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O F F THE D R AW THE MUSIC CITY DID NOT DISAPPOINT for those singing the red, white and blue tunes. American hock- ey once again took center stage at the NHL Draft as 49 Americans were selected this year inside Bridgestone Arena. The National Team Development Program continued to be a pipeline to the NHL with 13 players hearing their names called in Nashville, Tenn. 13 39 FULL-TIME MEMBERS OF THE NTDP DIFFERENT STATES REPRESENTED PLAYED AT LEAST ONE GAME IN THE USHL LAST SEASON, THE MOST OF ANY LEAGUE IN THE WORLD. WILL SMITH BY THE NUMBERS NHL DRAFT RD 1: RD 2: RD 3: RD 4: RD 5: RD 6: RD 7: 7 6 8 8 5 9 6 Americans Selected By Round p U S A H O C K E Y N E W S , P E O P L E & P R O G R A M S USA HOCKEY NTDP LOGO PLAYERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BIOSTEEL ALL-AMERICAN GAME PLAYERS FROM U.S. HIGH SCHOOL OR PREP SCHOOLS 22 3 5 14 JULY 2023 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM // 5 AMERICANS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND PLAYERS WHO EVER COMPETED IN THE NAHL 6 AMERICANS SELECTED BY THE SAN JOSE SHARKS 5 NAME ROUND (PICK) NHL CLUB HOMETOWN 2022-23 TEAM (LEAGUE) WILL SMITH 1 (4) SAN JOSE SHARKS LEXINGTON, MASS. USA HOCKEY NTDP RYAN LEONARD 1 (8) WASHINGTON CAPITALS AMHERST, MASS. USA HOCKEY NTDP OLIVER MOORE 1 (19) CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS MOUNDS VIEW, MINN. USA HOCKEY NTDP CHARLIE STRAMEL 1 (21) MINNESOTA WILD ROSEMOUNT, MINN. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN GABE PERREAULT 1 (23) NEW YORK RANGERS HINSDALE, ILL. USA HOCKEY NTDP QUENTIN MUSTY 1 (26) SAN JOSE SHARKS HAMBURG, N.Y. SUDBURY WOLVES 2023 NHL First Round Draft Picks 40 20 7 FORWARDS DEFENSEMEN GOALIES 14 BOSTON COLLEGE AND MICHIGAN HAD AT LEAST ONE PLAYER SELECTED FOR THE 28TH YEAR IN A ROW 28 The Longest Streak In College Hockey History 27 32 Out Of NCAA PLAYERS SELECTED BY THE DETROIT RED WINGS TWENTY-SEVEN OF THE NHL'S 32 FRANCHISES DRAFTED AT LEAST ONE CURRENT OR COMMITTED NCAA PLAYER. 67 CURRENT OR COMMITTED NCAA DIVISION I PLAYERS PLAYERS DRAFTED FROM MINNESOTA OLIVER MOORE AMERICANS DRAFTED 49