2023 NHL Draft
Roman Kantserov in the 2023 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Roman Kantserov 44th overall in the 2023 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 2.
He was the fifth of the 19 Russians selected that year. It was the fourth 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. His 19 games put him 30th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 44
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 12
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 41–47 in the 2023 draft
- 41Trey AugustineGDETDetroit Red Wings
- 42Andrew GibsonDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 43Felix NilssonCNSHNashville Predators
- 44Roman KantserovR19 GP · 12 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 45Maxim StrbakDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 46Kalan LindLNSHNashville Predators
- 47Brady ClevelandDDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2023 class
5th
of 19 Russians selected
32nd
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 SimashevD48 GP · 7 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 7Matvei MichkovR182 GP · 129 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 12Daniil ButL44 GP · 11 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 31Mikhail GulyayevDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 44Roman KantserovR19 GP · 12 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 80Aydar SunievL23 GP · 7 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 87Egor ZavraginGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 100Alexander RykovRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 110Bogdan KonyushkovDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 126Stanislav YarovoiRCARCarolina Hurricanes
+ 9 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Roman Kantserov made his NHL debut on September 29, 2026, 3 years and 92 days after the draft.
19
Games
9
Goals
3
Assists
12
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 2023 draft
- 1Connor BedardC232 GP · 218 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 19Oliver MooreC78 GP · 27 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 35Adam GajanGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 44Roman KantserovR19 GP · 12 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