2023 NHL Draft June 28 and 29, Nashville, TN (Selections - 13, 39, 45, 86, 109, 141, 173, 205)

[Deep Blue Metallic]

2 weeks? That's great news.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

2 weeks? That's great news.

Clearly they don’t have the Sabres doctors diagnosing him

 

[Chainshot]

Clearly they don’t have the Sabres doctors diagnosing him

Seems more like they do.

 

[Chainshot]

Stancl doing some things. Nice goal. I still really enjoy Sale's game. He's just FUN and also gets a lot done all over the ice.

 

[Chainshot]

Axel Landen plays a hard, mean game. Axel Landén at eliteprospects.com

 

[Jim Bob]

Scout's Analysis: 2023 NHL Draft class looking elite after Hlinka Gretzky Cup

Judging by the quality of play at the recently completed Hlinka Gretzky Cup, this cycle of players is not likely to disappoint. Here are some players who stood out with their play last week.

www.sportsnet.ca

Quentin Musty, USA
6-2, 205 lbs | Shoots: Left | 2023 Draft Eligible

Musty has elite puck touch in tight around the net. He’s blessed with the ability to create offense. His three-zone effort and detail, however, need to improve as does his skating. If he puts in the work, gets stronger and raises his consistent compete level, he has a chance to open eyes as a big body with great mitts who can score. Musty led the Americans with five points (one goal and four assists) at the tournament.

 

[Jim Bob]

Scott Wheeler's preseason top 32 prospects for the 2023 NHL Draft

The Athletic's Scott Wheeler gives us his preseason ranking of the 32 best draft-eligible prospects for the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

theathletic.com

The ranking​

As always, I’ve broken down the ranking into tiers below to give you a feel for the fluidity within groupings and the drop-offs between them. The preseason tiers are: 1-2, 3, 4-10, 11-22 and 23+.

RANK ▲	PLAYER	POS.	NATL.	TEAM	LEAGUE
1	Connor Bedard	C	CAN	Regina	WHL
2	Matvei Michkov	RW/LW	RUS	SKA	KHL
3	Adam Fantilli	C	CAN	U. of Michigan	NCAA
4	Zach Benson	LW	CAN	Winnipeg	WHL
5	Dalibor Dvorsky	C	SVK	AIK	HockeyAllsvenskan
6	Leo Carlsson	C/LW	SWE	Örebro	SHL
7	Brayden Yager	C	CAN	Moose Jaw	WHL
8	Eduard Sale	LW	CZE	Brno	Czechia
9	Matthew Wood	RW	CAN	UConn	NCAA
10	Calum Ritchie	C	CAN	Oshawa	OHL
11	Cameron Allen	RHD	CAN	Guelph	OHL
12	Mikhail Gulyayev	LHD	RUS	Omskie	MHL
13	Andrew Cristall	LW	CAN	Kelowna	WHL
14	Nate Danielson	C	CAN	Brandon	WHL
15	Will Smith	C	USA	U18	NTDP
16	Riley Heidt	C	CAN	Prince George	WHL
17	Charlie Stramel	C	USA	U. of Wisconsin	NCAA
18	Oliver Moore	C	USA	U18	NTDP
19	Otto Stenberg	C/LW	SWE	Frolunda	J20
20	Ryan Leonard	C/RW/LW	USA	U18	NTDP
21	Colby Barlow	RW	CAN	Owen Sound	OHL
22	Kasper Halttunen	RW	FIN	HIFK	Liiga
23	Daniil But	LW/RW	RUS	Yaroslavl	MHL
24	Alex Ciernik	LW/RW	SVK	Södertälje	J20
25	Quentin Musty	LW	USA	Sudbury	OHL
26	Gavin Brindley	C/RW	USA	Tri-City	USHL
27	Jayden Perron	RW	CAN	Chicago	USHL
28	Koehn Ziemmer	RW	CAN	Prince George	WHL
29	Gabe Perreault	LW	USA	U18	NTDP
30	Caden Price	LHD	CAN	Kelowna	WHL
31	Hunter Brzustewicz	RHD	USA	Kitchener	OHL
32	Theo Lindstein	LHD	SWE	Brynäs	SHL

Raising Connor Bedard: The 2023 NHL Draft's No. 1 pick is 'the real thing'

A potent mix of talent, work ethic and enduring family support has guided Canada's next hockey prodigy to the brink of superstardom.

theathletic.com

 

[Fezzy126]

Oliver Moore looks like a lot of fun

 

[Jim Bob]

Nashville to host 2023 NHL Draft, NHL Awards

The 2023 NHL Awards are scheduled for June 26. Two days later, the NHL Draft will kick off at Bridgestone Arena.

theathletic.com

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Generational hobbit name

Bronson Ride - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Bronson Ride, 2005-01-14 Oakville, ON, CAN Canada. Most recently in the undefined with North Bay Battalion. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

This skyscraper is available this year. The height is wrong. He’s 6’8.

 

[Diaspora]

Is this for Wayne's World III IV III? I wanna see it!

 

[Chainshot]

Seems more like they do.

And true to form, he is out at least another month.

 

[Howie Hodge]

"Quentin Musty"

That is a great name.

The type of name that would make an awesome band name.....!!

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[SECRET SQUIRREL]

He looks a lot like Andrew Peters. Kid is insanely talented, really interested in how he does at Michigan this year.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

He looks a lot like Andrew Peters. Kid is insanely talented, really interested in how he does at Michigan this year.

No doubt this will be viewed as heresy: Fantilli will have a better NHL career than Bedard. Reminds me of a much bigger and faster Richer.

 

[K8fool]

I kinda hope this thread dies until a week before the draft ... It's possible.

In a preoccupied way, by others things more interesting.. an oh yea..next year's toys.. like weaning someone off antidepressants.

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Jim Bob]

'Didn't have to overthink this' - Bedard tops McKenzie's pre-season draft ranking

From the moment he was granted exceptional status in 2020 and then burst onto the scene as a “double underager” at the 2021 Under-18 World Championship, the giddy anticipation has been that the 2023 NHL Draft would be the Connor Bedard Sweepstakes.

www.tsn.ca

 

[elchud]

In the 10-16 at least one of Cam Allen, Stramel, Halttuenen or Carlsson should be available. If they are all off the board, Matthew Wood.

 

[Jim Bob]

2023 NHL Draft: Baracchini's Top 32 Preseason Rankings - The Hockey Writers Latest News, Analysis & More

Granted exceptional status in 2020, all eyes will be on Regina Pats centre Connor Bedard as he’s the consensus first overall pick.

thehockeywriters.com

 

[Matt Ress]

2023 NHL Draft: Baracchini's Top 32 Preseason Rankings - The Hockey Writers Latest News, Analysis & More

Granted exceptional status in 2020, all eyes will be on Regina Pats centre Connor Bedard as he’s the consensus first overall pick.

thehockeywriters.com

Love these articles but the lack of editing drives me nuts.

There's so many quality forwards but I bet some of those defensemen go earlier than Baracchini predicts.

 

[Jim Bob]

Breaking: Connor Bedard is good at hockey.

 

[Jim Bob]

2023 NHL Draft: Early Top 32 Rankings

The 2023 NHL draft is loaded with high-end talent and has enough depth to satisfy teams outside the lottery. Here’s...

www.dailyfaceoff.com

 

[Chainshot]

Really impressed with Ryan Leonard from the NTDP tonight against MTU.