From Vegas to NashVegas.
It hasn’t even been a month since the Golden Knights completed their quest for the Stanley Cup, but it’s already time to turn the page.
After cramming in the NHL Awards and schedule release, the league now sets its sights on the draft before free agency begins on Saturday.
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The month of June has been one long party for everyone involved in the NHL operation — starting with a final that took place in Vegas and Miami.
Now the hockey world continues its trip around America’s party cities, this time settling on the country music capital of the world — Nashville. And each of the 32 teams have to block out the noise of an electric honky tonk scene to focus on their futures, which is something that rarely matters in the Music City.
The NHL Draft is where champions are eventually born and 224 people will have the chance to be the difference maker. This year’s event at Bridgestone Arena is the first look NHL fans get at the game’s next biggest stars. And it all starts on Nashville’s Broadway.
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From the likely No. 1 pick Connor Bedard all the way until pick No. 224, The Sporting News has you covered every step of the way. Here is the pick-by-pick breakdown for the 2023 NHL Draft, from Rounds 1-7.
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| Round | Pick | Overall | Team | Pick |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Chicago Blackhawks | Connor Bedard, C, Regina (WHL) |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | Anaheim Ducks | Leo Carlsson, C, Orebro (SWE) |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | San Jose Sharks | |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | Montreal Canadiens | |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | Arizona Coyotes | |
| 1 | 7 | 7 | Philadelphia Flyers | |
| 1 | 8 | 8 | Washington Capitals | |
| 1 | 9 | 9 | Detroit Red Wings | |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | St. Louis Blues | |
| 1 | 11 | 11 | Vancouver Canucks | |
| 1 | 12 | 12 | Arizona Coyotes (from OTT) | |
| 1 | 13 | 13 | Buffalo Sabres | |
| 1 | 14 | 14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
| 1 | 15 | 15 | Nashville Predators | |
| 1 | 16 | 16 | Calgary Flames | |
| 1 | 17 | 17 | Detroit Red Wings (from NYI via VAN) | |
| 1 | 18 | 18 | Winnipeg Jets | |
| 1 | 19 | 19 | Chicago Blackhawks (from TB) | |
| 1 | 20 | 20 | Seattle Kraken | |
| 1 | 21 | 21 | Minnesota Wild | |
| 1 | 22 | 22 | Philadelphia Flyers (from LA via CBJ) | |
| 1 | 23 | 23 | New York Rangers | |
| 1 | 24 | 24 | Nashville Predators (from EDM) | |
| 1 | 25 | 25 | St. Louis Blues (from TOR) | |
| 1 | 26 | 26 | San Jose Sharks (NJ) | |
| 1 | 27 | 27 | Colorado Avalanche | |
| 1 | 28 | 28 | Toronto Maple Leafs (from BOS via WSH) | |
