HFOil Mock Entry Draft 2023 | COMPLETE

[ConnorMcMullet]

For the Blues I nominate Joseph Connor from Avon Old Farms, he is next highest on the nhl central scouting list I believe

Seconded.

 

[PKSpecialist]

select via nomination, from Avon Old Farms, Joseph Connor

@belair is up

( I feel bad nominating right now as you never know what ppl are dealing with re:evacuations and such).

Hope everyone is staying safe out there.

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

I looked at it on the can taking a big gnarly dump but I didn't have time to find someone.

 

[belair]

select from Sioux City Musketeers,

F Ryan Conmy, R, 5'10, 185lbs

@Jimmi McJenkins PMd

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

With 172nd pick in the 2023 HF Oilers Mock Entry draft, the Chicago Blackhawks are pleased to select, from Sweden Jr., Hungarian Defenseman, Zeteny Habodas.

1 (1st) - Connor Bedard, F, WHL
1 (19th) - Colby Barlow, F, OHL
2 (35th) - Nick Lardis, F, OHL
2 (44th) - William Whitelaw, F, USHL
2 (51st) - Luca Cagnoni, D, WHL
3 (67th) - Quinton Burns, D, OHL
3 (81st) - Timur Mukhanov, F, VHL
3 (88th) - Jakob Stancl, F, Sweden Jr
4 (99th) - Hoyt Stanley, D, BCHL
4 (120th) - Francesco Dell’Elce, D, High-On
5 (131st) - Florian Xhekaj, F, OHL
6 (162nd) - Thomas Milic, G, WHL
6 (172nd) - Zeteny Habodas, D, Sweden Jr
7 (195th) -

@Slats432 and the Sabres will be PM'd Shortly.

 

[Slats432]

Buffalo selects.

Kalle Carlsson​

2022-23 Team: Örebro HK J20 (Sweden-Jr.)
Date of Birth: March 2, 2005
Place of Birth: Strömstad, Sweden
Height: 6-foot-0, Weight: 181 pounds
Shoots: Left
Position: Centre
NHL Draft Eligibility: First-Year Eligible

 

[OiledUp]

Let's keep the run of picks from swedish juniors going...with the 174th pick of the draft Pittsburgh selects Vilmer Alriksson from Djurgården of the swedish U20 league. 6'6 Center with ok skill, we're deep into project pick territory now and by no means do I think this is a guy with Elmer Söderblom level upside but I could see him find role in the NHL if developed the right way. And deep in the 6th round that's pretty good.
Maybe could have waited until the 7th but 6'6 centers who can play aren't that easy to find.

Preds and @PKSpecialist is coming up. Will PM.

 

[PKSpecialist]

Conclude their draft by selecting from the Andover Huskies of the Minnesota USHS and Waterloo of the USHL, RW - Gavyn Thoreson

1 - 15 - RW - Gabriel Perreault - US NTDP - USDP
1 - 24(Edm) - D - Lukas Dragicevic - Tri-City Americans - WHL
2 - 46(Pit) - LW - Kalan Lind - Red Deer Rebels - WHL
2 - 47 - RW - Kasper Halttunen - HIFK - Liiga
3 - 68(SJ) - D - Hunter Brzustewicz - Kitchener Rangers - OHL
3 - 79 - LW - Alex Ciernik - Sodertalje - Allsvenskan
3 - 83(TB) - LW - Jesse Nurmi - KooKoo - Liiga
4 - 111 - C - Tanner Ludtke - Lincoln Stars - USHL
4 - 115(TB) - D - Justin Kipkie - Victoria Royals - WHL
4 - 121(Tor) - D - Brady Cleveland - US NTDP - USDP
5 - 143 - D - Kristian Kostadinski - Frolunda J20 - J20 Nationell
5 - 147(TB) - C - Owen Outwater - Kingston Frontenacs - OHL
6 - 175 - RW - Gavyn Thoreson - Andover Huskies - USHS

@Paralyzer008 is up

 

[Paralyzer008]

From the Waterloo Black Hawks of the USHL,

D Ben Robertson

@scott57 up

 

[scott57]

With the 177th pick, the New York Islanders select Ty Henricks, LW, Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL

2 - (49) - Danny Nelson : C, USTDP
4 - (113) - Drew Fortescue : D, USTDP
5 - (145) - Angus MacDonell : C, Mississauga Steelheads
6 - (177) - Ty Henricks : LW, Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL

Reginald Dunlop has been PM’d

 

[Reginald Dunlop]

With the 178th pick the Rangers select, from the Cedar Rapids Rough Riders of the USHL and a Bemidji State commit for next season....

