Fantasy Sports: Flyers Board Mock Draft 2023

[Chuck Downie]

If you want to participate post and say that you're in. Everyone is welcome!

Once we have 32 participants, I will use random.org to assign team drafting order (just like previous years) and we will choose teams before the draft lottery.

Draft Date June 28 & 29

Draft Lottery Date: May 8

Draft starts right after the draft lottery



Pick Time: 12 hour window

Draft Length: 7 rounds, 224 picks

Draft Order:
2023 NHL Draft - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

If you don`t pick a player in the 12 hour time span we will use:


Player positions taken from:
Elite Prospects - Hockey Players, Stats and Transactions

Other links to rankings/resources:
Elite Prospects - NHL Draft Center

Please PM the next in line to pick.

If you are unable to pick in the 12 hour window, PM me or a friend a list of players you'd like to take at that spot.

Previous Years:

2022 Thread:
Fantasy Sports: - Flyers Board Mock Draft 2022

2021 Thread:
Fantasy Sports: - Flyers Board Mock Draft 2021

2020 Thread:
Fantasy Sports: - Flyers Board Mock Draft 2020

2019 Thread:
Fantasy Sports: - Flyers Board Mock Draft 2019

2018 Thread:
Fantasy Sports: - Flyers Board Mock Draft 2018

2017 Thread:
Fantasy Sports: - Flyers Board Mock Draft 2017



Participants:

1 - DrinkFightFlyers
2 - Chinatown88
3 - Chuck Downie
4 - BigToe
5 - Captain Dave Poulin
6 - GKJ
7 - BernieParent
8 - pit
9 - Young Sandwich
10 - Strawberry Fields
11 - Rebels57
12 - FLYguy3911
13 - Ernest95
14 - Haanz
15 - Hexy4
16 - Ghosts Beer
17 - Bender B Rodriguez
18 - landsbergfan
19 - Beef Invictus
20 - CutOnDime97
21 - SanBlom
22 - saophim
23 - Kelmitchell2
24 - SJSharks72
25 - SimGrindcore
26 - KevSkillz4
27 - Mrfenn92
28 - LT
29 - lilidk
30 - MasterMatt25
31 - Hamhuis2
32 - stayinalive


Team Draft Order

1 - LT
2 - CutOnDime97
3 - Mrfenn92
4 - Kelmitchell2
5 - DrinkFightFlyers
6 - pit
7 - SJSharks72
8 - SanBlom
9 - GKJ
10 - Ghosts Beer
11 - Strawberry Fields
12 - Rebels57
13 - Young Sandwich
14 - Beef Invictus
15 - BigToe
16 - MasterMatt25
17 - Hexy4
18 - Captain Dave Poulin
19 - lilidk
20 - Chinatown88
21 - KevSkillz4
22 - FLYguy3911
23 - Chuck Downie
24 - Haanz
25 - SimGrindcore
26 - BernieParent
27 - saophim
28 - Hamhuis2
29 - Bender B Rodriguez
30 - Ernest95
31 - landsbergfan
32 - stayinalive


Team

Anaheim Ducks - LT
Arizona Coyotes - CutOnDime97
Boston Bruins - landsbergfan
Buffalo Sabres - Rebels57
Calgary Flames - Captain Dave Poulin
Carolina Hurricanes - Young Sandwich
Chicago Blackhawks - Mrfenn92
Colorado Avalanche - Chuck Downie
Columbus Blue Jackets - pit
Dallas Stars - BernieParent
Detroit Red Wings - GKJ
Edmonton Oilers - Bender B Rodriguez
Florida Panthers - SimGrindcore
Los Angeles Kings - Chinatown88
Minnesota Wild - BigToe
Montreal Canadiens - SJSharks72
Nashville Predators - Strawberry Fields
New Jersey Devils - Hamhuis2
New York Islanders - Beef Invictus
New York Rangers - KevSkillz4
Ottawa Senators - stayinalive
Philadelphia Flyers - DrinkFightFlyers
Pittsburgh Penguins - lilidk
San Jose Sharks - Kelmitchell2
Seattle Kraken - SanBlom
St. Louis Blues - Ghosts Beer
Tampa Bay Lightning - Ernest95
Toronto Maple Leafs - saophim
Vancouver Canucks - Hexy4
Vegas Golden Knights - FLYguy3911
Washington Capitals - MasterMatt25
Winnipeg Jets - Haanz


Draft order:

