2023 NHL Draft
Daniil But in the 2023 NHL Draft
Arizona Coyotes selected Daniil But 12th overall in the 2023 NHL Draft.
He was the third of the 19 Russians selected that year. It was the second of the 12 picks Arizona Coyotes made in the draft. Of the 224 players selected in 2023, 48 have played in the NHL regular season. His 42 games put him 21st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 12
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 12
- Drafting team
- ARIArizona Coyotes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 9–15 in the 2023 draft
- 9Nate DanielsonC41 GP · 9 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Dalibor DvorskyR89 GP · 26 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 11Tom WillanderD86 GP · 24 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 12Daniil ButL42 GP · 11 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 13Zach BensonL226 GP · 115 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 14Brayden YagerC5 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 15Matthew WoodR92 GP · 34 PNSHNashville Predators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2023 class
3rd
of 19 Russians selected
9th
of 129 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 6Dmitri SimashevD45 GP · 6 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 7Matvei MichkovR179 GP · 127 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 12Daniil ButL42 GP · 11 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 31Mikhail GulyayevDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 44Roman KantserovR17 GP · 10 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 80Aydar SunievL20 GP · 6 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 87Egor ZavraginGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 100Alexander RykovRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 110Bogdan KonyushkovDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 126Stanislav YarovoiRCARCarolina Hurricanes
+ 9 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Daniil But made his NHL debut on December 3, 2025, 2 years and 158 days after the draft.
42
Games
5
Goals
6
Assists
11
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Arizona Coyotes picks in the 2023 draft
- 6Dmitri SimashevD45 GP · 6 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 12Daniil ButL42 GP · 11 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 38Michael HrabalGARIArizona Coyotes
- 70Jonathan CastagnaC13 GP · 3 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 72Noel NordhLARIArizona Coyotes
- 81Tanner LudtkeCARIArizona Coyotes
- 88Vadim MorozRARIArizona Coyotes
- 102Terrell GoldsmithDARIArizona Coyotes
- 134Melker ThelinGARIArizona Coyotes
- 160Justin KipkieDARIArizona Coyotes
- 162Samu BauCARIArizona Coyotes
- 166Carsen MusserGARIArizona Coyotes