| 1 | 29 | 29 | St. Louis Blues (from DAL via NYR) | |
| 1 | 30 | 30 | Carolina Hurricanes | |
| 1 | 31 | 31 | Colorado Avalanche (from FLA via MTL) | |
| 1 | 32 | 32 | Vegas Golden Knights |
| Round | Pick | Overall | Team | Pick |
| 2 | 1 | 33 | Anaheim Ducks | |
| 2 | 2 | 34 | Columbus Blue Jackets | |
| 2 | 3 | 35 | Chicago Blackhawks | |
| 2 | 4 | 36 | San Jose Sharks | |
| 2 | 5 | 37 | Tampa Bay Lightning (from MTL via COL) | |
| 2 | 6 | 38 | Arizona Coyotes | |
| 2 | 7 | 39 | Buffalo Sabres (from PHI) | |
| 2 | 8 | 40 | Washington Capitals | |
| 2 | 9 | 41 | Detroit Red Wings | |
| 2 | 10 | 42 | Detroit Red Wings (from STL) | |
| 2 | 11 | 43 | Detroit Red Wings (from VAN) | |
| 2 | 12 | 44 | Chicago Blackhawks (from OTT) | |
| 2 | 13 | 45 | Buffalo Sabres | |
| 2 | 14 | 46 | Nashville Predators (from PIT) | |
| 2 | 15 | 47 | Nashville Predators | |
| 2 | 16 | 48 | Calgary Flames | |
| 2 | 17 | 49 | New York Islanders | |
| 2 | 18 | 50 | Seattle Kraken (from WPG via WSH) | |
| 2 | 19 | 51 | Chicago Blackhawks (from TB) | |
| 2 | 20 | 52 | Seattle Kraken | |
| 2 | 21 | 53 | Minnesota Wild | |
| 2 | 22 | 54 | Los Angeles Kings | |
| 2 | 23 | 55 | Chicago Blackhawks (from NYR) | |
| 2 | 24 | 56 | Edmonton Oilers | |
| 2 | 25 | 57 | Seattle Kraken (from TOR) | |
| 2 | 26 | 58 | New Jersey Devils | |
| 2 | 27 | 59 | Anaheim Ducks (from COL) | |
| 2 | 28 | 60 | Anaheim Ducks (from BOS) | |
| 2 | 29 | 61 | Dallas Stars | |
| 2 | 30 | 62 | Carolina Hurricanes | |
| 2 | 31 | 63 | Florida Panthers | |
| 2 | 32 | 64 | Minnesota Wild (from VGK via BUF) |
| Round | Pick | Overall | Team | Pick |
| 3 | 1 | 65 | Anaheim Ducks | |
| 3 | 2 | 66 | Columbus Blue Jackets | |
| 3 | 3 | 67 | Chicago Blackhawks | |
| 3 | 4 | 68 | Nashville Predators (from SJ) | |
| 3 | 5 | 69 | Montreal Canadiens | |
| 3 | 6 | 70 | Arizona Coyotes | |
| 3 | 7 | 71 | Carolina Hurricanes (from PHI) | |
| 3 | 8 | 72 | Arizona Coyotes (from WSH) | |
| 3 | 9 | 73 | Detroit Red Wings | |
| 3 | 10 | 74 | St. Louis Blues | |
| 3 | 11 | 75 | Vancouver Canucks | |
| 3 | 12 | 76 | St. Louis Blues (from OTT via TOR) | |
| 3 | 13 | 77 | Vegas Golden Knights (from BUF) | |
| 3 | 14 | 78 | Los Angeles Kings (from PIT) | |
| 3 | 15 | 79 | Nashville Predators | |
| 3 | 16 | 80 | Calgary Flames (from CGY through SEA through CBJ via NJD) | |
| 3 | 17 | 81 | Arizona Coyotes (from NYI) | |
| 3 | 18 | 82 | Winnipeg Jets | |
| 3 | 19 | 83 | Nashville Predators (from TB) | |
| 3 | 20 | 84 | Seattle Kraken | |
| 3 | 21 | 85 | Anaheim Ducks (from MIN) | |
| 3 | 22 | 86 | Buffalo Sabres (from LA) | |
| 3 | 23 | 87 | Philadelphia Flyers (from NYR) | |
| 3 | 24 | 88 | Arizona Coyotes (from EDM) | |
| 3 | 25 | 89 | Vancouver Canucks (from TOR) | |
| 3 | 26 | 90 | Pittsburgh Penguins (from NJ) | |
| 3 | 27 | 91 | New York Rangers (from COL) | |
| 3 | 28 | 92 | Boston Bruins | |