First Round

1-1 - Chicago - Connor Bedard, C, Regina (WHL)
1-2 - Anaheim - Adam Fantilli, C, U. Michigan (NCAA)
1-3 - Columbus - Leo Carlsson, C, Orebo (SHL)
1-4 - San Jose - Matvei Michkov, RW, Sochi (KHL)
1-5 - Montreal - Will Smith, C, USNTDP (USHL)
1-6 - Arizona - Zach Benson, LW, Winnipeg (WHL)
1-7 - Philadelphia - David Reinbacher, D, Kloten (NLA)
1-8 - Washington - Ryan Leonard, RW, USNTDP (USHL)
1-9 - Detroit - Axel Sandin-Pellika, D, Skelleftea (SHL)
1-10 - St. Louis - Oliver Moore, C, USNTDP (USHL)
1-11 - Vancouver - Dalibor Dvorsky, C, AIK (Allsvenskan)
1-12 - Arizona - Gabe Perreault, RW, USNTDP (USHL)
1-13 - Buffalo - Colby Barlow, LW, Owen Sound (OHL)
1-14 - Pittsburgh - Brayden Yager, C, Moose Jaw (WHL)
1-15 - Nashville - Mikhail Gulyayev, D, Omsk (KHL)
1-16 - Montreal - Andrew Cristall, LW, Kelowna (WHL)
1-17 - Calgary - Nate Danielson, C, Brandon (WHL)
1-18 - Detroit - Matthew Wood, RW, U. Connecticut (NCAA)
1-19 - Winnipeg - Riley Heidt, C, Prince George (WHL)
1-20 - Chicago - Quentin Musty, LW, Sudbury (OHL)
1-21 - Seattle - Tom Willander, D, Rogle (SHL)
1-22 - Minnesota - Gavin Brindley, C, U. Michigan (NCAA)
1-23 - Columbus - Eduard Sale, RW, Brno (Czechia)
1-24 - St. Louis - Dmitri Simashev, D, Yaroslavl (KHL)
1-25 - NYR - Samuel Honzek, LW, Vancouver (WHL)
1-26 - Colorado - Calum Ritchie, C, Oshawa (OHL)
1-27 - Nashville - Jayden Perron, RW, Chicago (USHL)
1-28 - Vegas - Gracyn Sawchyn, C, Seattle (WHL)
1-29 - St. Louis - Ethan Gauthier, RW, Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
1-30 - San Jose - Lukas Dragicevic, D, Tri-City (WHL)
1-31 - Carolina - William Whitelaw, RW, Youngstown (USHL)
1-32 - Toronto - Otto Stenberg, C, Frolunda (SHL)


Second Round

2-33 - Anaheim - Koehn Ziemmer, RW, Prince George (WHL)
2-34 - Columbus - Oscar Fisker-Molgaard, C, Jonkoping (SHL)
2-35 - Chicago - Maxim Strbak, D, Sioux Falls (USHL)
2-36 - San Jose - Daniil But, LW, Yaroslavl (KHL)
2-37 - Montreal - Tanner Molendyk, D, Saskatoon (WHL)
2-38 - Arizona - Roman Kantserov, RW, Magnitogorsk (KHL)
2-39 - Buffalo - Luca Cagnoni, D, Portland (WHL)
2-40 - Washington - Bradly Nadeau, C, Penticton (BCHL)
2-41 - Detroit - David Edstrom, C, Frolunda (SHL)
2-42 - Detroit - Caden Price, D, Kelowna (WHL)
2-43 - Detroit - Jesse Kiiskinen, LW, Lahti (SM-Liiga)
2-44 - Chicago - Charlie Stramel, C, U. Wisconsin (NCAA)
2-45 - Buffalo - Aiden Fink, RW, Brooks (AJHL)
2-46 - Nashville - Etienne Morin, D, Moncton (QMJHL)
2-47 - Nashville - Nick Lardis, LW, Hamilton (OHL)
2-48 - Florida - Oliver Bonk, D, London (OHL) autopick
2-49 - Calgary - Theo Lindstein, D, Brynas (SHL)
2-50 - NYI - Oliver Shroeder, D, Hudson (USHS)
2-52 - Seattle - Mathieu Cataford, C, Halifax (QMJHL)
2-52 - Chicago - Kasper Halttunen, RW, HIFK Helinski (SM-Liiga)
2-53 - Seattle - Trey Augustine, G, USNTDP (USHL)
2-54 - Minnesota - Beau Akey, D, Barrie (OHL)
2-55 - Los Angeles - Carson Bjarnason, G, Brandon (WHL)
2-56 - Chicago - Danny Nelson, C, USNTDP (USHL)
2-57 - Dallas - Jesse Nurmi, LW, Kouvola (SM-Liiga)
2-58 - Anaheim - Kalan Lind, LW, Red Deer (WHL)
2-59 - Edmonton - Michael Hrabal, G, Omaha (USHL)
2-60 - Minnesota - Hunter Brzustewicz, D, Kitchener (OHL)
2-61 - Seattle - Hunter Anderson, LW, Des Moines (USHL)
2-62 - New Jersey - Carson Rehkopf, LW, Kitchener (OHL)
2-63 - Carolina - Aidar Suniev, LW, Penticton (BCHL)
2-64 - Anaheim - Coulson Pitre, RW, Flint (OHL)


Third Round

3-65 - Anaheim - Scott Ratzlaff, G, Seattle (WHL)
3-66 - Columbus - Anton Wahlberg, C, Malmo (SHL)
3-67 - Chicago - Cam Allen, D, Guelph (OHL)
3-68 - Nashville - Andrew Strathman, D, Youngstown (USHL)
3-69 - Montreal - Andrew Gibson, D, SSM (OHL)
3-70 - Arizona - Matthew Mania, D, Sudbury (OHL)
3-71 - Philadelphia - Carey Terrance, C, Erie (OHL)
3-72 - Arizona - Timur Mukhanov, C, Omsk (KHL)
3-73 - Detroit - Jacob Fowler, G, Youngstown (USHL)
3-74 - St. Louis - Lenni Hameenaho, RW, Pori (SM-Liiga) autopick
3-75 - Vancouver - Noah Dower-Nilsson, LW, Frolunda (SHL)
3-76 - St. Louis - Noel Nordh, LW, Brynas (SHL) autopick
3-77 - Vegas - Alex Ciernik, LW, Vasterviks (Allsvenskan)
3-78 - Los Angeles - Emil Jarventie, LW, Lappeenranta (SM-Liiga)
3-79 - Nashville - Denver Barkey, C, London (OHL)
3-80 - Philadelphia - Yegor Rimashevsky, F, Dynamo Moskva (MHL)
3-81 - Columbus - Aram Minnetian, D, USNTDP (USHL)
3-82 - Arizona - Luca Pinelli, C, Ottawa (OHL)
3-83 - Winnipeg - Samuel Urban, G, Sioux City (USHL)
3-84 - Nashville - Tristan Bertucci, D, Flint (OHL)
3-85 - Seattle - Gavin McCarthy, D, Muskegon (USHL)
3-86 - Anaheim - Cam Squires, RW, Cape Breton (QMJHL)
3-87 - Buffalo - Martin Misiak, RW, Youngstown (USHL)
3-88 - Carolina - Matthew Soto, RW, Kinston (OHL)
3-89 - Chicago - Rasmus Kumpulainen, C, Heinola (Mestis)
3-90 - NYR - Yegor Sidorov, RW, Saskatoon (WHL)
3-91 - Arizona - Adam Gajan, G, Green Bay (USHL)
3-92 - Vegas - Felix Nilsson, C, Rogue (SHL)
3-93 - Vancouver - Jakub Dvorak, D, Liberec (Czechia)
3-94 - Pittsburgh - Dylan Ernst, G, Kamloops (WHL)
3-95 - San Jose - Linus Brandl, C, Mannheim (DNL U20)
3-96 - Boston - Arvid Bergstrom, D, Djurgardens (J20 Nationell)


Fourth Round

4-97 - Anaheim - Alexander Rykov, RW, Chelyabinsk (KHL)
4-98 - Columbus - Jordan Tourigny, D, Shawinigan (QMJHL)
4-99 - Chicago - Nikita Nedopyokin, C, St. Petersburg (MHL)
4-100 - San Jose - Isac Born, C, Frolunda (SHL)
4-101 - Montreal - Carter Sotheran, D, Portland (WHL)
4-102 - Arizona - Felix Unger-Sorum, RW, Leksands (SHL)
4-103 - Philadelphia - Ethan Miedema, LW, Kingston (OHL)
4-104 - Washington - Michael Hagens, D, Chicago (USHL)
4-105 - Vancouver - Connor Levis, RW, Kamloops (WHL)
4-106 - St. Louis - Jayson Shaugabay, RW, Green Bay (USHL)
4-107 - Vancouver - Arttu Karki, D, Tampere (SM-Sarja)
4-108 - Ottawa - Juraj Pekarcik, LW, Nitra (Slovak)
4-109 - Buffalo - Zeb Forsfjall, C, Skellefteå (SHL)
4-110 - Montreal - Jaden Lipinski, C, Vancouver (WHL)
4-111 - Nashville - Tanner Ludtke, C, Lincoln (USHL)
4-112 - Florida - Quinton Burns, D, Kingston (OHL)
4-113 - Calgary - Paul Fischer, D, USNTDP (USHL)
4-114 - NYI - Noah Berger, LW, Vasteras (J20 Nationell)
4-115 - Columbus - Easton Cowan, RW, London (OHL)
4-116 - Nashville - Tuomas Uronen, RW, HIFK Helsinki (SM-Liiga)
4-117 - San Jose - Vilmer Alriksson, LW, Djurgardens (J20 Nationell)
4-118 - Detroit - Tomasso De Luca, C, Spokane (OHL)
4-119 - Los Angeles - Konstantin Volochko, D, Minsk (MHL)
4-120 - Vancouver - Albert Wikman, D, Farjestads (SHL)
4-121 - Dallas - Axel Landen, D, Jonkoping (J20 Nationell)
4-122 - Seattle - Finn Brink, LW, Madison (USHL)
4-123 - Philadelphia - Tyler Peddle, LW, Drummondville (QMJHL)
4-124 - Montreal - Alex Pharand, C, Sudbury (OHL)
4-125 - Nashville - Damian Clara, G, Farjestads (SHL)
4-126 - New Jersey - Mazden Leslie, D, Vancouver (WHL)
4-127 - Carolina - Ondrej Molnar, LW, Erie (OHL)
4-128 - Boston - Sawyer Mynio, D, Seattle (WHL)


