原标题：2023 NHL Draft top 10 moments

周三在普利司通球馆，当黑鹰总经理Kyle Davidson宣布Connor Bedard成为2023年NHL选秀的状元时，他有一种如释重负的感觉。

“无法用言语形如，”Bedard说。“在我成长的过程中，就是黑鹰最辉煌的时刻，捧杯，我看了他们很多的比赛。你能看到联合中心球馆是多么疯狂，所有的芝加哥人都支持他们。这是原始6队，有很厚重的历史。能成为黑鹰的一员，我非常兴奋。”

真正的工作将在9月份开始，这名来自于WHL的Regina队的中锋将成为阵容中的一员，并为黑鹰能跻身季后赛努力。

如果一切顺利，Bedard的首场NHL比赛将在10月10日客场挑战企鹅，他也将面对儿时的偶像Sidney Crosby。

“我不打算看日程表，”Bedard说。“有人已经告诉我了。我不想了解太多。如果我能在10月份出现在赛场上，那是我从记事起的偶像。那将是难以置信的。离那还有一段时间。现在只是对此有些梦想，但希望它能实现。”

以下是2023年选秀中应该被记住的10个瞬间：

谢幕演出

掠夺者退休总经理David Poile参加了他的最后一场选秀。

作为感谢，NHL主席Gary Bettman，退役门将Pekka Rinne和现任队长Roman Josi，送给Poile一把定制Gibson吉他。

“感谢，这个礼物非常漂亮，”Poile在选秀开始前说。“纳什维尔，感谢在这里我有26年的职业冰球经理人生涯。”

这是另一个表达尊敬和感激的姿态，魔鬼总经理Tom Fitzgerald，作为掠夺者的首任队长（1998-99赛季），交易了球队2023年的7轮秀（总第218顺位）到掠夺者，换回2024年的7轮秀，为的就是Poile能够最后一次做出选择。73岁的他再次感谢了现场的粉丝，宣布掠夺者选择了来自于阿尔伯塔青年联盟Brooks队的Aiden Fink，大家再次起立致意。

Poile完成了他的第40次选秀，也是掠夺者的第26次。Barry Trotz将在周六接替他总经理的职位。

奥地利骄傲

David Reinbacher成为第一位在首轮被选中的奥地利后卫，他在第5顺位被加拿大人选中。

他是自2020年以来第3位在首轮被选中的奥地利选手，之前是2022年红翼的8号秀中锋Marco Kasper和2020年狂野的9号秀Marco Rossi，整个历史上算是第7位。

“能被这么伟大的俱乐部选中是一种难以置信的感觉，”Reinbacher说。“很棒，我不能相信这是真的。他们有伟大的历史，伟大的球迷，伟大的球队和教练组。”

优秀的项目

Will Smith是一名中锋，是NTDP U-18队里首轮被选中的4名球员中的一位。

当Smith在第4位被鲨鱼选中时，NTDP U-18队已经连续第5年至少有1名球员在前5被选中。这是联盟选秀历史上所有输送优质球员的联赛里持续时间最长的。

在本届选秀中，一共有13名NTDP球员被最终选中。

首轮除了Smith，还有右边锋Ryan Leonard（首都人，总第8顺位），中锋Oliver Moore（黑鹰，总第19顺位）和右边锋Gabriel Perreault（游骑兵，总第23顺位）。Perreault，Smith和Leonard是球队的一组前锋，下赛季将全部进入波士顿大学。

Carlsson's carpool

Leo Carlsson, selected No. 2 by the Anaheim Ducks, was forced to do the unimaginable in attempt to be in attendance for the first round Wednesday.

Because of weather and flight delays in the New York area, Carlsson's connecting flight to Nashville from Stockholm was canceled. The solution: Drive to Music City with the family in "some sort of minivan for 13, 14 hours," Carlsson said.

"A long drive. We got here 7 a.m. [Tuesday] and left like, 6 a.m. the day before. I think maybe five stops."

The Ducks made the trip well worth it, making the 18-year-old center the seventh Sweden-born player chosen among the top three picks in NHL Draft history. He joined Rasmus Dahlin (No. 1, Buffalo Sabres, 2018), Mats Sundin (No. 1, Quebec Nordiques, 1989), Victor Hedman (No. 2, Tampa Bay Lightning, 2009), Gabriel Landeskog (No. 2, Colorado Avalanche, 2011), Daniel Sedin (No. 2, Vancouver Canucks, 1999) and Henrik Sedin (No. 3, Canucks, 1999).

"I think in the end, we were really intrigued with his hockey IQ, his creativity," Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek said. "Obviously he's got really good size, and probably what I loved about him is really his two-way game, and I think there's a potential for him to really be a dominant player at both ends of the ice."

Russian resolve

In a bit of a surprise, defenseman Dmitriy Simashev of Yaroslavl in Russia's junior division was the first of four Russia-born players selected in the first round (Arizona Coyotes, No. 6).

Simashev, No. 19 in NHL Central Scouting's final ranking of International skaters presented by BioSteel, made his Kontinental Hockey League debut this season, playing 18 games. He also had 10 points (one goal, nine assists) in 29 games in the junior league.

