2023 NHL Draft Central

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Fifteen players with ties to the Big Ten Conference had their names called at the National Hockey League Draft, held June 28-29 at Bridgestone Arena.

 

This year’s list of draftees includes current Big Ten players and future commitments. Six Big Ten schools were represented in the selection process as the conference continues to develop NHL talent.

 

The Big Ten has now registered at least three first-round selections in four of the last five drafts and at least one top-five pick in four of the last five drafts with top-10 selections in six of the last seven drafts.

 

During the 2022-23 season, 57 NHL Draft picks played in the Big Ten.

 

A listing of this year’s draft class:

2023 NHL DRAFT
NAME	BIG TEN SCHOOL	POSITION	ROUND	PICK	NHL TEAM
Adam Fantilli	Michigan	C	1	3	Columbus Blue Jackets
Oliver Moore	Minnesota	C	1	19	Chicago Blackhawks
Charlie Stramel	Wisconsin	C	1	21	Minnesota Wild
Gavin Brindley	Michigan	C	2	34	Columbus Blue Jackets
Trey Augustine	Michigan State	G	2	41	Detroit Red Wings
Maxim Štrbák	Michigan State	D	2	45	Buffalo Sabres
Brady Cleveland	Wisconsin	D	2	47	Detroit Red Wings
Danny Nelson	Notre Dame	C	2	49	New York Islanders
William Whiteclaw	Wisconsin	RW	3	66	Columbus Blue Jackets
Cole Knuble	Notre Dame	C	4	103	Philadelphia Flyers
Beckett Hendrickson	Minnesota	C	4	124	Boston Bruins
Paul Fischer	Notre Dame	D	5	138	St. Louis Blues
Zach Schulz	Wisconsin	D	6	177	New York Islanders
Luke Mittelstadt	Minnesota	D	7	197	Montreal Canadiens
Aiden Fink	Penn State	RW	7	218	Nashville Predators