Draft Order NHL: 2023 NHL Draft Order: Round 7: 193. Tampa Bay Lightning (from Anaheim Ducks): 23-47-12 58 points, 194. Columbus Blue Jackets: 25-48-9 58 points, 195. Chicago Blackhawks: 26-49-7 59 points, 196. San Jose Sharks: 22-44-16 60 points, 197. Montreal Canadiens: 31-45-6 68 points, 198. Florida Panthers (from Arizona Coyotes): 28-40-14 70 points, 199. Philadelphia Flyers: 31-38-13 75 points, 200. Washington Capitals: 35-37-10 80 points, 201. Detroit Red Wings: 35-37-10 80 points, 202. St. Louis Blues: 37-38-7 81 points, 203. San Jose Sharks (from Vancouver Canucks): 38-37-7 83 points, 204. Ottawa Senators: 39-35-8 86 points, 205. Buffalo Sabres: 42-33-7 91 points, 206. San Jose Sharks (from Pittsburgh Penguins): 40-31-11 91 points, 207. Ottawa Senators (from Nashville Predators): 42-32-8 92 points, 208. Calgary Flames: 38-27-17 93 points, 209. New York Islanders: 42-31-9 93 points, 210. Winnipeg Jets: 46-33-3 95 points, 211. Tampa Bay Lightning: 46-30-6 98 points, 212. Seattle Kraken: 46-28-8 100 points, 213. Minnesota Wild: 46-25-11 103 points, 214. Boston Bruins (from Los Angeles Kings): 47-25-10 104 points, 215. Ottawa Senators (from New York Rangers): 47-22-13 107 points, 216. Edmonton Oilers: 50-23-9 109 points, 217. Pittsburgh Penguins (from Toronto Maple Leafs): 50-21-11 111 points, 218. New Jersey Devils: 52-22-8 112 points, 219. Colorado Avalanche: 51-24-7 109 points, 220. Boston Bruins: 65-12-5 135 points, 221. Dallas Stars: 47-21-14 108 points, 222. Carolina Hurricanes: 52-21-9 113 points, 223. Pittsburgh Penguins (from Florida Panthers): 42-32-8 92 points, 224. Vegas Golden Knights: 51-22-9 111 points















2023 NHL Mock Draft: Final Mock 7 Rounds




Round 7




Chris Ransom follow @DraftUtopia Last Updated: June 28, 2023.


  1. Tampa Bay Lightning: Connor MacPherson, RW, Leamington Flyers (GOJHL)

    The Tampa Bay Lightning got this 2023 seventh round pick from the Anaheim Ducks. Tampa Bay kicks off the seventh round with a winger.


    Connor MacPherson is a first line right winger on the 2023 GOJHL Champion Leamington Flyers. His twin brother Ryan MacPherson is the first line center on the Leamington Flyers. Connor MacPherson lined up as a first line left winger on one shift and tried to take a face off as the first line center before his twin brother Ryan asked him to move aside to the wing. Connor MacPherson may be versatile enough to play left wing, center, and right wing at the next level if he gets an NHL entry level contract.


    The 6-0 176 lb Connor MacPherson had 28 goals, 35 assists, and 63 points, in 43 GOJHL games as an alternate captaiin on the Leamington Flyers in 2022-2023. Connor MacPherson had 20 goals, 14 assists, and 34 points in 22 games during the 2023 GOJHL Playoffs. Connor MacPherson's impact with the Leamington Flyers led to him winning the 2023 GOJHL MVP this past season in the GOJHL.


    Connor MacPherson has the skating, versatility, playmaking, passing, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, offensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Connor MacPherson needs to develop a slap shot and improve his defensive awareness.


    Connor MacPherson has the skating, versatility, stick handling, playmaking, passing, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Connor MacPherson stole the puck on a play in the deciding game of the 2023 GOJHL Championship and scored a goal while demonstrating superb stick handling.


    Connor MacPherson will go to the Penticon Vees in the BCHL in 2023. The year after that Connor MacPherson will begin his NCAA journey at New Hampshire in 2024. His twin brother Ryan MacPherson will play with Connor on those teams as well, and Ryan MacPherson is the next player I'm doing a writeup on in my 2023 NHL Mock Draft.


  2. Columbus Blue Jackets: Ryan MacPherson, C, Leamington Flyers (GOJHL)

    The 6-0 176 lb Ryan MacPherson had 25 goals, 36 assists, and 61 points in 49 games with the Leamington Flyers in the GOJHL in 2022-2023. Ryan MacPherson had 14 goals, 24 assists, and 38 points in 24 games during the 2023 GOJHL Playoffs. Ryan MacPherson was a first line player on the Leamington Flyers as the first line center being line mates with his twin brother Connor MacPherson.


    Ryan MacPherson has the skating, versatility, playmaking, passing, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Ryan MacPherson is great at winning faceoffs and checked off just as many boxes as his twin brother Connor MacPherson despite the fact that Connor MacPherson won the 2023 GOJHL MVP.


    Ryan MacPherson will go to the Penticon Vees in the BCHL in 2023. The year after that Ryan MacPherson will begin his NCAA journey at New Hampshire in 2024. The MacPherson twins played together on the Leamington Flyers in the GOJHL. These twins will play with each other in the BCHL on the Penticon Vees in 2023 before playing with each other on New Hampshire in the NCAA in 2024.



  3. Chicago Blackhawks: Saige Weinstein, D, Spokane Chiefs (WHL)

    The Spokane Chiefs drafted Saige Weinstein in the first round of the 2020 WHL Draft. Saige Weinstein was a first line defenseman who played on the left side complimenting the best defenseman on the Spokane Chiefs this past season.


    The 6-0 179 lb Saige Weinstein had 1 goal, 13 assists, 14 points, and a -9 +/- ratio in 59 WHL games in 2021-2022. Saige Weinstein had 0 goals, 0 assists, and 0 point during 4 games in the 2022 WHL Playoffs. Saige Weinstein had 4 goals, 14 assists, 18 points, and a -9 +/- ratio in 57 WHL games in 2022-2023. Saige Weinstein's final game this season was on March 1st during the regular season in the WHL.


    Saige Weinstein has the skating, playmaking, passing, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Saige Weinstein has the floor of a first line defenseman in the WHL and the ceiling of a first line defenseman in the NHL. He's got to add more muscle and stay healthy next season showing the team that drafts him that durability will not be an issue.


    Chicago will not have to sign Saige Weinstein to an entry level contract until 2025. He would probably play on the Rockford IceHogs in the AHL by that point.


  4. San Jose Sharks: Jani Lampanen, G, Keiko-Espoo (Metsis)

    The 6-2 176 lb Jani Lampanen had a 2.08 goals against average and a .924 save percentage in 14 games in Metsis in 2021-2022. Jani Lampanen had a 2.35 goals against average and a .902 save percentage in 24 games in Metsis in 2022-2023.


    Jani Lampanen helped Keiko-Espoo win the 2023 Metsis league championship which was the first in league history for Keiko-Espoo. Jani Lampanen also had a 31 save shutout against Latvia as the starting goalie for Finland at the IIHF World Championship as the starting goalie for Finland.


    San Jose failed to sign their 2021 third round pick Benjamin Gaudreau to an entry level contract after he regressed with the Sarnia Sting in the OHL following the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. Jani Lampanen is a goalie you can develop while Mackenzie Blackwood gets a second chance as a starting goalie in San Jose.



  5. Montreal Canadiens: Logan Wormald, LW, Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)

    The 5-10 144 lb Logan Wormald had 22 goals, 22 assists, 44 points, and a +0 +/- ratio in in 2022-2023. Logan Wormald had 0 goals, 0 assists, and 0 points in 4 games during the 2023 WHL Playoffs. Wormald still has 0 points through 7 games in the WHL Playoffs playing three games for the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the 2022 WHL Playoffs before playing 4 games during the 2023 WHL Playoffs.


    Logan Wormald has the skating, playmaking, passing, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Logan Wormald was the Lethbridge Hurricanes 2020 third round pick in the 2020 WHL Draft and has been a steady player for the Lethbridge Hurricanes. He can develop for two more seasons before Montreal has to sign him.


  6. Florida Panthers: Samuel Urban, G, Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)

    The Florida Panthers lose goalie Alex Lyon to Free Agency. Florida still has Sergei Bobrovsky and Spencer Knight their 2019 first round pick before Knight was injured and unable to play during the Panthers Stanley Cup run forcing Alex Lyon to being Florida's backup goalie during their Stanley Cup run. Florida traded Devon Levi their 2020 seventh round pick to Buffalo for Sam Reinhardt, so now Florida gets another goalie to develop here.