Fifth Round

5-129 - Anaheim - Nico Myatovic, LW, Seattle (WHL)
5-130 - San Jose - Hugo Fransson, D, Jonkoping (SHL)
5-131 - Chicago - Jeremy Hanzel, D, Seattle (WHL)
5-132 - San Jose - Leo Braillard, LW, Shawinigan (QMJHL)
5-133 - Montreal - Tomas Suchanek, G, Tri-City (WHL)
5-134 - Arizona - Beckett Hendrickson, C, USNTDP (USHL)
5-135 - Philadelphia - Ivan Remezovsky, D, St, Petersburg (MHL)
5-136 - Washington - Jakub Stancl, C, Vaxjo (SHL) autopick
5-137 - Detroit - Zaccharya Wisdom, RW, Cedar Rapids (USHL)
5-138 - St. Louis - Brad Gardiner, C, Ottawa (OHL)
5-139 - Carolina - Dominik Petr, C, Rauma (U20 SM-Sarja)
5-140 - Ottawa - Jan Spunar, G, Portland (WHL)
5-141 - Buffalo - Dylan MacKinnon, D, Halifax (QMJHL) autopick
5-142 - Pittsburgh - Bogdan Konyushkov, D, Nizhny Novgorod (KHL)
5-143 - Nashville - Tanner Adams, RW, Tri-City (USHL)
5-144 - Florida - Joey Willis, C, Saginaw (OHL)
5-145 - Montreal - Brady Cleveland, D, USNTDP (USHL)
5-146 - NYI - Roni Alanko, C, Espoo (U18 SM-Sarja)
5-147 - Winnipeg - Rodwin Dionicio, D, Windsor (OHL)
5-148 - Nashville - Hoyt Stanley, D, Victoria (BCHL)
5-149 - Seattle - Gavyn Thoreson, RW, Waterloo (USHL)
5-150 - Minnesota - Jake Fisher, F, Fargo (USHL)
5-151 - Los Angeles - Anthony Romani, C, North Bay (OHL)
5-152 - Winnipeg - Kaden Hammell, D, Everett (WHL)
5-153 - Dallas - Zachary Nehring, RW, Shattuck (USHS)
5-154 - Colorado - Kocha Delic, C, Sudbury (OHL)
5-155 - Edmonton - Petter Vesterheim, C, Mora (J20 Nationell)
5-156 - Arizona - Luke Coughlin, D, Rimouski (QMJHL)
5-157 - Toronto - Eric Pohlkamp, D, Cedar Rapids (USHL)
5-158 - New Jersey - Kalum Parker, D, Victoria (WHL)
5-159 - Carolina - Ryan Fine, C, USNTDP (USHL)
5-160 - Columbus - Griffin Erdman, F, Waterloo (USHL)


