Chicago moved up two spots to receive the first pick, while Anaheim and Columbus each moved down one spot. The Chicago Blackhawks and Anaheim Ducks won the two draft lotteries that took place on May 8, 2023, giving them the first and second picks overall. As the league reduced the number of lottery drawings before the 2021–22 season, the first two picks overall are awarded after two rounds starting with the 2021 draft, and since the 2022 lottery, the teams winning one of the two drawings are allowed to move up a maximum of ten spots in the draft order and a team is only allowed to win the lottery twice in a five-year period. Under the new system the odds of winning the draft lottery for the four lowest finishing teams in the league decreased, while the odds for the other non-playoff teams increased.

May 8, 2023.īeginning with the 2014–15 NHL season the NHL changed the weighting system that was used in previous years. Gary Bettman conducts the 2023 NHL Draft Lottery, NHL's official YouTube channel.

Additionally, un-drafted, non-North American players born in 2002 are eligible for the draft and those players who were drafted in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, but not signed by an NHL team and who were born after June 30, 2003, are also eligible to re-enter the draft. Ice hockey players born between January 1, 2003, and September 15, 2005, are eligible for selection in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

The Chicago Blackhawks have the first overall pick. The draft is expected to be held on June 28–29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The 2023 NHL Entry Draft will be the 61st NHL Entry Draft.

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