    The 6-1 183 lb Samuel Urban had a 2.80 goals against average and a .918 save percentage in 4 starts with the Sioux City Musketeers in the USHL. Samuel Urban is from Slovakia nad hasn't committed to a college in the NCAA yet. This means he's probably returning to the Sioux City Musketeers next season before enrolling into a college. Samuel Urban has potential to develop into a backup goalie in the NHL, but he's a massive project. Florida can gamble on a backup goalie this late in the seventh round with two established goalies in Sergei Bobrovsky and Spencer Knight.



  7. Philadelphia Flyers: Magomed Sharaknov, D, UHC Dynamo Moscow (KHL)

    The 6-1 201 lb Magomed Sharaknov had 7 goals, 25 assists, and 32 points in the MHL in 2022-2023. Magomed Sharaknov is returning to the MHL next season and still needs to do more if he wants to get promoted to UHC Dyamo Moscow in the KHL.


  8. Washington Capitals: Damian Clara, G, Farjestads BK (Elitserien)

    Washington can draft a goalie to groom behind Darcy Kuemper as a long-term project. Damian Clara was born in Brunico, Italy and started in the 2021 IIHF World Championships for Italy as a sixteen year old due to Italy's top two goalies both being ruled out due to Covid-19. Italy faced Canada, USA, Germany, and Latvia with Damian Clara starting for Italy as a sixteen year old due to Italy's starting goalie and backup goalie were two of the fifteen Italian players ineligible for the 2021 IIHF World Championships due to Covid-19.


    The 6-6 207 lb Damian Clara had a 2.79 goals against average and a .903 save percentage with the Farjestads BK Under 20 Team in 2022-2023. Damian Clara agreed to be loaned to Brynas IF another highly regarded hockey program in Sweden in 2023. He would go back to Farjestads BK in 2024 with one year of experience in the SHL. If an NHL team drafts Damian Clara that team would have to sign him to an entry level contract by 2025. The Capitals can gamble on Damian Clara in the seventh round.


    Damian Clara's three goals are to get drafted by an NHL team, play well enough to sign an entry level contract with the team that drafts him, and to be the starting goalie for Italy in the 2026 Winter Olympics. His favorite goalie to watch is Jake Oettinger of the Dallas Stars.



  9. Detroit Red Wings: Ryan Fine, C, USNTDP (USHL)

    The 5-9 183 lb Ryan Fine had 16 goals, 26 assists, and 42 points with the US-Under 18 Team in 2022-2023. Ryan Fine had 5 goals, 9 assists, and 14 points on the United States National Team Developmental Program also known as USNTDP in the USHL in 2022-2023. Ryan Fine is going ot Harvard this Fall.


  10. St. Louis Blues: Cameron Johnson, C, Chicago Steel (USHL)

    The 5-9 146 lb Cameron Johnson had 6 goals, 19 assists, and 26 points with the Chicago Steel in 62 USHL games in 2022-2023. Cameron Johnson had 1 goal, 1 assist, and 2 points in 6 games during the 2023 USHL Playoffs. Cameron Johnson is heading to Harvard this Fall where he will be teammates with Ryan Fine.



  11. San Jose Sharks: Jackson Nevers, C, Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL)

    The 6-0 181 lb Jackson Nevers had 20 goals, 20 assists, and 40 points as the team captain at Edina High School in 2022-2023. Jackson Nevers had 0 goals, 0 assists, and 0 points in 3 games with the Watrloo Blackhawks in the USHL.


    Jackson Nevers has an NCAA scholarship to Minnesota which will either begin in 2023 or 2024. This means Jackson Nevers cannot sign his NHL entry level contract until 2026 or 2027 depending on when he enrolls into Minnesota.


  12. Ottawa Senators: Matteo Fabrizi, D, Red Deer Rebels (WHL)

    Matteo Fabrizi was the Red Deer Rebels 2020 second round pick in the 2020 WHL Draft. Fabrizi has the traits of a two-way defenseman, but needs to showcase those traits more consistently moving forward. Right now he's a player that I have graded out as a seventh round pick because of this.


    The 6-5 238 lb Matteo Fabrizi had 2 goals, 5 assists, 7 points, and a +5 +/- ratio with the Red Deer Rebels in 38 WHL games in 2021-2022. Matteo Fabrizi had 0 goals, 0 assists, and 0 points in 2 games during the 2022 WHL Playoffs. Matteo Fabrizi had 5 goals, 7 assists, 12 points and a +2 +/- ratio 2022-2023. Matteo Fabrizi had 2 goals, 0 assists, and 2 points in 12 games during the 2023 WHL Playoffs.


