Welcome to HabsWorld Draft Central 2023, your one-stop source for all things draft-related. We’ll keep tabs on each selection here as well as provide links to our previous draft coverage.
The first round of this year’s draft takes place on Wednesday starting at 7:00 PM ET while rounds two through seven will be on Thursday beginning at 11:00 AM ET. Sportsnet, TVA Sports, and ESPN have coverage of Round 1 while Sportsnet and the NHL Network will also televise Day 2.
Montreal’s Picks
| Rd | OA | Player | From | HT | WT | League | Team | Pos |
| 1 | 5 | David Reinbacher | AUT | 6’2 | 194 | NLA | Kloten | D |
| 3 | 69 | Jacob Fowler | USA | 6’1 | 222 | USHL | Youngstown | D |
| 4 | 101 | Florian Xhekaj | CAN | 6’2 | 175 | OHL | Hamilton | LW |
| 4 | 110 | Bogdan Konyushkov | RUS | 5’11 | 176 | KHL | Torpedo | D |
| 4 | 128 | Quentin Miller | CAN | 6’2 | 183 | QMJHL | Quebec | G |
| 5 | 133 | Sam Harris | USA | 5’11 | 180 | USHL | Sioux Falls | LW |
| 5 | 144 | Yevgeni Volokhin | RUS | 6’3 | 168 | MHL | Mamonty Yugry | G |
| 6 | 165 | Filip Eriksson | SWE | 6’0 | 172 | SWE Jr. | Vaxjo | C |
| 7 | 197 | Luke Mittelstadt | USA | 5’11 | 185 | NCAA | Minnesota | D |
Traded/Acquired Picks:
– Acquired the 31st pick from Florida as part of the Ben Chiarot trade.
– Traded the 31st pick with the 37th pick and Gianni Fairbrother to Colorado for Alex Newhook.
– Acquired the 110th pick from Pittsburgh as part of the Jeff Petry/Mike Matheson trade.
– Acquired the 128th pick from Vegas in exchange for the 128th pick in 2022.
– Acquired the 144th pick from Calgary as part of the Tyler Toffoli trade.
HW Draft Coverage:
Habs Select David Reinbacher 5th Overall
Day 2 of the 2023 Draft
Mock Draft
Draft Pool
Montreal’s All-Time Draft History
Draft Profile – Zach Benson
Draft Profile – Leo Carlsson
Draft Profile – Dalibor Dvorsky
Draft Profile – Ryan Leonard
Draft Profile – Matvei Michkov
Draft Profile – David Reinbacher
Draft Profile – Will Smith
Final Draft Rankings:
Midseason Draft Rankings: