The complete list of every Minnesotan selected in the 2023 NHL draft

Oliver Moore and Charlie Stramel, first-round picks on Wednesday, top the group of 16 selections from the state.

June 29, 2023 at 11:02PM
Oliver Moore, center, posed with Blackhawks officials after being taken 19th overall in the NHL draft on Wednesday night in Nashville. (George Walker IV, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Minnesotans taken in the NHL draft in Nashville on Wednesday and Thursday, with hometown, last year's team, and college commitment:

First round

19th, Chicago: Oliver Moore, F, Mounds View, USNTDP, Minnesota

Second round

49th, New York Rangers: Danny Nelson, F, Maple Grove, USNTDP, Notre Dame

63rd, Florida: Gracyn Sawchyn, F, Chaska, Seattle (WHL)

Third round

66th, Columbus: William Whitelaw, F, Rosemount, Youngstown (USHL), Wisconsin

81st, Arizona: Tanner Ludtke, F, Elko, Lincoln (USHL) Nebraska Omaha

Fourth round

115th, Tampa Bay: Jayson Shaugabay, F, Warroad, Warroad HS, Minnesota Duluth

118th, Los Angeles: Hampton Slukynsky, G, Warroad, Warroad HS, Northern Michigan

124th, Boston: Beckett Hendrickson, F, Minnetonka, USNTDP, Minnesota

Fifth round

132nd, San Jose: Eric Pohlkamp, D, Brainerd, Cedar Rapids (USHL), Bemidji State

149th, Wild: Aaron Pionk, D, Hermantown, Waterloo (USHL), Minnesota Duluth

154th, New Jersey: Chase Cheslock, D, Rogers, Rogers HS, St. Thomas

Sixth round

166th, Arizona: Carsen Musser, G, Sherburn, USNTDP, Colorado College

Seventh round

193rd, Tampa Bay: Jack Harvey, F, Stacy, Chicago (USHL), Boston University

197th, Montreal: Luke Mittelstadt, D, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Minnesota

213th, Wild: Jimmy Clark, F, Edina, Green Bay (USHL), Minnesota

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