Sixth Round

6-161 - Anaheim - Peteris Bulans, D, Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
6-162 - Arizona - Daniil Karpovich, D, Yekaterinburg (MHL)
6-163 - Carolina - Cole Knuble, C, Fargo (USHL)
6-164 - San Jose - Harper Bentz, RW, Fargo (USHL)
6-165 - Montreal - Stephen Peck, G, Avon (USHS)
6-166 - Arizona - Drew Fortescue, D, USNTDP (USHL)
6-167 - Philadelphia - Owen Outwater, C, Kingston (OHL)
6-168 - Seattle - Lucas St. Louis, D, Dubuque (USHL)
6-169 - Detroit - Hugo Hell, D, Farjestad (J20 Nationell)
6-170 - St. Louis - Emil Pieniniemi, D, Oulu (SM-Liiga)
6-171 - Vancouver - Yegor Zavragin, G, Mamonty Yugry (MHL)
6-172 - Philadelphia - Adam Dybal, G, Karlovy Vary (DHL Extraliga Junioru)
6-173 - Buffalo - Alex Weiermair, C, USNTDP (USHL) autopick
6-174 - Pittsburgh - Yegor Klimovich, F, Novosibirsk (MHL)
6-175 - Nashville - Ryan Conmy, RW, Sioux City (USHL)
6-176 - Florida - Majored Sharakanov, D, Dynamo Moskva (MHL)
6-177 - Calgary - Austin Burnevik, RW, USNTDP (USHL)
6-178 - NYI - Matus Brnco, D, Zvolen, (Slovakia U18)
6-179 - NYR - Kalle Carlsson, C, Orebo (J20 Nationell) autopick
6-180 - Tampa Bay - Ethan Gardula, LW, Sioux City (USHL)
6-181 - Seattle - Oskar Ashland, D, Skelleftea (SHL)
6-182 - Minnesota - Francesco Dell'Elce, D, St. Andrew's (CAHS)
6-183 - Los Angeles - Tom Leppa, C, Jokerit Helsinki (U20 SM-Sarja)
6-184 - NYR - Michael DeAngelo, LW, Green Bay (USHL) autopick
6-185 - Dallas - Ruslan Gazizov, LW, London (OHL)
6-186 - Colorado - Justin Gill, C, Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
6-187 - Edmonton - Markus Vidicek, C, Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
6-188 - Vegas - Andrei Loshko, C, Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
6-189 - Toronto - Oskar Blomgren, G, Malmo (SHL)
6-190 - New Jersey - Matteo Mann, D, Chicoutimi (QMJHL) autopick
6-191 - Carolina - Ty Halaburda, C, Vancouver (WHL)
6-192 - Boston - Matthew Mayich, D, Ottawa (OHL)


Seventh Round

7-193 - Tampa Bay - Cameron Johnson, F, Chicago (USHL)
7-194 - Columbus - Thomas Milic, G, Seattle (WHL)
7-195 - Chicago - Marcel Marcel, LW, Gatineau (QMJHL)
7-196 - San Jose - Noah Erliden, G, Jonkoping (J20 Nationell)
7-197 - Montreal - Matteo Fabrizi, D, Red Deer (WHL)
7-198 - Florida - Jonathan Castagna, C, Aurora (CAHS)
7-199 - Philadelphia - Luke Mittelstadt, D, U. of Minnesota (NCAA)
7-200 - Washington - Spencer Sova, D, Erie (OHL)
7-201 - Detroit - Rainers Rullers, C, Jelgava (Optibet Hokeja Liga)
7-202 - St. Louis - Larry Keenan, D, Culver (USHS)
7-203 - San Jose - Ty Hendricks, LW, Muskegon (USHL)
7-204 - Ottawa - Cooper Foster, C, Ottawa (OHL)
7-205 - Buffalo - Juha Jatkola, G, Kuopio (SM-Liiga)
7-206 - San Jose - Cooper Conway, LW, Green Bay (USHL)
7-207 - Ottawa - Aron Jessli, LW, Pickering (OJHL)
7-208 - Pittsburgh - Ryan Koering, D, Eden Prairie (USHS)
7-209 - Calgary - Jake Sloan, C, Tri-City (WHL)
7-210 - NYI - Joakim Cyrus Stalheim, G, Nybro (J20 Div 1)
7-211 - Winnipeg - Andrew Kuzma, C, Madison (USHL)
7-212 - Tampa Bay - Elmeri Laakso, D, Lappeenranta (MS-Liiga)
7-213 - Seattle - Ignat Lutfullin, F, St. Petersburg (MHL)
7-214 - Minnesota - Brandon Svoboda, C, Youngstown (USHL)
7-215 - Boston - Bogdans Hodass, D, Medicine Hat (WHL)
7-216 - Ottawa - Visa Vedenpaa, G, Oulu (U20 SM-Sarja)
7-217 - Dallas - Connor MacPherson, RW, Leamington (GOJHL)
7-218 - Colorado - Noa Vali, G, Turku (SM-Liiga)
7-219 - Edmonton - Noah Chadwick, D, Lethbridge (WHL)
7-220 - Vegas - Vojtech Port, D, Edmonton (WHL)
7-221 - Pittsburgh - Dario Sidler, D, Lausanne (NLA)
7-222 - New Jersey - Kristian Kostadinski, D, Frolunda (J20 Nationell) autopick
7-223 - Carolina - Gennadi Chaly, D, Waterloo (USHL)
7-224 - Boston - Kilian Quas, D, Hammarby (J20 Div. 1)

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[BigToe]

Gimmie Beau Akey

@Chinatown88 hi

 

[Beef Invictus]

He isn't even listed on Elite Prospects as being draft eligible for the 23 draft. That's some deep digging to find a big lad.