Eric Pohlkamp

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1 (23) Riley Heidt - CAN - LC - Prince George (WHL)
3 (91) Arttu Karki - FIN - LD - Tappara U20 (SM-sarja)
5*(135) Tuomas Uronen - FIN - RW - HIFK (Liiga)
6 (178) Eric Pohlkamp - USA - RD - Cedar Rapids (USHL)

*Acquired from the Flyers for picks 152 and 183

@McDoused and the Lightning are up next! Will PM.

 

[McDoused]

Commissioner Gary Bettman looks around the arena and notices that the Tamp Bay Lightning have no one at the draft table. After trading away all their picks in this years draft did they forget that they still had picks in the 6th and 7 rounds? He desperatly starts calling people on his phone. To his luck, one GM has already finished drafting.

"Hello? Who is this?" - McDoused

"It's me Gary! I need your help". - GB

"Who? I think you have the wrong number" - McDoused

"Give me a name of a prospect!" - GB

"Sure. just e-mail me it to me." - McDoused

"Email you what?" - GM

"Em-il Pieniniemi" - McDoused

*click*



The Tampa Bay Lightning are proud to select with their 1st pick of the 2023 HFOIL Mock Draft - Emil Pieniniemi D

@Soli is up with Seattle!

 

[Soli]

Probably a lil late to solicit a trade down, but... I'd trade down. If no acceptable offers come in, I'll pick in a bit.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Probably a lil late to solicit a trade down, but... I'd trade down. If no acceptable offers come in, I'll pick in a bit.

I don't have the assets to do it with any of the teams, sorry

 

[PKSpecialist]

Probably a lil late to solicit a trade down, but... I'd trade down. If no acceptable offers come in, I'll pick in a bit.

I’d say a bit is up

 

[Soli]

Kraken select Gabriel Szturc of the Kelowna Rockets (WHL).

Thought he showed well at the WJC and he blossomed this season by reports. His stats are in line with countryman and fellow Rocket Pavel Novak when he was selected in the 5th round in 2020 by the Wild. He was named the first ever European captain in Rockets history. He's ~57% in the faceoff, good for around 6th in the WHL with over 600 attempts. Criminally underrated on NHL Central Scouting final list. An overager.

@BarDownBobo is OTC.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Kraken select Gabriel Szturc of the Kelowna Rockets (WHL).

Thought he showed well at the WJC and he blossomed this season by reports. His stats are in line with countryman and fellow Rocket Pavel Novak when he was selected in the 5th round in 2020 by the Wild. He was named the first ever European captain in Rockets history. He's ~57% in the faceoff, good for around 6th in the WHL with over 600 attempts. Criminally underrated on NHL Central Scouting final list. An overager.

@BarDownBobo is OTC.

Nice pick, but kid you need more vowels, too man consanents in that name

 

[BarDownBobo]

Minnesota selects Slovenian forward Filip Sitar from AIK J20.

@PKSpecialist you’re up with LA!

