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Rick DiPietro (G)
GoaltenderInactive
Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 2000 NHL Draft
Cohort: 1982
Highest selection
#7
BOSLars Jonsson (D)
Swedes selected
22
of 293 picks
In round 1
3
of 22 Swedes
Share of the draft
8 %
of all picks
The 2000 NHL Draft took place on June 24–25, 2000 in Calgary, AB, Canada. 22 Swedes were selected, including 3 in the first round. Lars Jonsson was the first Swede selected, at number 7 in round 1.
10 of the 22 Swedes (45%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are Niklas Kronwall (953 GP, 432 P), Henrik Lundqvist (887 GP, 0 P), and Niclas Wallin (614 GP, 79 P).
Across the draft archive, the year ranks 8 in Swedes selected and 4 in Swedish first-round selections. The Swedish draft class has combined for 633 points in 3344 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 30th best Swedish draft class of all time by total points. None are still active in the NHL today.
The draft's top picks
The first 10 selections
Every drafted Swede
22 Swedes were drafted
22
Swedes
14
Teams
9
Rounds
Round 1
3 PICKS
7
27
29
Round 2
3 PICKS
36
Daniel Widing (R)Right wing
49
54
Round 3
3 PICKS
68
70
72
Mattias Nilsson (D)Defenseman
Round 4
4 PICKS
97
98
109
Johan Eneqvist (L)Left wing
126
Johan Hagglund (C)Center
Round 5
1 PICKS
148
Kristofer Ottosson (F)Forward
Round 6
1 PICKS
187
Per Backer (F)Forward
Round 7
4 PICKS
205
206
Tim Eriksson (C)Center
212
Magnus Kahnberg (F)Forward
228
Jimmie Svensson (F)Forward
Round 8
1 PICKS
236
Mats Christeen (D)Defenseman
Round 9
2 PICKS
279
Andreas Lindstrom (L)Left wing
289
Bjorn Nord (D)Defenseman
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 2000 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
Niklas Kronwall (D)
Drafted #29DET
GP
953
G
83
A
349
P
432
Andreas Lilja (D)
Drafted #54LAK
GP
580
G
16
A
71
P
87
Niclas Wallin (D)
Drafted #97CAR
GP
614
G
21
A
58
P
79
Joel Lundqvist (C)
Drafted #68DAL
GP
134
G
7
A
19
P
26
Jonas Rönnqvist (R)
Drafted #98ANA
GP
38
G
0
A
4
P
4
Goalies · most games
Henrik Lundqvist (G)
Drafted #205NYR
GP
887
W
459
SV%
.918
SO
64
Mikael Tellqvist (G)
Drafted #70TOR
GP
113
W
45
SV%
.898
SO
6
Drafting teams
Teams that drafted Swedish players
Sorted by the number of Swedish players selected.
The road to the NHL
The draft class's NHL debuts
10 of the class's Swedes have made their NHL debuts, the first in 2000-2001. Pick a season to see every debutant.
More about the NHL Draft and the Swedes
Explore Swedish Draft history
Best draft classes→The best Swedish draft classes by NHL career output.First round→Every Swedish first-round selection, ordered by pick number.Teams→Which NHL teams have drafted the most Swedes?
From draft pick to NHL contract – what an entry-level contract means and how salary, bonuses and AAV work.