I think he's a June 25 birthday?

 

[FLYguy3911]

Beau Akey

Da worst.

 

[Chinatown88]

I think he's a June 25 birthday?

Oliver Schroeder - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Oliver Schroeder, 2005-07-27 Hudson, WI, USA USA. Most recently in the undefined with West Bend Power. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

If this is the right lad.

Gonna make a pick after I figure out what lads are left on the board.

 

[Chinatown88]

Spoiler: Backstory/Lore not necessary to read

Thursday June 28th, 2023 Location Unknown

"What the heck happened to my head?" said a disgruntled man. "It feels like I got ran over by a truck."

The man stood up and an outside observer could see the entirety of his 6'4" frame. Or for certain sports executives the ideal body size. The man was pretty good looking, perhaps he was in his mid 50s or if one decided to chop of one of his legs and count the rings like it was a tree trunk, he was 54.

He gathered himself. First he looked over him body to make sure everything was still functioning and in working condition. Everything seemed fine in his mind. He touched his chin and still felt a bit of a dent from the time he blocked a shot when he was playing professional hockey.

"Stupid neon Dion" he muttered to himself.

The man looked around but there was nothing. It was an empty room and a pretty big one at that. He was puzzled and started walking. The man wanted to find a way out. As his steps began to rack up he was worried. In his mind he should've seen something by now. It was a dubious feeling in his mind. With his long strides he should be covering a great distance just like the old days on the ice.

*Clatter clatter*

"What was that?" he shouted.

An irritating clatter echoed in the room. It was a familiar sound but the man couldn't quite put his finger on it. The noise was getting louder and the frequency picked up. Sometimes it could be described as rhythmic in nature.

"Wait a minute," the man blurted. "That sounds like a keyboard." He realized the all too familiar sound from the days where he struggled to learn how to use computers but all his younger teammates were all part of the internet boom back in the 2000s. "Sounds like my kids playing Fortnite," he said with a hint of sadness.

"ROB!" a voice shouted.

The man quickly turned around. Eventually he saw this dot getting bigger and bigger. It began to take shape and he realized it was a man running towards him.

"ROB! ROB! ROB IS THAT YOU?" the voice shouted.

"Who the heck? Wait a minute that sounds awfully Finnish," he said.

"It's me Jarmo!" the voice shouted.

Rob could see clearly now, the figure was indeed Jarmo Kekäläinen the General Manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets. He quickly walked towards Jarmo so their meeting could happen faster.

"Finally someone else is here," Jarmo blurted in his Finnish accent.

"Where the heck are we?" Rob asked.

"You think I know?" Jarmo sarcastically replied.

"You're the guy with the 200IQ draft selections Jarmo."

"I don't know Rob. The only thing I know is that my team and I were in Nashville getting ready for the draft. Then I was walking back to the hotel and I saw a kid about to get run over by a truck. So I ran towards them to push them out of the way."

Rob's jaw dropped. "Wait a minute? You too? The same exact thing happened to me!" he exclaimed.

"How?" Jarmo questioned. "This makes no sense. How is that physically possible? Every other team booked out that Hilton Nashville hotel."

Rob stood there next to a befuddled Jarmo. Then it dawned on him.

"This reminds me of that anime stuff my boys like to watch."

"Anime?" Jarmo said in a questioning tone.

"Yeah anime," Rob began to explain. "Those Japanese cartoons that got super popular. I've seen my boys get into these shows where the main character gets hit by a truck, most of the time they try to save a kid. But then it turns out they didn't need to save the kid because the truck would've swerved out of the way in time so they sacrificed their life for nothing. Anyways the point is they get hit by this truck and then get transported to another world. I think it's called 'E sekky' or something like that."

Jarmo stood there with a disgruntled face. "What the hell are you talking about Rob?! You sound like a crazy man."

"I know it sounds crazy but maybe we got caught up in one of those things," Rob calmly replied.

"Adventurers let me ask you a favor," a voice echoed.



[If you've gotten this far, I commend you. The voice line applicable for this part is literally the beginning of the Youtube vid, couldn't find anything shorter]

The two men turned their heads and saw a king. He sat on a throne with a giant blond beard to match his curly blond hair.

