Post your 2023 Draft List

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Quentin Musty and Gavin McCarthy are going to be massive risers imo

How good do you think McCarthy is?

I don’t know that much about Musty, but McCarthy looks really good to me. He might be good enough to be the first defender off the board next season.

 

[Reddwit]

What positions do the following guys play up front?:

Matthew Wood
Charlie Stramel
Zach Benson
Riley Heidt
Kasper Halttunen

Feels like there are a dozen forwards who are as good or better than Logan Cooley.

 

[ORRFForever]

What positions do the following guys play up front?:

Matthew Wood
Charlie Stramel
Zach Benson
Riley Heidt
Kasper Halttunen

Feels like there are a dozen forwards who are as good or better than Logan Cooley.

I am looking forward to the 2023 draft.

 

[ORRFForever]

Still seems far from the first round but De Luca does look exciting.

Who will he play for internationally? I assume Italy but... would he have more opportunity playing for the Swiss?

 

[pgfan66]

Who will he play for internationally? I assume Italy but... would he have more opportunity playing for the Swiss?

Someone posted on here that he wants to play for Switzerland and that’s why he doesn’t have any games for Italy yet.

 

[ORRFForever]

Someone posted on here that he wants to play for Switzerland and that’s why he doesn’t have any games for Italy yet.

Makes sense.

 

[vildurson]

Who are most interesting defenseman in this draft at the beginning of the year? Any potential studs? Plenty of high end forwards but I don't know about dmans yet. Just starting to collect initial list.

 

[rocketdan9]

#1: Connor Bedard
#2: Matvei Michkov
#3: Adam Fantilli
#4: Dalibor Dvorsky
#5 Brayden Yager
#6:Charlie Stramel
#7: Cameron Allen
#8: Theo Lindstein
#9: Riley Heidt
#10: Otto Stenberg
#11 Leo Carlsson
#12: Matthew Wood
#13: Nate Danielson
#14: Eduard Sale
#15: Zach Benson
#16: Calum Ritchie
#17: Will Smith
#18: Lucas Dragicevic
#19: Kasper Halttunen
#20: Oliver Moore
#21: Mikhail Gulyayev
#22: Colby Barlow
#23: Ethan Gauthier
#24: Tyler Peddle
#25: Danila Karpovich
#26: Kohen Zimmer
#27: Ryan Leonard
#28: Tommaso De Luca
#29: Mathieu Cataford
#30: Quentin Musty
#31: Hunter Brzustewicz
#32: Kalle Carlsson

HM's
Alex Ciernak, Gavin Brindley, Andrew Cristall, Caden Price, Ethan Miedema, Gabe Perreault, Emil Jarventie, Mazden Leslie, Connor Levis, Adam Minnetian, William Whitelaw, Cam Squires,

Michkov could be tricky... with what is happening (conflict)

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

What positions do the following guys play up front?:

Matthew Wood
Charlie Stramel
Zach Benson
Riley Heidt
Kasper Halttunen

Feels like there are a dozen forwards who are as good or better than Logan Cooley.

Wood, Benson, and Halttunen are wingers. Stramel and Heidt are centers.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Who are most interesting defenseman in this draft at the beginning of the year? Any potential studs? Plenty of high end forwards but I don't know about dmans yet. Just starting to collect initial list.

To me Gulyayev for sure. He kinda reminds Makar with his skating and offensive instints, and is solid defensively as well. Of course it's a little bit premature to be certain about anything but right now kid's prespectives look great.

 

[QJL]

Michkov could be tricky... with what is happening (conflict)

Ranking players and mocking where they are drafted are two different things.

 

[Seachd]

Michkov could be tricky... with what is happening (conflict)

I heard that he’s signed over there through 2026? Is that true? Such a good player, but he could be a big time risk.

Hunter Brzustewicz is an 11/10 hockey name.

But as a Polish name, 3/10 max.

 

[rocketdan9]

Ranking players and mocking where they are drafted are two different things.

Eh? Look at the threads title ...

I heard that he’s signed over there through 2026? Is that true? Such a good player, but he could be a big time risk.

