via the NHL PR department,
A total of 224 players born in 16 countries and from 36 leagues were selected in the 2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft, which concluded Thursday at Bridgestone Arena.
* Day 1 #NHLStats Live Updates
* Day 1 Recap
* Day 2 #NHLStats Live Updates
Following is a breakdown of draft picks by position, birth country, league and by NHL club:
PICKS BY POSITION
Defense: 69
Center: 63
Right Wing: 34
Left Wing: 32
Goaltender: 26
PICKS BY BIRTH COUNTRY
Canada: 86
United States: 50
Sweden: 24
Russia: 19
Finland: 15
Czechia: 7
Slovakia: 7
Belarus: 5
Germany: 4
Kazakhstan: 1
France: 1
Switzerland: 1
Norway: 1
Italy: 1
Denmark: 1
Austria: 1
PICKS BY AMATEUR LEAGUE
OHL: 35
WHL: 33
USHL: 26
SWEDEN-JR: 22
RUSSIA-JR: 15
NTDP: 13
QMJHL: 12
FINLAND-JR: 11
BCHL: 4
BIG 10: 4
FINLAND: 4
HIGH-MN: 4
RUSSIA: 4
SWEDEN: 4
AJHL: 3
CZECHIA: 2
ECAC: 2
GERMANY-JR: 2
HOCKEY EAST: 2
RUSSIA-2: 2
SLOVAKIA: 2
SWEDEN U-18: 2
SWEDEN-2: 2
SWISS-JR: 2
GERMANY: 1
GOJHL: 1
HIGH-CT: 1
HIGH-IN: 1
HIGH-MA: 1
HIGH-ON: 1
KAZAKHSTAN U-20: 1
MJHL: 1
NAHL: 1
NCHC: 1
SWISS: 1
USMAAAE: 1
PICKS BY NHL TEAM
Arizona: 12
Chicago: 11
Detroit: 11
Nashville: 11
Seattle: 10
Carolina: 10
Philadelphia: 10
Montreal: 9
St. Louis: 9
San Jose: 9
Anaheim: 9
Columbus: 8
Buffalo: 8
Vancouver: 7
Pittsburgh: 6
Washington: 6
Dallas: 6
Calgary: 6
Minnesota: 6
Winnipeg: 5
Boston: 5
Florida: 5
Ottawa: 5
Tampa Bay: 5
New Jersey: 5
NY Islanders: 5
NY Rangers: 5
Los Angeles: 5
Colorado: 5
Vegas: 4
Edmonton: 3
Toronto: 3
TRADES MADE JUNE 29, 2023
* NY Islanders traded C Josh Bailey and a 2nd-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft to Chicago for future considerations.
* Edmonton traded C Klim Kostin and RW Kailer Yamamoto to Detroit for future considerations.
* Tampa Bay traded RW Corey Perry to Chicago for a 7th-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.
* Detroit traded Vancouver's 2nd-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft (previously acquired, 43rd overall) to Nashville for Nashville's 2nd-round pick in 2023 (47th overall) and Tampa Bay's 5th-round pick in 2023 (previously acquired, 147th overall).
* Chicago traded Tampa Bay's 2nd-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft (previously acquired, 51st overall) to Philadelphia for Philadelphia's 6th-round pick in 2023 (167th overall) and Los Angeles' 2nd-round pick in 2024 (previously acquired).
* Carolina traded Philadelphia's 3rd-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft (previously acquired, 71st overall) to San Jose for Carolina's 3rd-round pick in 2023 (previously acquired, 94th overall) and San Jose's 4th-round pick in 2023 (100th overall).
* Nashville traded its 3rd-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft (79th overall) to Dallas for Dallas' 3rd-round pick in 2024 and 6th-round pick in 2024.
* Pittsburgh traded New Jersey's 3rd-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft (previously acquired, 90th overall) to NY Rangers for Colorado's 3rd-round pick in 2023 (previously acquired, 91st overall) and NY Rangers' 7th-round pick in 2024.
* Nashville traded Tampa Bay's 4th-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft (previously acquired, 115th overall) to Tampa Bay for Chicago's 4th-round pick in 2024 (previously acquired).
* New Jersey traded its 7th-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft (218th overall) to Nashville for Nashville's 7th-round pick in 2024.
* San Jose traded Pittsburgh's 7th-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft (previously acquired, 206th overall) to Washington for Washington's 7th-round pick in 2025.
* Vegas traded its 7th-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft (224th overall) to Columbus for Columbus' 7th-round pick in 2024.
Huh, Russian Juniors had more picks than USNDP. I think half of those were AZ picks, tho.
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