"What the f---" Rob blurted.

"Welcome to this world or rather alternative universe. You two along with your thirty colleagues have been chosen." the king exclaimed.

"30 colleagues?" Jarmo questioned. "It's just the two of us!"

The king snapped his fingers.

Suddenly 30 other men of various shapes, sizes and age appeared out of nowhere. They were all in visible confusion. But were glad to see some familiar faces.

Rob and Jarmo were relieved to see their colleagues.

"Anyways now that all 32 of you are gathered in one place the time has come."

"Come for what?!" an irate Lou Lamarillo shouted.

"The annual tradition where you will all be controlled by 32 random internet posters on a hockey forum to conduct an NHL draft." the king answered.

"So what we normally do around this time of year?" interjected a snide Kyle Dubas.

"Yes and no," the king replied. "After you all were transported here after getting run over by a truck, you will not be completely in control of your actions. You will all be assigned on random internet poster. They will control the players you draft, the crazy antics you may or may not partake in, maybe some of you will be forced to put on clown outfits and maybe some of you will become blood sacrifices. That is not up to me but up to them. You hear that loud clacking noise? They're getting ready."

"How do we leave?" Rob asked

"After all 224 picks are finished you may leave." The king said with a grin. He snapped his fingers and all of a sudden the empty room was now the draft floor at the Bridgestone Arena.

Some of the GMs rejected their current situation. The not so new kid on the block but still new kid on the block Kyle Dubas attempted to run out of the arena. But every time he took an exit he found himself entering the building. He tried every exit, fire escape, window, and even jumped off the roof. However, he always found himself back sitting at the table with the Toronto Maple Leafs place card.

Rob was more accepting. He just wanted to get this over with but he would have to wait until his turn at pick 55 since he traded his 1st round pick in the 2023 draft.

Thursday June 28th, 2023(??) Bridgestone Arena (??)

*Los Angeles Kings draft table (??)*

"It's weird just being the only one here," Rob muttered. In this weird world, he was the only one at the draft table. He didn't have his crew, his scouts, his AGM, or the higher hockey OPs people.

All he had was this fancy computer in front of him. It was definitely custom built and it had three fancy curved monitors that came with it. All the GMs magically had a computer appear at their respective draft tables. Through this computer they would be able to communicate with their assigned random internet poster.

"Well this guy I'm talking to is weird," Rob said to himself. "Chinatown88? What kind of username is that? He doesn't even have any idea what's happening in the draft because he told me he checked out because the Kings don't pick until 55. Can't blame the guy."

*A link suddenly appeared in Rob's chat window*

"What the heck is this link?" Rob was confused as he clicked it.

The link opened up a Google Sheet. Rob dragged the chat to his left monitor and maximized the window on his main middle monitor.

"denominator 2023 draft ranking," Rob read aloud. "So my internet poster is using this?"

*More messages appeared in chat app*

"Goalie?" Rob questioned.

He sat there and thought about it. He began to type a response on the chat app to the random internet poster. But after several exchanges he realized that the internet poster thought the same way he did. The pipeline is pretty well stocked on forwards and defensemen. Their development is a completely different question. But a good goalie was needed in the farm system.

"All right that makes sense. We'll go with that lad."

*Rob leaned into the microphone that was next to him and pressed the push to talk button*

"With the 55th pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft? I think? The Los Angeles Kings are proud to select from the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League, Carson Bjarnason.

Los Angeles Kings selections
55) Carson Bjarnason, G, Brandon (WHL)

"One down and 5 to go? I think?" Rob thought to himself. "One step closer to freedom and escaping this place."

@Mrfenn92 is up! Will PM as well.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Pick 56 the hawks select from the USNDTP C Danny Nelson

@BernieParent your up

 

[BernieParent]

Thanks, @Mrfenn92. Short and sweet while on the corporate clock.

"The Dallas Stars are pleased to select, from KooKoo of Liiga, left winger Jesse Nurmi."

@saophim is next.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Thanks, @Mrfenn92. Short and sweet while on the corporate clock.

"The Dallas Stars are pleased to select, from KooKoo of Liiga, left winger Jesse Nurmi."

@saophim is next.

No problem good pick was hoping he fell to 67

 

[LT]

A Finn for Dallas is never a bad pick

 

[LT]

Also I believe I'm up with Anaheim? Pick 58?

 

[BernieParent]

Also I believe I'm up with Anaheim? Pick 58?

Oh, duh, yes. I accidentally went by the team draft order. Sorry to both @LT and @saophim.

 

[LT]

Not a problem! Pick coming shortly...