| 3 | 29 | 93 | Chicago Blackhawks (from DAL via ARI) | |
| 3 | 30 | 94 | San Jose Sharks (from CAR) | |
| 3 | 31 | 95 | Philadelphia Flyers (from FLA) | |
| 3 | 32 | 96 | Vegas Golden Knights |
| Round | Pick | Overall | Team | Pick |
| 4 | 1 | 97 | Anaheim Ducks | |
| 4 | 2 | 98 | Columbus Blue Jackets | |
| 4 | 3 | 99 | Chicago Blackhawks | |
| 4 | 4 | 100 | San Jose Sharks | |
| 4 | 5 | 101 | Montreal Canadiens | |
| 4 | 6 | 102 | Arizona Coyotes | |
| 4 | 7 | 103 | Philadelphia Flyers | |
| 4 | 8 | 104 | Washington Capitals | |
| 4 | 9 | 105 | Vancouver Canucks (from DET) | |
| 4 | 10 | 106 | St. Louis Blues | |
| 4 | 11 | 107 | Vancouver Canucks | |
| 4 | 12 | 108 | Ottawa Senators | |
| 4 | 13 | 109 | Buffalo Sabres | |
| 4 | 14 | 110 | Montreal Canadiens (from PIT) | |
| 4 | 15 | 111 | Nashville Predators | |
| 4 | 16 | 112 | Calgary Flames | |
| 4 | 17 | 113 | New York Islanders | |
| 4 | 18 | 114 | Columbus Blue Jackets (from WPG via SEA) | |
| 4 | 19 | 115 | Nashville Predators (from TB) | |
| 4 | 20 | 116 | Seattle Kraken | |
| 4 | 21 | 117 | Detroit Red Wings (from MIN) | |
| 4 | 22 | 118 | Los Angeles Kings | |
| 4 | 23 | 119 | Vancouver Canucks (from NYR) | |
| 4 | 24 | 120 | Philadelphia Flyers (from EDM) | |
| 4 | 25 | 121 | Nashville Predators (from TOR) | |
| 4 | 26 | 122 | New Jersey Devils | |
| 4 | 27 | 123 | San Jose Sharks (from COL via SEA) | |
| 4 | 28 | 124 | Boston Bruins | |
| 4 | 29 | 125 | Dallas Stars | |
| 4 | 30 | 126 | Carolina Hurricanes | |
| 4 | 31 | 127 | Florida Panthers | |
| 4 | 32 | 128 | Montreal Canadiens (from VGK) |
| Round | Pick | Overall | Team | Pick |
| 5 | 1 | 129 | Anaheim Ducks | |
| 5 | 2 | 130 | San Jose Sharks (from CBJ) | |
| 5 | 3 | 131 | Chicago Blackhawks | |
| 5 | 4 | 132 | San Jose Sharks | |
| 5 | 5 | 133 | Montreal Canadiens | |
| 5 | 6 | 134 | Arizona Coyotes | |
| 5 | 7 | 135 | Philadelphia Flyers | |
| 5 | 8 | 136 | Washington Capitals | |
| 5 | 9 | 137 | Detroit Red Wings | |
| 5 | 10 | 138 | St. Louis Blues | |
| 5 | 11 | 139 | Carolina Hurricanes (from VAN) | |
| 5 | 12 | 140 | Ottawa Senators | |
| 5 | 13 | 141 | Buffalo Sabres | |
| 5 | 14 | 142 | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
| 5 | 15 | 143 | Nashville Predators | |
| 5 | 16 | 144 | Montreal Canadiens (from CGY) | |
| 5 | 17 | 145 | New York Islanders | |
| 5 | 18 | 146 | Winnipeg Jets | |
| 5 | 19 | 147 | Nashville Predators (from TB) | |
| 5 | 20 | 148 | Seattle Kraken | |
| 5 | 21 | 149 | Minnesota Wild | |
| 5 | 22 | 150 | Los Angeles Kings | |
| 5 | 23 | 151 | Winnipeg Jets (from NYR) | |
| 5 | 24 | 152 | New York Rangers (from EDM) | |
| 5 | 25 | 153 | Toronto Maple Leafs | |
| 5 | 26 | 154 | New Jersey Devils | |
| 5 | 27 | 155 | Colorado Avalanche | |
| 5 | 28 | 156 | Columbus Blue Jackets (from BOS via MIN) | |
| 5 | 29 | 157 | Dallas Stars | |
| 5 | 30 | 158 | Carolina Hurricanes | |
