2023 NHL Draft
Leo Carlsson in the 2023 NHL Draft
Anaheim Ducks selected Leo Carlsson 2nd overall in the 2023 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 25 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 9 picks Anaheim Ducks made in the draft. Of the 224 players selected in 2023, 47 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 3 of them have played more games than his 216, and only one has scored more points than his 163.
- Overall pick
- 2
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 2
- Drafting team
- ANAAnaheim Ducks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–5 in the 2023 draft
- 1Connor BedardC228 GP · 213 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 2Leo CarlssonC216 GP · 163 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 3Adam FantilliC226 GP · 146 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 4Will SmithC159 GP · 114 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 5David ReinbacherD3 GP · 1 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2023 class
1st
of 25 Swedes selected
2nd
of 129 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 2Leo CarlssonC216 GP · 163 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 11Tom WillanderD86 GP · 24 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 17Axel Sandin-PellikkaD75 GP · 22 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 25Otto StenbergC35 GP · 11 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 29Theo LindsteinD23 GP · 6 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 32David EdstromCVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 39Anton WahlbergCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 43Felix NilssonCNSHNashville Predators
- 62Felix Unger SörumR4 GP · 1 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 72Noel NordhLARIArizona Coyotes
+ 15 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Leo Carlsson made his NHL debut on October 19, 2023, 113 days after the draft.
216
Games
66
Goals
97
Assists
163
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Anaheim Ducks picks in the 2023 draft
- 2Leo CarlssonC216 GP · 163 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 33Nico MyatovicL1 GP · 0 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 59Carey TerranceCANAAnaheim Ducks
- 60Damian ClaraGANAAnaheim Ducks
- 65Coulson PitreRANAAnaheim Ducks
- 85Yegor SidorovRANAAnaheim Ducks
- 97Konnor SmithDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 129Rodwin DionicioDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 161Vojtech PortDANAAnaheim Ducks