2023 Boston Bruins draft pick tracker
BOSTON -- The Bruins did not have a pick during the first night of the NHL Draft on Wednesday. But Don Sweeney and crew had five picks at their disposal entering Day 2 on Thursday.
Here's a look at Boston's selections in the 2023 draft:
Third Round: Christopher Pelosi, C
Boston selected the 18-year-old Pelosi with its first pick of 2023, snagging the 6-foot-1 left-shot center at No. 92 overall. A New Jersey native, Pelosi played at Rhode Island powerhouse Mount St. Charles before he moved to the Junior level.
Pelosi split his 2022-23 season between the NAHL and USHL. He tallied 10 goals and seven assists over 24 games for the Janesville Jets of the NAHL, and then amassed 13 goals and six assists over 43 games for the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL.
But before Pelosi joins the Bruins organization, he's off to Hamden, Connecticut to play for the defending champion Quinnipiac Bobcats.
Fourth Round: Beckett Hendrickson, C
A left-shot center from Minnetonka, MN, the Bruins drafted Hendrickson with the 124th overall selection. He just turned 18 last weekend and stands at 6-foot-2 and checks in at 174 lbs.
Hendrickson played the last two seasons for the U.S. National Development Team, scoring 14 goals to go with 13 assists over 56 games. He is committed to the University of Minnesota.
Hendrickson's father, Darby, is a former NHL player and current assistant coach for the Minnesota Wild.
Sixth Round: Ryan Walsh, C
The Bruins went with another center with their third pick, taking Ryan Walsh. The 19-year-old native of Rochester, New York, played in 61 games for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders last year in the USHL. He scored 30 goals and added 49 assists in the regular season before posting 2-5-7 totals in five playoff games. He tied for the USHL lead in assists and ranked second in points behind Macklin Celebrini, who's expected to be the No. 1 overall pick next year.
A 6-foot, 180-pound right-shot centerman, Walsh is committed to play for Cornell University next year.
Seventh Round: Casper Nassen, RW
Boston went international with its first seventh-round pick while sticking with the forward theme by selecting Casper Nassen from Sweden.
The 6-foot-4, 205-pound 19-year-old had 40 points (23-17-40) in 48 games for his junior team Vasteras in Sweden last year. Nassen is committed to Miami (Ohio) next season.
Seventh Round: Kristian Kostadinski, D
The Bruins used stayed in Sweden for their final pick, though they switched things up and went with a defenseman, selecting Kristian Kostadinski.
The 6-foot-5, 213-pound left-shot D-man played in 43 games for Vastra Frolunda, his junior team in Sweden last year, scoring two goals and adding eight assists to go with 69 penalty minutes and a plus-13 rating.