Matvei Michkov, a right wing with St. Petersburg of the KHL and No. 2 in Central Scouting's final ranking of International skaters, went No. 7 to the Philadelphia Flyers. Michkov was projected by many draft experts to be the first Russia-born player chosen, but there were concerns over his KHL contract with St. Petersburg that runs through 2025-26.

"We want people that are not afraid to play in Philadelphia, because let's face it, it's not always an easy place to play," Flyers GM Daniel Briere said. "It can be very special when you deliver and you play with passion. [The fans] respect that. But not everybody is up to that challenge. For Matvei, it was pretty cool to see him respond."

Slovakia stars

After a record three Slovakia-born players were chosen in the first round of the 2022 NHL Draft, goalie Adam Gajan became the highest-selected Slovakia-born player at his position in NHL Draft history when the Blackhawks chose him in the second round (No. 35)

"It's great feeling," Gajan said. "Chicago was one of my favorite teams growing up, so I was hoping it would be Chicago and I'm so excited to be part of the organization now."

There were seven Slovakia-born players chosen in the 2023 draft, including center Dalibor Dvorsky (No. 10, St. Louis Blues) and left wing Samuel Honzek (No. 16, Calgary Flames) in the first round.

Gajan will play for Green Bay of the United States Hockey League next season. In four straights starts for Slovakia at the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship, Gajan had a 2.40 goals-against average, .936 save percentage and one shutout. He made 53 saves in a 4-3 overtime loss to Canada in the quarterfinals Jan. 2, when Bedard had three points (two goals, one assist), including an overtime goal against Gajan. The 19-year-old goalie is glad he might one day call Bedard a teammate.

"We met at the NHL Scouting Combine in the gym and I told him, 'Well, maybe one day we will be teammates' and he can score on me just in practices and not in games," Gajan said.

**No-trade zone **

For the first time since 2007, no NHL trades were made in the first round of the draft.

The fewest trades in the first round since that draft had been one, in 2019.

Buffalo general manager Kevyn Adams was stunned.

"That's shocking," Adams said. "I was just saying that to the guys at our [draft] table. I don't know what to make of that. I guess you have to process that a little bit, but it's definitely surprising."

Davidson said, "I think a lot of people just liked the players that are available to them, with respect to maybe the picks aspect. It seemed everyone always had someone left on their board. If I have my players left, I'm going to pick, and everyone picked, but zero movement is kind of interesting."

Michigan mates in Columbus

Adam Fantilli could hardly contain himself after learning good friend and University of Michigan linemate Gavin Brindley had been selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the second round (No. 34) on Thursday.

"I jumped out of my chair and ran over to the (Blue Jackets) table," said Fantilli, who was selected No. 3 by the Blue Jackets less than 24 hours earlier.

"I feel like when any team gets up there, you're kind of like, maybe, but with Adam being there and hearing your name called, it's pretty surreal," Brindley said. "Now I'll get to go play for the Columbus Blue Jackets with one of my best buddies ... it's tough to put into words how cool that is."

When Fantilli was chosen Wednesday, he and Brindley embraced, and the latter wished him tremendous success.

"I saw him when I was picked and hugged again," Brindley said.

Brindley, a center, was one of the most improved prospects over the second half of the season, finishing fifth on the Wolverines with 38 points (12 goals, 26 assists) in 41 games. He moved up 17 spots, from No. 40 in January to No. 23 in April, in Central Scouting's final ranking of North American skaters.

European euphoria

Fourteen players chosen on the opening night of the 2023 draft were born outside North America, tying for the fourth-highest total in the first round in NHL Draft history. A record 17 were selected last year.

Carlsson, Reinbacher, Simashev, Michkov and Dvorsky were among the top 10.

A breakdown of the picks by birth country in the 2023 draft: Canada (86); United States (50); Sweden (24); Russia (19); Finland (15); Czechia and Slovakia (7); Belarus (5); Germany (4); Kazakhstan, France, Switzerland, Norway, Italy, Denmark and Austria (1).

Last but not forgotten

Tyler Peddle earned the spotlight all to himself as the final pick of the draft.

The 18-year-old left wing from Drummondville in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League sat through 223 picks before the Blue Jackets traded a seventh-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft to the Vegas Golden Knights for the right to choose him.

"Finally," Peddle said. "It was a whirlwind of emotions, right? I mean, it's the last pick so, kind of heard my name. I was in complete shock, and my father just grabbed me. Probably one of the scariest things leading up to it, but it's the best moment I ever experienced in my life and I'm grateful I had the opportunity."

The storybook finish enabled Peddle to celebrate the announcement with his 12 family members with him at Bridgestone Arena.

"I'm not really sure how to put it," he said. "We weren't sure where I was going to go. I felt like I was one of those guys who could have went anywhere, so that's kind of one reason I was staying. But I had a feeling, so sometimes a gut feeling can be right."

Peddle was second on Drummondville with 24 goals this season and had 41 points in 64 games.