Even though he is considered a phenom. I wouldnt risk it with a 2023 1st. But with an extra 2nd. Yes

Unless he can leave for EU or NA

 

[bigdog16]

I was going to say this. So much could happen in the next year. The Russian factor will be relevent again. Not to mention Michkov signed through 2026, and who knows what will happen after that. Imagine picking him 2nd overall and he never steps foot in NA. That would be gutting to a franchise

 

[landy92mack29]

Too much will change over the summer heading into next year for me to do a ranking list plus will see which imports come over so more of a to watch list for guys I think can be top 100 picks:

Kamloops-Connor Levis, RW Potential 1st, likely 2nd. Kaden Hammell RHD 3-5
Kelowna-Andrew Christall, LW 1st rounder potential top 10, Caden Price, LHD 2-4
Prince George-Riley Heidt, C Top 10, Koehn Ziemmer, RW mid 1st
Vancouver-Mazden Leslie, RHD mid-late 1st
Victoria-Kalem Parker, RHD mid rounds
Edmonton-
Red Deer-Kalan Lind, C mid-late 1st
Lethbridge-Logan Warmald, RW 2-4, Brayden Edwards, RW 2-4
Calgary-
Swift Current-
Medicine Hat-Oren Shtrom, LW 2-4
Winnipeg-Zach Benson, LW mid 1st, maybe top 10
Moose Jaw-Brayden Yager, C Top 5, Jackson Unger, G mid rounds
Saskatoon-Tanner Molendyk, LHD Potential 1st, likely 2nd
Brandon-Nate Danielson, C Top 10, Carson Bjarnason, G mid rounds
Prince Albert-
Regina-Connor Bedard, C 1st, Kelton Pyne, G mid rounds
Everett-
Portland-Luca Cagnoni, LHD 2-4
Seattle-Sam Oremba, LW 2-4, Gracyn Sawchyn, C 2-4, Nico Myatovic, LW 2-4, Scott Ratzlaff, G 2-4
Spokane-Sage Weinstein, RHD mid rounds
Tri City-Lukas Dragicevic, RHD Top 10

 

[Apotheosis]

Talent wise Michkov SHOULD be ranked 2nd but with the rising situation there plus him being signed for another three years after, I genuinely don't know if the team picking second would pick him there.

 

[ORRFForever]

Too much will change over the summer heading into next year for me to do a ranking list plus will see which imports come over so more of a to watch list for guys I think can be top 100 picks:

Kamloops-Connor Levis, RW Potential 1st, likely 2nd. Kaden Hammell RHD 3-5
Kelowna-Andrew Christall, LW 1st rounder potential top 10, Caden Price, LHD 2-4
Prince George-Riley Heidt, C Top 10, Koehn Ziemmer, RW mid 1st
Vancouver-Mazden Leslie, RHD mid-late 1st
Victoria-Kalem Parker, RHD mid rounds
Edmonton-
Red Deer-Kalan Lind, C mid-late 1st
Lethbridge-Logan Warmald, RW 2-4, Brayden Edwards, RW 2-4
Calgary-
Swift Current-
Medicine Hat-Oren Shtrom, LW 2-4
Winnipeg-Zach Benson, LW mid 1st, maybe top 10
Moose Jaw-Brayden Yager, C Top 5, Jackson Unger, G mid rounds
Saskatoon-Tanner Molendyk, LHD Potential 1st, likely 2nd
Brandon-Nate Danielson, C Top 10, Carson Bjarnason, G mid rounds
Prince Albert-
Regina-Connor Bedard, C 1st, Kelton Pyne, G mid rounds
Everett-
Portland-Luca Cagnoni, LHD 2-4
Seattle-Sam Oremba, LW 2-4, Gracyn Sawchyn, C 2-4, Nico Myatovic, LW 2-4, Scott Ratzlaff, G 2-4
Spokane-Sage Weinstein, RHD mid rounds
Tri City-Lukas Dragicevic, RHD Top 10

 

[Ovechkin962]