    Matteo Fabrizi has the playmaking, passing, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, stick handling, and offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Matteo Fabrizi needs to improve as a skater, but he has a lot of traits you like when watching his highlights. Matteo Fabrizi also needs to improve his production in the WHL.



  13. Buffalo Sabres: Marcel Marcel, RW, Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)

    Marcel Marcel was the Gatineau Olympiques first round pick in the 2022 CHL Import Draft. Marcel Marcel played for HC Skoda Plzen in 2021-2022, but left the Extraliga league in the Czech Republic to go play in the CHL for the Gatineau Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League known as the QMJHL.


    The 6-4 244 lb Marcel Marcel had 14 goals, 18 assists, 32 points, and a +22 +/- ratio in 2022-2023. Marcel Marcel had 3 goals, 5 assists, and 8 points in the 2023 QMJHL Playoffs.


  14. San Jose Sharks: Dominik Petr, C, Rauman Lukko (SM Liiga)

    The 6-2 165 lb Dominik Petr had 1 goal, 0 assists, and 1 point in the Rauman Lukko Under 20 Team in 2022-2023. Dominik Petr still needs to earn a promotion to Rauman Lukko in Liiga once known as SM Liiga.



  15. Ottawa Senators: Yegor Zavragin, G, Mamonty Urga (MHL)

    Ottawa gambles on a project goalie. Yegor Zavragin plays in the MHL and hasn't gotten promoted to the KHL yet.


    The 6-2 183 lb Yegor Zavragin had a 2.49 goals against average ana .920 save percentage in the MHL in 21 games in 2022-2023. Yegor Zavragin had a 0.00 goals against average and a 1.000 save percentage in his one VHL game where he got promoted from the MHL to the VHL. Yegor Zavragin is worth gambling on at this point in the seventh round.


  16. Calgary Flames: Oliver Tulk, C, Calgary Hitmen (WHL)

    The 5-7 170 lb Oliver Tulk was the 2020 first round pick for the Calgary Hitmen in the 2020 WHL Draft. Oliver Tulk had 9 goals, 10 assists, 19 points, and a -11 +/- ratio in 63 WHL games in 2021-2022. Oliver Tulk had 24 goals, 36 assists, 60 points, and a -9 +/- ratio in 2022-2023. Oliver Tulk had 1 goal, 2 assists, and 3 points in the 2023 WHL Playoffs. The Calgary Hitmen and Calgary Flames play in the same stadium, so Calgary can spend their last pick on a hometown player.



  17. New Yok Islanders: Ivan Anoshko, C, Dinamo Minsk (KHL)

    The 5-10 164 lb Ivan Anoshko had 21 goals, 32 assists, and 53 points in the MHL in 2022-2023. He will return to the MHL next season and still hasn't gotten promoted to Dinamo Minsk in the KHL.


  18. Winniepeg Jets: Cooper Conway, C, Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)

    Winnipeg drafts one more center for depth. Cooper Conway was an eighteenth round pick in the 2021 USHL Draft. The Green Bay Gamblers took Cooper Conway in the eighteenth round of the 2021 USHL Draft and the crazy thing is Conway did well enough as a late round pick to make the Green Bay Gamblers roster in the USHL.


    The 6-0 163 lb Cooper Conway had 46 goals, 1 assists, and 87 points in 31 games at Andover High School with the Andover Huskies in 2022-2023. Cooper Conway only played 6 games in the USHL where he had 0 goals, 0 assists, and 0 points with the Green Bay Gamblers in 2022-2023.


    Cooper Conway will return to the Green Bay Gamblers next sesaon. Cooper Conway will enroll in Colorado College in 2024.



  19. Tampa Bay Lightning: Noah Chadwick, D, Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)

    The 6-4 187 lb Noah Chadwick had 2 goals, 1 assists, 3 points, and a -3 +/- ratio in 13 WHL regular season games 2021-2022. Noah Chadwick had 0 goals, 0 assists, and 0 points in 4 games during the 2022 WHL Playoffs. Noah Chadwick had 5 goals, 15 assists, 20 points, and a +9 +/- ratio in 67 WHL games in 2022-2023. Noah Chadwick had 0 goals, 1 assist, and 1 point in 4 games in the 2023 WHL Playoffs.


    Noah Chadwick has the speed, explosion, burst, agility, skating, passing, playmaking, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, stick handling, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Noah Chadwick has the traits you want from a defenseman on film.


