The Montreal Canadiens were the first team to select a defenceman in the 2023 NHL Draft.
5: David Reinbacher, D, EHC Kloten (SL)
Age: 18
Hand: Right
Height: Six-foot-two
Weight: 194 pounds
Hometown: Hohenems, Austria
2022-23 stats:
Kloten U20: 9 goals, 13 assists in 23 games; 1 assist in 3 playoff games
EHC Kloten: 1 goal, 10 assists in 27 games; zero points in 14 playoff games
69: Jacob Fowler, G, Youngstown (USHL)
Age: 18
Catches: Left
Height: Six-foot-two
Weight: 223 pounds
Hometown: Melbourne, Fla.
2022-23 stats:
Youngstown Phantoms: 27-9-3, 40 GP, 2.28 GAA, .921 SV%, five shutouts
101: Florian Xhekaj, LW, Hamilton (OHL)
Age: 19
Hand: Left
Height: Six-foot-two
Weight: 174 pounds
Hometown: Hamilton, Ont.
2022-23 stats:
Hamilton Bulldogs: 13 goals, 12 assists in 68 games; 1 goal, 2 assists in 6 playoff games
110: Bogdan Konyushkov, D, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL)
Age: 20
Hand: Right
Height: Five-foot-eleven
Weight: 176 pounds
Hometown: Penza, Russia
2022-23 stats:
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: 2 goals, 23 assists in 64 games; 5 assists in 10 playoff games
128: Quenton Miller, G, Quebec (QMJHL)
Age: 18
Catches: Left
Height: Six-foot-three
Weight: 181 pounds
Hometown: Montreal, Que.
2022-23 stats:
Quebec Remparts: 14-4-0, 20 GP, 2.11 GAA, .911 SV%, two shutouts
133: Sam Harris, LW, Sioux Falls (USHL)
Age: 20
Hand: Left
Height: Five-foot-eleven
Weight: 180 pounds
Hometown: San Diego, Calif.
2022-23 stats:
Sioux Falls Stampede: 30 goals, 26 assists in 56 games
144: Yevgeni Volokhin, G, Mamonty Yugry (MHL)
Age: 18
Catches: Left
Height: Six-foot-three
Weight: 168 pounds
Hometown: Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
2022-23 stats:
Mamonty Yugry: 20-6-3, 31 GP, 2.12 GAA, .927 SV%, four shutouts
165: Filip Eriksson, C, Växjö Lakers HC (SHL)
Age: 18
Hand: Left
Height: Six-foot
Weight: 172 pounds
Hometown: Ljungby, Sweden
2022-23 stats:
Växjö Lakers HC: zero points in 2 games; zero points in 6 playoff games Växjö Lakers HC J20: 5 goals, 5 assists in 11 games; 1 goal in 3 playoff games
197: Luke Mittelstadt, D, University of Minnesota (NCAA)
Age: 20
Hand: Left
Height: Five-foot-eleven
Weight: 174 pounds
Hometown: Eden Prairie, Minn.
2022-23 stats:
University of Minnesota: 5 goals, 16 assists in 38 games
