2023 NHL Draft
Nate Danielson in the 2023 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Nate Danielson 9th overall in the 2023 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 224 players selected in 2023, 48 have played in the NHL regular season. His 41 games put him 22nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 9
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 9
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 6–12 in the 2023 draft
- 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
- 11Tom WillanderD86 GP · 24 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 12Daniil ButL42 GP · 11 PARIArizona Coyotes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2023 class
9th
of 224 players selected
7th
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 · 165 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 3Adam FantilliC228 GP · 146 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 4Will SmithC161 GP · 114 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
Nate Danielson made his NHL debut on November 9, 2025, 2 years and 134 days after the draft.
41
Games
2
Goals
7
Assists
9
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 2023 draft
- 9Nate DanielsonC41 GP · 9 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 17Axel Sandin-PellikkaD75 GP · 22 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 41Trey AugustineGDETDetroit Red Wings
- 42Andrew GibsonDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 47Brady ClevelandDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 73Noah Dower NilssonLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 117Larry KeenanDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 137Jack PhelanDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 147Kevin BickerLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 169Rudy GuimondGDETDetroit Red Wings
- 201Emmitt FinnieC99 GP · 41 PDETDetroit Red Wings