NHL Draft 2023: Blackhawks Win Big with Bedard Pick, Coyotes Surprise with Cooley
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The Chicago Blackhawks won the NHL Draft by selecting Connor Bedard with the first overall pick.
Bedard is a generational talent who is expected to be a star in the NHL.
The Blackhawks are rebuilding and Bedard is a major piece of their future.
The Arizona Coyotes made a surprising trade to acquire the third overall pick from the Buffalo Sabres.
The Coyotes selected Logan Cooley, who is considered to be one of the top two players in the draft.
The Seattle Kraken had a strong draft, selecting Shane Wright with the fourth overall pick and Cutter Gauthier with the fifth overall pick.
The Winnipeg Jets also had a strong draft, selecting Brad Lambert with the seventh overall pick and Rutger McGroarty with the 13th overall pick.
The overall draft class was considered to be very strong, with a number of potential stars available.
The Blackhawks traded their 2023 first-round pick and two other first-round picks to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Seth Jones.
The Coyotes traded their 2023 first-round pick and a conditional second-round pick to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for the third overall pick and a conditional third-round pick.
The Kraken traded their 2023 second-round pick and a conditional third-round pick to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for the 11th overall pick.
The Jets traded their 2023 third-round pick to the New York Islanders in exchange for the 12th overall pick.