  20. Seattle Kraken: Axel Hurtig, D, Rogle BK (Elitserien)

    The 6-4 203 lb Axel Hurtig had 2 goals, 6 assists, and 8 points with the Rogle BK Under 20 Team in 2022-2023. Axel Hurtig hasn't been promoted to the SHL yet in a league once known as Elitserien in Sweden.



  21. Minnesota Wild: Cole Brown, LW, Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)

    The 6-2 178 lb Cole Brown had 9 goals, 12 assists, 21 points, and a +15 +/- ratio in 48 OHL games in 2021-2022. Cole Brown had 0 goals, 0 assists, and 0 points in 2 games during the 2022 OHL Playoffs. Cole Brown had 17 goals, 25 assists, 42 points, and a -18 +/- ratio in 2022-2023. Cole Brown had 2 goals, 1 assist, and 3 points during the 2023 OHL Playoffs.


    Cole Brown does everything well. He doesn't exactly dominate in one specific area on tape.


  22. Boston Bruins: Hunter Mayo, D, Red Deer Rebels (WHL)

    Hunter Mayo was drafted in the second round of the 2020 WHL Draft by the Red Deer Rebels. Hunter Mayo went undrafted in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, but improved enough to warrant a late round selection this past season.


    The 6-1 196 lb Hunter Mayo had 3 goals, 14 assists, 17 points, and a +19 +/- ratio in 65 WHL regular season games 2021-2022. Hunter Mayo had 0 goals, 3 assists, and 3 points in 10 games during the 2022 WHL Playoffs. Hunter Mayo had 18 goals, 24 assists, 42 points, and a +24 +/- ratio in 67 WHL games in 2022-2023. Hunter Mayo had 2 goals, 2 assists, and 4 point in 12 games in the 2023 WHL Playoffs.


    Hunter Mayo has the speed, explosion, burst, agility, skating, passing, playmaking, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, stick handling, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Hunter Mayo has the traits you want from a defenseman on film.



  23. Ottawa Senators: Matteo Koci, D, HC Energie Karlovy Vary (Extraliga)

    The 6-0 159 lb Matteo Koci had 0 goals, 2 assists, and 2 points with HC Energie Karlovy Vary in Extraliga in 2022-2023. Matteo Koci also played on the HC Energie Karlovy Vary Under 20 Team. Matteo Koci is under contract with HC Energie Karlovy Vary is under contract until 2025 meaning Ottawa wouldn't have to sign him to an entry level contract until 2025.


  24. Edmonton Oilers: Nico Pertuch, G, Eislaufverein Landshut (DEL 2)

    Most of the top German prospects play in DEL. This might be the second year in a row a DEL player goes undrafted, but there is a German goalie in DEL 2 who could get drafted in the late rounds of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft in Nico Pertuch who plays for Eislaufverin Landshut in DEL 2 which is a minor league to DEL in Germany.


    The 6-3 198 lb Nico Pertuch had a 3.12 goals against average and a .865 save percentage in 4 games with Eislaufverein Landshut in 2022-2023. Edmonton has Stuart Skinner and Jack Campbell, so the Edmonton Oilers can take as much time developing this massive project since their is no guarantee you sign this seventh round pick at goalie.



  25. Pittsburgh Penguins: Sam Oremba, LW, Regina Pats (WHL)

    Sam Oremba was drafted seventh overall by the Seattle Thunderbirds in the 2020 WHL Draft. Sam Oremba is versatile enough to play both left wing and right wing, but he got traded to the Regina Pats prior to this past season.


    The 6-2 196 lb Sam Oremba had 10 goals, 14 assists, 24 points, and a -7 +/- ratio in 63 games with the Regina Pats in the WHL in 2022-2023. Sam Oremba only had 0 goals, 1 assist, and 1 point in 7 games during the 2023 WHL Playoffs.


    Sam Oremba has the speed, explosion, burst, agility, skating, versatility, passing, playmaking, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, stick handling, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Sam Oremba has the traits you want from a winger at either left winger or right winger.


  26. New Jersey Devils: Arvid Bergstrom, D, Djurgardens IF (Elitserien)

    The 5-11 168 lb Arvid Bergstrom had 2 goals, 21 assists, and 23 points, and +9 +/- ratio on the Djurgardens IF Under 20 Team in 2022-2023. Arvid Bergstrom still has to improve to the point where he gets promoted to the SHL once known as Elitserien.



  27. Colorado Avalanche: Adam Cedzo, LW, HC Ocelari Trinec (Extraliga)

    Colorado takes the best player on the board in the seventh round. Adam Cedzo is versatile enough to play left wing, center, and right wing.


