2023 NHL Draft
Charles Alexis Legault in the 2023 NHL Draft
Carolina Hurricanes selected Charles Alexis Legault 139th overall in the 2023 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 5.
It was the sixth of the 10 picks Carolina Hurricanes made in the draft. Of the 224 players selected in 2023, 48 have played in the NHL regular season. His 14 games put him 33rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 139
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 11
- Drafting team
- CARCarolina Hurricanes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 136–142 in the 2023 draft
- 136Cam AllenDWSHWashington Capitals
- 137Jack PhelanDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 138Paul FischerDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 139Charles Alexis LegaultD14 GP · 2 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 140Matthew AndonovskiDOTTOttawa Senators
- 141Scott RatzlaffGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 142Mikhail IlyinRPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2023 class
139th
of 224 players selected
42nd
of 69 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Connor BedardC229 GP · 215 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 2Leo CarlssonC216 GP · 163 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 3Adam FantilliC226 GP · 146 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 4Will SmithC160 GP · 114 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 5David ReinbacherD3 GP · 1 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 6Dmitri SimashevD44 GP · 6 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 7Matvei MichkovR178 GP · 127 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 8Ryan LeonardR98 GP · 56 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 9Nate DanielsonC40 GP · 9 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Dalibor DvorskyR88 GP · 25 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
+ 214 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Charles Alexis Legault made his NHL debut on October 20, 2025, 2 years and 113 days after the draft.
14
Games
1
Goals
1
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Carolina Hurricanes picks in the 2023 draft
- 30Bradly NadeauL18 GP · 6 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 62Felix Unger SörumR4 GP · 1 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 94Jayden PerronRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 100Alexander RykovRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 126Stanislav YarovoiRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 139Charles Alexis LegaultD14 GP · 2 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 158Ruslan KhazheyevGCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 163Timur MukhanovLCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 190Michael EmersonRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 222Egor VelmakinGCARCarolina Hurricanes