Flyers win the seventh overall selection from 2023 NHL Draft Lottery

The Philadelphia Flyers won the seventh overall selection as a result of tonight's 2023 NHL Draft Lottery which was held at NHL Network's Secaucus, N.J., studio. The event was broadcasted live on ESPN, Sportsnet and TVA Sports.

"I am excited for our seventh overall selection in this year's NHL Draft," said Interim General Manager Daniel Briere. "This selection is the first step needed to usher our organization into a new era and am looking forward to welcoming our next group of prospects into the Flyers family."

The Flyers entered the lottery with a 6.5 percent chance at the first overall pick - the seventh-best odds. The Chicago Blackhawks won the lottery to select the top spot, while the Anaheim Ducks won the second overall pick.

In the team's 55-season history, Philadelphia has had 19 picks in the top 10 of a draft:

1967 - 5th overall (Serge Bernier)
1968 - 8th overall (Lew Morrison)
1969 - 6th overall (Bob Currier)
1971 - 8th overall (Larry Wright)
1971 - 9th overall (Pierre Plante)
1972 - 7th overall (Bill Barber)
1975 - 1st overall (Mel Bridgeman)
1978 - 6th overall (Behn Wilson)
1978 - 7th overall (Ken Linseman)
1982 - 4th overall (Ron Sutter)
1990 - 4th overall (Mike Ricci)
1991 - 6th overall (Peter Forsberg)
1992 - 7th overall (Ryan Sittler)
2002 - 4th overall (Joni Pitkanen)
2007 - 2nd overall (James van Riemsdyk)
2011 - 8th overall (Sean Couturier)
2015 - 7th overall (Ivan Provorov)
2017 - 2nd overall (Nolan Patrick)
2022 - 5th overall (Cutter Gauthier)

The NHL announced changes to the Draft Lottery format on March 23, 2021. Among the changes instituted in 2022 is a limit on the total number of selections (10) a team participating in the Draft Lottery can "move up" in the event it wins one of the Lottery Draws. Thus, only the top 11 seeds are eligible to receive the first overall selection in the 2023 NHL Draft.

The first 16 overall selections of the 2023 NHL Draft are as follows:

No. 1 - Chicago Blackhawks
No. 2 - Anaheim Ducks
No. 3 - Columbus Blue Jackets
No. 4 - San Jose Sharks
No. 5 - Montreal Canadiens
No. 6 - Arizona Coyotes
No. 7 - Philadelphia Flyers
No. 8 - Washington Capitals
No. 9 - Detroit Red Wings
No. 10 - St. Louis Blues
No. 11 - Vancouver Canucks
No. 12 - Arizona Coyotes*
No. 13 - Buffalo Sabres
No. 14 - Pittsburgh Penguins
No. 15 - Nashville Predators
No. 16 - Calgary Flames

*Under the terms of a March 1, 2023 trade, Ottawa transfers its First Round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft to Arizona.

Philadelphia currently owns nine draft picks in the 2023 NHL Draft: First Round (1), Third Round (2), Fourth Round (2), Fifth Round (1), Sixth Round (2), Seventh Round (1).

The 2023 NHL Draft will be held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. Round 1 will begin Wednesday, June 28 at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) followed by Rounds 2-7 on Thursday, June 29 at 11 a.m. ET (NHL Network).

The 14 teams not selected in the 2023 NHL Draft Lottery will be assigned the remaining 2023 NHL Draft selections (among 1 through 16 in the first round), in inverse order of regular-season points.