Canadian players in the 2023 NHL Draft

87 Canadian players were picked in the 2023 NHL Draft, 13 of them in the first round. Connor Bedard went first overall, to the Chicago Blackhawks. No country had more players picked that year. 20 of them have played in the NHL.

Picked

In the first round

Have played in the NHL

Every pick, round by round

Round 1

13 picks

Connor Bedard (C)CenterNHL 2023– · ACTIVE

CHI

Adam Fantilli (C)CenterNHL 2023– · ACTIVE

CBJ

Nate Danielson (C)CenterNHL 2025– · ACTIVE

DET

Zach Benson (L)Left wingNHL 2023– · ACTIVE

BUF

Brayden Yager (C)CenterNHL 2025– · ACTIVE

PIT

Matthew Wood (R)Right wingNHL 2024– · ACTIVE

NSH

Colby Barlow (L)Left wing

WPG

Oliver Bonk (D)DefensemanNHL 2025– · ACTIVE

PHI

Gabe Perreault (R)Right wingNHL 2024– · ACTIVE

NYR

Tanner Molendyk (D)Defenseman

NSH

Calum Ritchie (C)CenterNHL 2024– · ACTIVE

COL

Easton Cowan (R)Right wingNHL 2025– · ACTIVE

TOR

Bradly Nadeau (L)Left wingNHL 2023– · ACTIVE

CAR

Round 2

13 picks

Nico Myatovic (L)Left wing

ANA

Ethan Gauthier (R)Right wing

TBL

Andrew Cristall (L)Left wing

WSH

Andrew Gibson (D)Defenseman

DET

Kalan Lind (L)Left wing

NSH

Etienne Morin (D)Defenseman

CGY

Carson Rehkopf (L)Left wing

SEA

Carson Bjarnason (G)Goaltender

PHI

Beau Akey (D)Defenseman

EDM

Lukas Dragicevic (D)Defenseman

SEA

Tristan Bertucci (D)Defenseman

DAL

Gracyn Sawchyn (C)Center

FLA

Riley Heidt (C)Center

MIN

Round 3

12 picks

Coulson Pitre (R)Right wing

ANA

Nick Lardis (L)Left wingNHL 2025– · ACTIVE

CHI

Jonathan Castagna (C)Center

ARI

Quinton Burns (D)Defenseman

STL

Mathieu Cataford (C)Center

VGK

Koehn Ziemmer (R)Right wing

LAK

Brad Gardiner (C)Center

DAL

Dylan MacKinnon (D)Defenseman

NSH

Caden Price (D)Defenseman

SEA

Sawyer Mynio (D)Defenseman

VAN

Jayden Perron (R)Right wing

CAR

Denver Barkey (C)CenterNHL 2025– · ACTIVE

PHI

Round 4

14 picks

Konnor Smith (D)Defenseman

ANA

Alex Pharand (C)Center

CHI

101

Florian Xhekaj (L)Left wingNHL 2025– · ACTIVE

MTL

102

Terrell Goldsmith (D)Defenseman

ARI

104

Patrick Thomas (C)Center

WSH

105

Ty Mueller (C)CenterNHL 2024– · ACTIVE

VAN

108

Hoyt Stanley (D)Defenseman

OTT

109

Ethan Miedema (L)Left wing

BUF

114

Luca Pinelli (C)CenterNHL 2025– · ACTIVE

CBJ

117

Larry Keenan (D)Defenseman

DET

119

Matthew Perkins (C)Center

VAN

122

Cam Squires (R)Right wing

NJD

123

Luca Cagnoni (D)DefensemanNHL 2024– · ACTIVE

SJS

128

Quentin Miller (G)Goaltender

MTL

Round 5

11 picks

135

Carter Sotheran (D)Defenseman

PHI

136

Cam Allen (D)Defenseman

WSH

139

Charles Alexis Legault (D)DefensemanNHL 2025– · ACTIVE

CAR

140

Matthew Andonovski (D)Defenseman

OTT

141

Scott Ratzlaff (G)Goaltender

BUF

145

Justin Gill (C)Center

NYI

146

Jacob Julien (C)Center

WPG

148

Kaden Hammell (D)Defenseman

SEA

151

Thomas Milic (G)GoaltenderNHL 2025– · ACTIVE

WPG

153

Hudson Malinoski (C)Center

TOR

160

Justin Kipkie (D)Defenseman

ARI

Round 6

14 picks

164

Cole Brown (L)Left wing

NJD

169

Rudy Guimond (G)Goaltender

DET

170

Matthew Mayich (D)Defenseman

STL

171

Aiden Celebrini (D)Defenseman

VAN

172

Ryan MacPherson (C)Center

PHI

174

Cooper Foster (C)Center

PIT

178

Dylan Roobroeck (C)Center

NYR

179

Warren Clark (D)Defenseman

TBL

181

Kalem Parker (D)Defenseman

MIN

184

Nathaniel Day (G)Goaltender

EDM

185

Noah Chadwick (D)Defenseman

TOR

187

Jeremy Hanzel (D)Defenseman

COL

189

Angus MacDonell (C)Center

DAL

191

Luke Coughlin (D)Defenseman

FLA

Round 7

10 picks

199

Matteo Mann (D)Defenseman

PHI

200

Brett Hyland (C)Center

WSH

201

Emmitt Finnie (C)CenterNHL 2025– · ACTIVE

DET

204

Owen Beckner (C)Center

OTT

210

Connor Levis (R)Right wing

WPG

211

Ethan Hay (C)Center

TBL

212

Zaccharya Wisdom (R)Right wing

SEA

218

Aiden Fink (R)Right wing

NSH

221

Sebastian Bradshaw (L)Left wing

DAL

224

Tyler Peddle (L)Left wing

CBJ

The teams that drafted them

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers6 picks, first at 22

DETDetroit Red Wings5 picks, first at 9

NSHNashville Predators5 picks, first at 15

SEASeattle Kraken5 picks, first at 50

WPGWinnipeg Jets4 picks, first at 18

WSHWashington Capitals4 picks, first at 40

DALDallas Stars4 picks, first at 61

VANVancouver Canucks4 picks, first at 89

CHIChicago Blackhawks3 picks, first at 1

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets3 picks, first at 3

BUFBuffalo Sabres3 picks, first at 13

TORToronto Maple Leafs3 picks, first at 28

CARCarolina Hurricanes3 picks, first at 30

ANAAnaheim Ducks3 picks, first at 33

TBLTampa Bay Lightning3 picks, first at 37

ARIArizona Coyotes3 picks, first at 70

OTTOttawa Senators3 picks, first at 108

PITPittsburgh Penguins2 picks, first at 14

NYRNew York Rangers2 picks, first at 23

COLColorado Avalanche2 picks, first at 27

EDMEdmonton Oilers2 picks, first at 56

FLAFlorida Panthers2 picks, first at 63

MINMinnesota Wild2 picks, first at 64

STLSt. Louis Blues2 picks, first at 74

MTLMontréal Canadiens2 picks, first at 101

NJDNew Jersey Devils2 picks, first at 122

CGYCalgary FlamesNo. 48

VGKVegas Golden KnightsNo. 77

LAKLos Angeles KingsNo. 78

SJSSan Jose SharksNo. 123

NYINew York IslandersNo. 145

The class in the NHL

Regular season, whole careers: skaters by points, goalies by games.

The class against the other years

Players picked each year and the year's first pick.