 

[PKSpecialist]

conclude their draft by selecting RW - Deagan McMillan from the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League
2 - 54 - D - Theo Lindstein - Brynas - SHL
3 - 78(Pit) - LW - Noel Nordh - Brynas - SHL
4 - 118 - RW - Cole Brown - Hamilton Bulldogs - OHL
5 - 150 - D - Larry Keenan - Culver Academy - USHS
6 - 182 - RW - Deagan McMillan - Tri-City Americans - WHL

@ConnorMcMullet is up

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

Select C Jonathan Castagna

1 (7) - W Zach Benson, Winnipeg Ice (WHL)
3 (87) - RD Gavin McCarthy, Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
3 (93) - W Alexander Rykov, Chelmet Chelyabinsk (VHL)
3 (95) - RD Carter Sotheran, Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
4 (103) - RD Mazden Leslie, Vancouver Giants (WHL)
5 (152) - RD Kalem Parker, Victoria Royals (WHL)
6 (167) - LD Jeremy Hanzel, Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
6 (183) - C Jonathan Castagna, St. Andrew's College (CAHS)
7 (199) -

PMing next.

 

[Reginald Dunlop]

Deciding between a few options for our precious Oilers, pick will be up shortly.

 

[GrandLarseny]

Damn wtf. I'm sitting pretty with my list and then boom, three guys in a row. Y'all ruthless

 

[Reginald Dunlop]

With the 184th pick YOUR EDMONTON OILERS are proud to select, defenceman from the Acadie-Bathurst Titan of the Q....

Ty Higgins

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2 (56) Carson Rehkopf - CAN - C/LW - Kitchener (OHL)
6 (184) Ty Higgins - CAN - RD - Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL)
7 (216)

I view this as more of a safe pick compared the the home run swing on Rehkopf and a couple others I was considering here who shall remain nameless and hopefully at least one of which will last until my next pick. In my reading on Higgins he is sounding more like a slightly bigger (listed at 6'0, 187 lbs.) and better skating Ethan Bear, which is a bet I like in the 6th round. Here are a couple of scouting reports on him from some who know way more than I:

1) Courtesy of FC Hockey:

"TY HIGGINS | D | ACADIE-BATHURST (QMJHL) | FEBRUARY 23, 2023
MIDTERM RANKING: 87
Scouting report by Mitchell Skilton

Ty Higgins can be described as the type of defender that is fairly quiet but effective. You won’t see him constantly rushing up with the puck to create offense, as he is a two-way minded defender always having defense as his first priority. He is extremely responsible on the back end and utilizes his puck moving skills very well. With great vision both offensively and defensively he is the perfect quarterback on every play. Although Higgins possesses the core skills to maintain consistent success in his form of gameplay, he could grow on an entirely new level with speed development. If he develops further skill on his overall speed, agility, and reaction time, he would receive massive dividends. Amplifying those elements in his game would have teams turning heads to have him added into their organizations. With the smart plays he makes day-in and day-out, if he added that explosive element he would become a sure nuisance for all opponents. With the 2023 draft fast approaching Higgins is one of the top-six draft eligible defensemen from the QMJHL, and I believe we could see him selected around the mid-to-late third round."

2) Next is more recent from Scott Wheeler at the Athletic discussing prospects who just missed his top 100 ranking:

"Higgins is a nice success story. He went undrafted in the 2020 OHL Draft, played his post-draft season at the midget AAA level for the Waterloo Wolves to get selected in the second round of the league’s U18 draft by Owen Sound, failed to get signed by the Attack, played half a season with the Stratford Warriors Jr. B team (registering 28 points in 27 games), and was then signed just before Christmas in 2021 by Acadie-Bathurst in the QMJHL, who acquired his rights from Owen Sound. In his season-and-a-half with the Titan since, he worked his way onto NHL Central Scouting’s preliminary, midterm and final lists for the 2023 draft. This season, in his first full year in the Q, he registered 41 points in 68 games to lead the Titan defence in scoring and finish second on a poor team overall. He plays a physical style, he defends hard, he’s a solid skater, and he’s got a big shot (which he scored a hat trick with in March to become the first Titan defenceman ever to do so). He’s a fringe guy to get drafted, but I’d consider him in the later rounds."

@Delicious Pancakes and the damn Leafs are up next. Will PM.

 

[Delicious Pancakes]

Toronto selects from Trinec Jr. in Czechia, D Patrik Volas.

@Dakinjor is up with the Devils.

 

[Dakinjor]

NJD select Jiri Felcman

@Fixed to Ruin is up