Early list for the 2023 draft
1. Connor Bedard - Regina (WHL)
2. Matvei Michkov - St. Petersburg (KHL)
3. Adam Fantilli - Michigan (NCAA)
4. Dalivor Dvorsky - AIK (Allsvenskan)
5. Brayden Yager - Moose Jaw (WHL)
6. Charlie Stramel - Wisconsin (NCAA)
7. Calum Ritchie - Oshawa (OHL)
8. Zach Benson - Winnipeg (WHL)
9. Matthew Wood - Victoria (BCHL)
10. Leo Carlsson - Orebro (SHL)
11. Theo Lindstein - Brynas (SHL)
12. Riley Heidt - Prince George (WHL)
13. Quentin Musty - Sudbury (OHL)
14. Eduard Salé - Brno (Extraliga)
15. Otto Stenberg - Frolunda (J20 Nationell)
16. Cameron Allen - Guelph (OHL)
17. Will Smith - USNTDP
18. Oliver Moore - USNTDP
19. Hunter Brzustewicz - Kitchener (OHL)
20. Daniil But - Yaroslavl (MHL)
21. Kasper Halttunen - HIFK (Liiga)
22. Nate Danielson - Brandon (WHL)
23. Alex Ciernik - Sodertalje (Allsvenskan)
24. Colby Barlow - Owen Sound (OHL)
25. Gavin Brindley - Tri-City (USHL)
26. Lukas Dragicevic - Tri-City (WHL)
27. Mikhail Gulyayev - Omsk (MHL)
28. Koehn Ziemmer - Prince George (WHL)
29. Ryan Leonard - USNTDP
30. Gavin McCarthy - Muskegon (USHL)
31. William Whitelaw - Youngstown (USHL)
32. Jayson Shaugabay - Warroad (USHS)

 

[Kshahdoo]

Talent wise Michkov SHOULD be ranked 2nd but with the rising situation there plus him being signed for another three years after, I genuinely don't know if the team picking second would pick him there.

When Minnesota offered Las Vegas to choose between Kaprizov and Tuch at the expansion draft the Knights took Tuch. Probably out of the same mentality...

 

[simonedvinsson]

Take this with a boulder of salt. I've seen a handful of these guys quite a few times, but there are just as many takes based a little too heavily on Twitter highlights and opinions I've read or heard from various sources around the internet. Players lumped in tiers are basically on the same level for me. You could push me in any direction on those guys. Russian prospects are all duplicated to show where I have them ranked versus the latest I'd let them drop over perceived political phobias. Also note that this is a personal ranking and not a mock draft.

1. RC Connor Bedard
2. RW Matvei Michkov
   ---
3. LC Leo Carlsson
4. LC Adam Fantilli
   RW Matvei Michkov
   ---
5. LD Dmitri Simashev
6. LC Dalibor Dvorský
7. LW Ryan Leonard
8. RD David Reinbacher
   ---
9. LC Samuel Honzek
10. LW Daniil But
11. LW Zachary Benson
12. RC Will Smith
13. LW Colby Barlow
14. LC Gabriel Perreault
15. RW Matthew Wood
16. RC Nate Danielson
    LD Dmitri Simashev
    LW Daniil But
    ---
17. RD Tom Willander
18. LC David Edstrom
19. LW Quentin Musty
20. LC Oliver Moore
21. RD Oliver Bonk
22. RC Bradley Nadeau
23. RC Calum Ritchie
24. RC Brayden Yager
25. LC Felix Nilsson
26. LW Otto Stenberg
27. LW Eduard Šalé
28. RC Gracyn Sawchyn
29. LD Mikhail Gulyayev
30. RD Axel Sandin Pellikka
    ---
31. LD Jakub Dvorak
32. LC Oscar Fisker Molgaard
33. RW Carson Rehkopf
34. RW Koehn Ziemmer
35. RD Carter Sotheran
36. LC Anton Wahlberg
37. LD Theo Lindstein
38. RD Lukas Dragicevic
39. GT Michael Hrabal
40. GT Jacob Fowler
41. GT Adam Gajan
    LD Mikhail Gulyayev
    ---
42. RW Felix Unger Sörum
43. RD Maxim Strbak
44. LD Tanner Molendyk
45. LD Étienne Morin
46. LW Alex Čiernik
    ---
47. LC Alexander Rykov
48. LC Martin Mišiak
49. LC Danny Nelson
50. RW Yegor Rimashevskiy
51. RC Charlie Stramel
52. GT Damian Clara
53. GT Trey Augustine
    ---
54. LW Andrew Cristall
55. RW Gavin Brindley
56. RW Jayden Perron
57. RD Aram Minnetian
58. LC Noah Dower Nilsson
59. GT Scott Ratzlaff
    LC Alexander Rykov
    RW Yegor Rimashevskiy
    ---
60. RW Ethan Gauthier
61. LW Roman Kantserov
62. RW Mathieu Cataford
63. LC Jonathan Castagna
64. LD Quinton Burns
    LW Roman Kantserov

