The 2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft wrapped up on Thursday with the Edmonton Oilers making three selections and one trade during Day 2 of the event at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The Edmonton Oilers made their first selection of the Draft when they took Barrie Colts defenceman Beau Akey with their second-round pick (56th overall).

"We really like him," said Oilers Director of Amateur Scouting & Player Personnel Tyler Wright. "A real smooth-skating, smart, puck-moving defenceman. A guy that put up some numbers in the OHL, so really happy that he fell to us. [It's a position that's] a little bit of lacking in the organization on the right side too, so we kind of hit two birds with one stone."

In the sixth round (184th overall), the Oilers took 6-foot-3 goaltender Nathan Day from the OHL's Flint Firebirds. The 18-year-old took over the starter's reigns for the Firebirds late in their season and into the playoffs and the Oilers scouting staff believes the arrow is pointing up for the athletic netminder from Grimsby, ON.

"Just another big goaltender," Wright said. "He had a real good playoff. He took over the starting job in the playoffs as a young guy. So, just another guy that we can put in the stable and try to groom."

With their final pick in the seventh round of the Draft, Edmonton selected overage forward Matt Copponi from the NCAA's Merrimack College. The 20-year-old finished second on his team in scoring with 14 goals and 29 points in 37 games and has a playing style that is tailor-made for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

"We talk about playoffs and we talk about getting harder to play against. [Copponi] is not the biggest guy in the world, but plays extremely hard," Wright said about the Oilers 216th-overall pick. "I think he scored 13 or 14 goals this year in college hockey. I just talked to him on the phone. We'll get him into Edmonton on Sunday and get a good look at him [at Development Camp] and send him back to college."

Prior to making a selection, General Manager and President of Hockey Operations Ken Holland Video: DRAFT | Recap 06.29.23 to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for future considerations.

Get all the details behind the club's three 2023 draft picks below and view all of EdmontonOilers.com's written content and Oilers TV's video content from the festivities in Nashville.

DAY 2 PICK-BY-PICK BREAKDOWN

Before making their second-round pick, the Edmonton Oilers traded forwards Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin to the Detroit Red Wings for future considerations. >>> RELEASE

ROUND 2: 56th overall - Beau Akey, D, Barrie Colts (OHL)

ROUND 6: 184th overall - Nathan Day, G, Flint Firebirds (OHL)

ROUND 7: 216th overall - Matt Copponi, C, Merrimack College (NCAA)

ROUND 1

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• BLOG: Holland talks "difficult decisions" at NHL Draft
• RELEASE: Oilers extend qualifying offers to five players
• RELEASE: Oilers trade Yamamoto, Kostin to Red Wings
• TALKING POINTS: Holland speaks ahead of the NHL Draft
• DRAFT: Oilers have all options open at the 2023 NHL Draft
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