Connor Bedard, Lukas Reichel and Cole Guttman have each won less than 35% of their draws so far this season. But that’s not surprising, given the faceoff learning curve is often one of the toughest for players adjusting to the NHL.
The first round of the 2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville is in the books. It was an incredible night with some surprise picks and NHL.com deputy managing editor Adam Kimelman was there to provide analysis of all 32 picks made.
Kraken take forward Eduard Sale with 20th pick in 2023 NHL draft spokesman.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from spokesman.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
With the 23rd overall pick, Chris Drury and co. draft RW Gabriel Perreault out of the USA U-18 NTDP.
#NYR select Gabe Perreault 23rd overall. I ranked him 7th overall.
Perreault scored over 2 points per game in the NTDP and USHL this year - comparable rates to 4th overall
Blackhawks make it official, select Connor Bedard with top pick in NHL Draft trentonian.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from trentonian.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.