*updated: 2022.07.29 - Riley Heidt ↑, David Reinbacher ↑, Kasper Halttunen ↓
**updated: 2023.01.10 - Brayden Yager ↓, Noah Dower Nilsson ↓. Tanner Molendyk ↓
***updated: 2023.03.21 - Brayden Yager ↑, Eduard Šalé ↑, Oliver Bonk ↑
****updated: 2023.05.18 - Jakub Dvorak ↑, Dmitri Simashev ↑, Oliver Moore ↓
*****updated: 2023.06.26 - Jacob Fowler ↑, Koehn Ziemmer ↑, Carson Bjarnason ↓​

 

[Dominance]

Take this with a boulder of salt. I've seen a handful of these guys quite a few times, but there are just as many takes based a little too heavily on Twitter highlights and opinions I've read or heard from various sources around the internet. Players lumped in tiers are basically on the same level for me. You could push me in any direction on those guys. Also note that this is a personal ranking and not a mock draft.

1. RW Matvei Michkov
2. RC Connor Bedard
3. LC Leo Carlsson
4. LC Adam Fantilli
5. RW Brayden Yager
6. LW Zachary Benson
7. LC Dalibor Dvorsky
   ---
8. RC Charlie Stramel
9. LW Alex Čiernik
10. RC Calum Ritchie
11. LC Oliver Moore
12. LD Mikhail Gulyayev
13. RD Cameron Allen
14. LD Tanner Moledyk
    ---
15. RW Nate Danielson
16. LW Daniil But
17. LW Eduard Šalé
18. LW Kalan Lind
19. RC Ethan Gauthier
20. RW Matthew Wood
21. LW Otto Stenberg
22. LD Daniil Karpovich
23. RW Kasper Halttunen
24. LC Ryan Leonard
25. LW Roman Kantserov
26. RC Bradley Nadeau
27. RW Jaden Perron

Not a fan of Musty?

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Talent wise Michkov SHOULD be ranked 2nd but with the rising situation there plus him being signed for another three years after, I genuinely don't know if the team picking second would pick him there.

If Michkov arrives in the NHL with the same level of dominance Kaprizov demonstrated, the wait will have been well worth it.

 

[ClarkBolzano]

Talent wise Michkov SHOULD be ranked 2nd but with the rising situation there plus him being signed for another three years after, I genuinely don't know if the team picking second would pick him there.

I think that talentweise He should be ranked First with Bedard.

 

[rocketdan9]

To piggyback on @Pavel Buchnevich 2022 thread - what does your early 2023 list look like?
2022 Thread: Post Your 2022 Draft List

I'm interested to see what the posters of HF have.

Many say that the 2023 is real deep.

But is it due to Bedard and Michkov bringing up the the average? Plus some solid prospects from 3 to 7. And then a flatline?

Where would for example Slafkovsky, Lafreniere slot in the 2023 draft?

 

[Bubbles]

Many say that the 2023 is real deep.

But is it due to Bedard and Michkov bringing up the the average? Plus some solid prospects from 3 to 7. And then a flatline?

Where would for example Slafkovsky, Lafreniere slot in the 2023 draft?

Solid? Fantilli would have been in the running for 1st in 2022 if he was available.

I find it hard to compare different prospects in different draft years, since a lot can change...even in 6 months. No one had Slaf so high a year away.

Laf is a different case. He was the undisputed no. 1 for two years. He was two-time CHL player of the year before he was drafted. A lot of deserved hype. The last player to win back to back CHL was Crosby.