2023 NHL Draft
Connor Bedard in the 2023 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Connor Bedard first overall in the 2023 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 224 players selected in 2023, 48 have played in the NHL regular season. None of them has played more games than his 230, and none has scored more points than his 215.
- Overall pick
- 1
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 1
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–4 in the 2023 draft
- 1Connor BedardC230 GP · 215 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 2Leo CarlssonC218 GP · 167 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 3Adam FantilliC228 GP · 146 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 4Will SmithC161 GP · 115 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2023 class
1st
of 224 players selected
1st
of 129 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Connor BedardC230 GP · 215 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 2Leo CarlssonC218 GP · 167 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 3Adam FantilliC228 GP · 146 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 4Will SmithC161 GP · 115 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 5David ReinbacherD3 GP · 1 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 6Dmitri SimashevD45 GP · 6 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 7Matvei MichkovR179 GP · 127 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 8Ryan LeonardR98 GP · 56 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 9Nate DanielsonC41 GP · 9 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Dalibor DvorskyR89 GP · 26 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
+ 214 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Connor Bedard made his NHL debut on October 10, 2023, 104 days after the draft.
230
Games
79
Goals
136
Assists
215
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 2023 draft
- 1Connor BedardC230 GP · 215 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 19Oliver MooreC76 GP · 26 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 35Adam GajanGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 44Roman KantserovR17 GP · 10 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 55Martin MisiakRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 67Nick LardisL47 GP · 17 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 93Jiri FelcmanCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 99Alex PharandCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 131Marcel MarcelLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 167Milton OscarsonCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 195Janne PeltonenDCHIChicago Blackhawks