    The 5-10 170 lb Adam Cedzo had 23 goals, 23 assists, and 46 points on HC Ocelari Trinec Under 20 Team in 39 Extraliga games in 2022-2023. Adam Cedzo is returning to HC Ocelari Trinec's Under 20 Team.


  28. Boston Bruins: Filip Eriksson, C, Vaxjo Lakers (Elitserien)

    The 6-0 172 lb Filip Eriksson had 5 goals, 5 assists, and 10 points with the Vaxjo Lakers Under 20 Team in 2022-2023. He did well enough to get promoted to the eventual SHL Champions where he played 2 SHL games on the Vaxjo Lakers with 0 goals, 0 assists, and 0 points in 2022-2023.


    Odds are that Boston is getting a future AHL player on the Providence Bruins. There's also the chance he could suit up for Boston one day if he signs an NHL entry level contract with the Boston Bruins in the future.



  29. Dallas Stars: Jackson Nieuwendyk, C, Penticon Vees (BCHL)

    Jackson Nieuwendyk is the son of Dallas Stars legend Joe Nieuwendyk. Jackson played for the Dallas Stars AAA Elite Team from ages 7-16 which means he began playign with the Dallas Stars AAA Elite Team in 2009 when his dad was the General Manager for the Dallas Stars.


    Jackson Nieuwendyk also played with the Sioux City Musketeers in the USHL prior to being eligible for the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. He's spent his last two seasons with the Penticon Vees in the BCHL and this year is Jackson Niewendyk's final year of draft eligibility.


    The 6-1 173 lb Jackson Nieuwendyk had 9 goals, 12 assists, and 21 points with the Penticon Vees in the BCHL in 2021-2022. Jackson Nieuwendyk had 8 goals, 6 assists, and 14 points in 17 games during the 2022 BCHL Playoffs. Jackson Nieuwendyk had 20 goals, 21 assists, and 41 points in 2022-2023. Jackson Nieuwendyk had 1 goal, 1 assist, and 2 points in 14 games during the 2023 BCHL Playoffs.


    Jackson Nieuwendyk won two BCHL Championships with the Penticon Vees. He's going to play college hockey at Canisus College starting this Fall in 2023. Dallas can draft him and would not have to sign Joe Nieuwendyk's son Jackson Nieuwendyk to an entry level contract until 2026.


    Jackson Nieuwendyk has the skating, versatility, playmaking, passing, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Jackson Nieuwendyk can play left wing, center, and right wing with his versatility.


  30. Carolina Hurricanes: Chase Cheslock, D, Omaha Lancers (USHL)

    The 6-3 205 lb Chase Cheslock was a two year team captain at Rogers High School. Jayson Shaugabay, Jake Fisher, Gavin Thoreson, and Chase Cheslock were the four Mr. Hockey nominees for best High School hockey player in the state of Minnesota.


    Chase Cheslock had 1 goal, 4 assists, 5 points, and a -6 +/- ratio in 15 USHL games with the Omaha Lancers in 2022-2023. Chase Cheslock will return to the Omaha Lancers in 2023 before going to University of St. Thomas in 2024. This means Carolina will not have to offer Chase Cheslock an entry level contract until 2027.



  31. Pittsburgh Penguins: Justin Kipkie, D, Victoria Royals (WHL)

    The 6-3 195 lb Justin Kipkie had 8 goals, 25 assists, 33 points, and a -26 +/- ratio in 2022-2023. Justin Kipkie has the skating, passing playmaking, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, and offensive awareness you want.


    Justin Kipkie has come a long way since being a sixth round pick in the 2020 WHL Draft. Justin Kipkie still needs to develop his defensive awareness and hockey IQ.


  32. Vegas Golden Knights: Tyler Duke, D, Ohio State

    The 5-8 179 lb Tyler Duke played two sesaons on the United States National Team Developmental Program before going undrafted in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. Tyler Duke had 4 goals, 8 assists, 12 points, and a +9 +/- ratio as a freshman at Ohio State in 2022-2023.


    Tyler Duke has the skating, passing playmaking, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ you want. Tyler Duke is transferring from Ohio State to Michigan and while this offends me as an Ohio State fan, the realist in me understands why he wants to play with his older brother at Michigan. Still, someone has to be Mr. Irrelevant in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft and I'm doing with Tyler Duke because he's too skilled to go undrafted, but at the same time he still transferred from Ohio State to Michigan. Yes, it's just as bad as transferring from Michigan to Ohio State.









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