| 5 | 31 | 159 | Florida Panthers | |
| 5 | 32 | 160 | Arizona Coyotes (from VGK) |
| Round | Pick | Overall | Team | Pick |
| 6 | 1 | 161 | Anaheim Ducks | |
| 6 | 2 | 162 | Arizona Coyotes (from CBJ) | |
| 6 | 3 | 163 | Carolina Hurricanes (from CHI) | |
| 6 | 4 | 164 | New Jersey Devils (from SJS) | |
| 6 | 5 | 165 | Montreal Canadiens | |
| 6 | 6 | 166 | Arizona Coyotes | |
| 6 | 7 | 167 | Philadelphia Flyers | |
| 6 | 8 | 168 | Seattle Kraken (from WSH) | |
| 6 | 9 | 169 | Detroit Red Wings | |
| 6 | 10 | 170 | St. Louis Blues | |
| 6 | 11 | 171 | Vancouver Canucks | |
| 6 | 12 | 172 | Philadelphia Flyers (from OTT) | |
| 6 | 13 | 173 | Buffalo Sabres | |
| 6 | 14 | 174 | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
| 6 | 15 | 175 | Nashville Predators | |
| 6 | 16 | 176 | Calgary Flames | |
| 6 | 17 | 177 | New York Islanders | |
| 6 | 18 | 178 | New York Rangers (from WPG) | |
| 6 | 19 | 179 | Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| 6 | 20 | 180 | Seattle Kraken | |
| 6 | 21 | 181 | Minnesota Wild | |
| 6 | 22 | 182 | Los Angeles Kings | |
| 6 | 23 | 183 | New York Rangers | |
| 6 | 24 | 184 | Edmonton Oilers | |
| 6 | 25 | 185 | Toronto Maple Leafs | |
| 6 | 26 | 186 | New Jersey Devils | |
| 6 | 27 | 187 | Colorado Avalanche | |
| 6 | 28 | 188 | Boston Bruins | |
| 6 | 29 | 189 | Dallas Stars | |
| 6 | 30 | 190 | Carolina Hurricanes | |
| 6 | 31 | 191 | Florida Panthers | |
| 6 | 32 | 192 | Vegas Golden Knights |
| Round | Pick | Overall | Team | Pick |
| 7 | 1 | 193 | Tampa Bay Lightning (from ANA) | |
| 7 | 2 | 194 | Columbus Blue Jackets | |
| 7 | 3 | 195 | Chicago Blackhawks | |
| 7 | 4 | 196 | San Jose Sharks | |
| 7 | 5 | 197 | Montreal Canadiens | |
| 7 | 6 | 198 | Florida Panthers (from ARI) | |
| 7 | 7 | 199 | Philadelphia Flyers | |
| 7 | 8 | 200 | Washington Capitals | |
| 7 | 9 | 201 | Detroit Red Wings | |
| 7 | 10 | 202 | St. Louis Blues | |
| 7 | 11 | 203 | San Jose Sharks (from VAN via ARI) | |
| 7 | 12 | 204 | Ottawa Senators | |
| 7 | 13 | 205 | Buffalo Sabres | |
| 7 | 14 | 206 | San Jose Sharks (from PIT) | |
| 7 | 15 | 207 | Ottawa Senators (from NSH) | |
| 7 | 16 | 208 | Calgary Flames | |
| 7 | 17 | 209 | New York Islanders | |
| 7 | 18 | 210 | Winnipeg Jets | |
| 7 | 19 | 211 | Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| 7 | 20 | 212 | Seattle Kraken | |
| 7 | 21 | 213 | Minnesota Wild | |
| 7 | 22 | 214 | Boston Bruins (from LA) | |
| 7 | 23 | 215 | Ottawa Senators (from NYR) | |
| 7 | 24 | 216 | Edmonton OIlers | |
| 7 | 25 | 217 | Pittsburgh Penguins (from TOR) | |
| 7 | 26 | 218 | New Jersey Devils | |
| 7 | 27 | 219 | Colorado Avalanche | |
| 7 | 28 | 220 | Boston Bruins | |
| 7 | 29 | 221 | Dallas Stars | |
| 7 | 30 | 222 | Carolina Hurricanes | |
| 7 | 31 | 223 | Pittsburgh Penguins (from FLA) | |
| 7 | 32 | 224 | Vegas Golden Knights |
