Sabres Prospect Update – 2023 Draftees – Part 2

Buffalo had eight picks in 2023, including three picks in the top 45

The Buffalo Sabres are considered to have one of the deepest prospect pools in the NHL. This is partially the benefit of selecting so high in recent drafts, but the club has also appeared to have a keen eye for talent and has promising youngsters that they’ve selected in the lower rounds.

Here is a quick update on the players selected in 2023:

Ethan Miedema – LW – 109^th overall

The Sabres appeared more focused on adding players with size in 2023 after focusing on skill and speed in the last couple drafts. The 6’4”, 201 lb. Miedema reflected that trend. After being sent by Windsor to Kingston in the Shane Wright deal last year, the big 18-year-old scored 21 points in 32 games with the Frontenacs to finish out the season.

This year, Miedema has scored six goals in 21 games.

Scott Ratzlaff – G – 141^st overall

After putting up a 25-8-1 record with a loaded Seattle Thunderbirds squad last season, the 18-year-old numbers are more pedestrian this year (7-5-1, 3.07 GAA, .898 save percentage), but Ratzlaff is in the mix for one of the two goalie spots for Team Canada at the World Junior Championships next month.

Sean Keohane – D – 173^rd overall

A physical specimen at 6’4”, 183 lb., Keohane came out of Dexter Southfield Prep in Massachusetts and is playing a season in the USHL (Tri-City) before heading to Harvard. In 11 USHL games, the 19-year-old defenseman has one assist.

Norwin Panocha – D – 205^th overall

Drafted out of Berlin in the DEL, the 6’2”, 190 lb. defenseman opted to come to North America and play for Chicoutimi in the QMJHL. In 21 QMJHL games, Panocha has nine assists.

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