The 2023 NHL Draft has concluded and four New Englanders were selected. While it was a down year for New Englanders drafted, 21 players with connections to the region were selected. On the first night of the draft, Will Smith (Lexington, Mass.) went fourth overall to the San Jose Sharks, marking New England's highest selection...
The 2023 NHL Draft has concluded and four New Englanders were selected.
While it was a down year for New Englanders drafted, 21 players with connections to the region were selected.
On the first night of the draft, Will Smith (Lexington, Mass.) went fourth overall to the San Jose Sharks, marking New England's highest selection since Matty Beniers (Hingham, Mass.) went No. 2 overall to the Seattle Kraken in 2021.
Ryan Leonard (Amherst, Mass.) followed shortly after, taken at No. 8. by the Washington Capitals.
Both players have deep hockey roots in New England, but so do the other two who were selected on the second day.
- Round 1, Pick 4: Will Smith, San Jose Sharks
- Round 1, Pick 8: Ryan Leonard, Washington Capitals
- Round 6, Pick 173: Sean Keohane (Milton, Mass.), Buffalo Sabres
- Round 7, Pick 216: Matt Copponi (Mansfield, Mass.), Edmonton Oilers
Here are all the players selected with connections to New England.
- Round 1, Pick 3: Adam Fantilli, Columbus Blue Jackets | Kimball Union alum
- Round 1, Pick 11: Tom Willander, Vancouver Canucks | Boston University commit
- Round 1, Pick 15: Matthew Wood, Nashville Predators | UConn
- Round 1, Pick 23: Gabriel Perreault, New York Rangers | Boston College commit
- Round 1, Pick 30: Bradly Nadeau, Carolina Hurricanes | Maine commit
- Round 2, Pick 38: Michael Hrabal, Arizona Coyotes | UMass commit
- Round 3, Pick 69: Jacob Fowler, Montreal Canadiens | Boston College commit
- Round 3, Pick 71: Brandon Svoboda, San Jose Sharks | Boston University commit
- Round 3, Pick 80: Aydar Suniev, Calgary Flames | UMass commit
- Round 3, Pick 86: Gavin McCarthy, Buffalo Sabres | Boston University commit
- Round 3, Pick 90: Drew Fortescue, New York Rangers | Boston College commit
- Round 3, Pick 92: Christopher Pelosi, Boston Bruins | Quinnipiac commit
- Round 4, Pick 117: Larry Keenan, Detroit Red Wings | UMass commit
- Round 4, Pick 125: Aram Minnetian, Dallas Stars | Boston College commit
- Round 5, Pick 153: Hudson Malinoski, Toronto Maple Leafs | Providence College commit
- Round 6, Pick 169: Rudy Guimond, Detroit Red Wings | Taft
- Round 6, Pick 171: Aiden Celebrini, Vancouver Canucks | Boston University commit
- Round 6, Pick 172: Ryan MacPherson, Philadelphia Flyers | New Hampshire commit
- Round 6, Pick 182: Ryan Conmy, Los Angeles Kings | New Hampshire commit
- Round 6, Pick 188: Ryan Walsh, Boston Bruins | Salisbury
- Round 7, Pick 215: Nicholas Vantassell, Ottawa Senators | UMass commit
