Spittin' Chiclets Game Notes Final NHL Draft 2023 Rankings
Minas Panagiotakis. Getty Images.Game Notes Podcast 2023 NHL Draft Player Rankings.
Connor Bedard - Regina Pats (WHL) - Consensus #1 overall pick since he was 14 years old and was the first player ever to receive the exceptional status to play in the Western Hockey League at 15 years old. The next generational talent to come to since Connor McDavid and the entire city of Chicago rejoiced when they won the Draft Lottery.
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Adam Fantilli - Michigan University (NCAA) - Canadian Born center destroyed college hockey as a Freshman. In any other draft with the body of work he put in during his draft-eligible season he would be the #1 overall pick.
Leo Carlsson - Örebro HK (SHL) - Big Swede has climbed the rankings behind his fantastic start to the Swedish Hockey League season. 17- year old is playing in all the important situations and producing points in a league against men. Impressed in the playoffs of the SHL and at the World Championships in the spring to cement himself in the top 3.
Matvei Michkov - SKA-Neva St. Petersberg (VHL) Sochi (KHL) - Famous for his “Michigan” goals and has been playing against men in the 2nd league in Russia and the KHL producing each night. Obviously, the political situation and his contract with SKA will play a factor in his draft, but like Kirill Kaprizov I believe he is worth the wait.
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Axel Sandin Pelikka - Skellefteå (SHL) - Right-handed defensemen who move well and sees the ice well is on the top of every NHL team's want list. Axel played in a man's league all year and held his own. During the U-18s against kids his own age, he dominated for Sweden.
Will Smith - USNDTP - Skilled center who has all the makings of a first-line center in the NHL for many years.
Zach Benson - Winnipeg Ice (WHL) -
Dalibor Dvorsky - AIK (Sweden Allsvenskan)
Ryan Leonard - USNDTP (USHL)
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