Coyotes". July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  32. "Jones traded to Blackhawks by Blue Jackets". July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  33. "RELEASE: Blackhawks Acquire Two 1st Round Picks, Two Players for Hagel". March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  34. "Sabres trade Eichel to Golden Knights after long dispute". November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
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  37. "Islanders trade Andrew Ladd to Coyotes, sign defenseman Andy Greene". July 17, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
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