2023 NHL Draft
Ryan Leonard in the 2023 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Ryan Leonard 8th overall in the 2023 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 6 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 224 players selected in 2023, 47 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 6 of them have played more games than his 98, and only 6 have scored more points than his 56.
- Overall pick
- 8
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 8
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 5–11 in the 2023 draft
- 5David ReinbacherD3 GP · 1 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 6Dmitri SimashevD44 GP · 6 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 7Matvei MichkovR178 GP · 127 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 8Ryan LeonardR98 GP · 56 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 9Nate DanielsonC40 GP · 9 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Dalibor DvorskyR88 GP · 25 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 11Tom WillanderD86 GP · 24 PVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2023 class
8th
of 224 players selected
6th
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 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
- 6Dmitri SimashevD44 GP · 6 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 7Matvei MichkovR178 GP · 127 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 8Ryan LeonardR98 GP · 56 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 9Nate DanielsonC40 GP · 9 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Dalibor DvorskyR88 GP · 25 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
+ 214 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Ryan Leonard made his NHL debut on April 1, 2025, 1 year and 277 days after the draft.
98
Games
26
Goals
30
Assists
56
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 2023 draft
- 8Ryan LeonardR98 GP · 56 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 40Andrew CristallLWSHWashington Capitals
- 104Patrick ThomasCWSHWashington Capitals
- 136Cam AllenDWSHWashington Capitals
- 200Brett HylandCWSHWashington Capitals
- 206Antoine KellerGWSHWashington Capitals