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We’ve talked a lot about the depth of the 2023 NHL Draft for years and that there was a number of high-end prospects that were going to make a significant dent in their prospect pools. Perhaps there is no greater indication of the quality of the class in the sheer number of organizations that have drafted their new No. 1 prospect.

The 2023 NHL Draft has been among the most anticipated in years due in large part to the presence of super prospect Connor Bedard, but there's a lot more to this class than just the top prospect. Throughout the 2022-23 season, FloHockey has been covering the draft from providing original rankings and a whole lot more.

It’s the final stages of the 2023 NHL Draft season as all of the draft-eligible players have completed anything they can do on ice at this point. The playoffs across junior hockey and relevant European leagues have all concluded, international tournaments have handed out their medals. All that’s left is the NHL Scouting Combine this week in Buffalo and then NHL teams start making picks in Nashville on June 28.

The 2023 NHL Draft has been among the most anticipated in recent memory and now we've reached the final stretch. In less than a month, teams will be heading to the stage in Nashville to make their selections that they hope make a significant difference in the future of their franchise.

The Chicago Blackhawks were the lucky winners of the 2023 NHL Draft Lottery, landing the opportunity to select Connor Bedard, the consensus No. 1 pick and the most exciting prospect to enter the draft since Connor McDavid in 2016. They won’t be making their pick official until June 28, but it was hard for general manager Kyle Davidson not to contain his excitement when deputy commissioner Bill Daly revealed the placard that showed they won the lottery.

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are here, but for those teams not participating in the quest for the coveted trophy, there’s just one date to look forward to.

The absurdity of Connor Bedard's draft season continued Friday night when the 17-year-old Regina Pats captain registered four points against the Prince Albert Raiders in Western Hockey League action. Bedard scored two goals to hit 50 on the season, while adding two assists to run his season point total to 100.

LANGLEY, B.C. – The NHL scouting world has descended upon Langley, just outside of Vancouver, for one of the premier prospect showcases of the season. The CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game will feature 40 high-end prospects eligible for the 2023 NHL Draft including North Vancouver native and No. 1 prospect Connor Bedard.

Connor Bedard is the top-ranked North American skater for the 2023 NHL Draft according to the NHL's Central Scouting Bureau in their mid-term rankings, released Friday. The WHL's leading scorer and reigning World Junior Championship MVP has built up a large consensus of his status as the top prospect for 2023.

Connor Bedard rewrote the Canadian record books at the World Junior Championship, culminating with a gold medal for Canada on Thursday. Back with the Regina Pats in the WHL and playing in his first game since the World Juniors on Sunday evening, Bedard wasted no time in resuming his dominance of one of Canada's top junior leagues.

The 2023 NHL Draft is shaping up to be a very good one. The talent at the very top is special, while a good chunk of the first round looks like it will be comprised of difference-making prospects. It’s still too early yet to make a total determination on the quality of the class as a whole, but early indications suggest teams with first round picks are going to get exceptional value.

Every NHL Draft season there is always one player that starts out as the anointed one – the player likeliest to go first overall and potentially change the fortunes of whichever NHL team selects him. For the 2023 NHL Draft, that player is most certainly Connor Bedard.