2023 NHL Draft
Dmitri Simashev in the 2023 NHL Draft
Arizona Coyotes selected Dmitri Simashev 6th overall in the 2023 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 19 Russians selected that year. It was the first of the 12 picks Arizona Coyotes made in the draft. Of the 224 players selected in 2023, 48 have played in the NHL regular season. His 44 games put him 20th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 6
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 6
- Drafting team
- ARIArizona Coyotes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 3–9 in the 2023 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2023 class
1st
of 19 Russians selected
2nd
of 69 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 6Dmitri SimashevD44 GP · 6 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 7Matvei MichkovR178 GP · 127 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 12Daniil ButL42 GP · 11 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 31Mikhail GulyayevDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 44Roman KantserovR16 GP · 9 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 80Aydar SunievL20 GP · 6 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 87Egor ZavraginGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 100Alexander RykovRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 110Bogdan KonyushkovDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 126Stanislav YarovoiRCARCarolina Hurricanes
+ 9 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Dmitri Simashev made his NHL debut on October 9, 2025, 2 years and 103 days after the draft.
44
Games
3
Goals
3
Assists
6
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Arizona Coyotes picks in the 2023 draft
- 6Dmitri SimashevD44 GP · 6 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 12Daniil ButL42 GP · 11 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 38Michael HrabalGARIArizona Coyotes
- 70Jonathan CastagnaC13 GP · 3 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 72Noel NordhLARIArizona Coyotes
- 81Tanner LudtkeCARIArizona Coyotes
- 88Vadim MorozRARIArizona Coyotes
- 102Terrell GoldsmithDARIArizona Coyotes
- 134Melker ThelinGARIArizona Coyotes
- 160Justin KipkieDARIArizona Coyotes
- 162Samu BauCARIArizona Coyotes
- 166Carsen MusserGARIArizona Coyotes