 

[BernieParent]

No problem good pick was hoping he fell to 67

When I saw 11 likes on checking back into my account, I thought, "There are 11 people who are happy I didn't swipe their next pick."

 

[LT]

2

With the 58th selection, we select, from the Red Deer Rebels...

Kalan Lind, LW

Anaheim Selections
#2 - Adam Fantilli, C (NCAA - Michigan)
#33 - Koehn Ziemmer, RW (WHL - Prince George Cougars)
#58 - Kalan Lind, LW (WHL - Red Deer Rebels)



@Bender B Rodriguez is up with Edmonton at #59 (PM'd)

 

[Bender B Rodriguez]

Edmonton Oilers selects goaltender Michael Hrabal from Omaha Lancers.

Place of Birth: Praha, CZE
Height: 6'6''
Weight: 209 lbs
Position: G
Catches: Left
Draft season: .908 SV%, 2.86 GAA, 31 gp (Omaha Lancers, USHL)

Oilers draft picks 2023:

2-59) Michael Hrabal, G, Omaha Lancers (USHL)

@BigToe on the clock.

 

[LT]

Damn. Was between Hrabal and Lind. Hoped the other would fall a few more picks so I could get both.

 

[BigToe]

Gimmie Hunter Brzustewicz

@SanBlom poopie

 

[SanBlom]

I see you’re Hunter and I raise you a Hunter Anderson

Hunter Anderson - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Hunter Anderson, 2005-04-28 Manhattan Beach, CA, USA USA. Most recently in the undefined with Sioux Falls Stampede. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

@Hamhuis2

 

[Hamhuis2]

The New Jersey Devils select LW Carson Rehkopf at #62.

@Young Sandwich you're on the clock!

 

[Young Sandwich]

Carolina currently has a spill in aisle 7, so we are going to select this mop to clean it up. Oh shit, there's a human under there? Pick him up.

Aidar Suniev - Forward - Penticton Vees

@LT is up.

 

[LT]

2

#64 - Coulson Pitre, C (OHL - Flint Firebirds)
#65 - Scott Ratzlaff, G (WHL - Seattle Thunderbirds)


Anaheim Selections
#2 - Adam Fantilli, C (NCAA - Michigan)
#33 - Koehn Ziemmer, RW (WHL - Prince George Cougars)
#58 - Kalan Lind, LW (WHL - Red Deer Rebels)
#64 - Coulson Pitre, C (OHL - Flint Firebirds)
#65 - Scott Ratzlaff, G (WHL - Seattle Thunderbirds)

@pit is up (PM'd)

 

[pit]

John Davidson: So who is our next pick?

Jarmo: Let me check my app.
JD: Your app?
Jarmo:

This really great guy Chuck gave it to me. It says to draft Connor Bedard. But wasn't he already taken?

JD: Can you advance it to the 66th pick?
Jarmo:

Okay, I have like a bunch of options here and I can't decide.

Hrm, okay, well, the last few guys have had cool looking letters in that name, like the slash through the "o" and the melting "u" over the S. Do I go for another cool letter thing?

JD: Pick a good hockey player.

Jarmo: Wow, okay, the pressure. Um.

This guy here is BIG but he's, like, much younger than other players so that's impressive.

JD: So you're saying he's a late bloomer?

Jarmo: Am I? Maybe I am? Ok, yes, I am. This guy. In part because I'm still hungry and if I pick I can go eat.

With the 66th pick in the 2023 NHL Entry draft, the Columbus Blue Jackets are pleased to select from Malmö Redhawks...

Oh hey look, their o has the two little dots over it too. That's just what I was tal-

JD: PICK!

Jarmo: Okay okay, relax man. You need to de-stress with some essential oils or- okyespickingnow.
From Malmö Redhawks in the SHL, Anton Wahlberg.

Jarmo: It also just hit me that he has the same name as Marky Mark Wahlberg. Feel it feel it. You know JD?

*sound of John Davidson smashing his head repeatedly into the table*

@Mrfenn92

Columbus Blue Jackets
1 - 3 - Leo Carlsson, C - Orebro, SHL
1 - 23 - Eduard Šalé, RW - Brno, CZE
2 - 34 - Oscar Fisker Mølgaard, C - HV71, SHL
3 - 66 - Anton Wahlberg, C - Malmö , SHL

 

[Beef Invictus]

Lou Lam considered drafting him for the Islanders. Did you know that?

 

[Mrfenn92]

Pick 67 the hawks select from the Guelph storm of the Ohl D Cameron Allen

@Strawberry Fields your up

 

[CutOnDime97]

Pick 67 the hawks select from the Guelph storm of the Ohl D Cameron Allen

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@Strawberry Fields your up

Making my upcoming decision easier