1
Ilya Kovalchuk (L)
Left wingInactive
Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 2001 NHL Draft
Cohort: 1983
Highest selection
#11
PHXFredrik Sjöström (L)
Swedes selected
17
of 289 picks
In round 1
2
of 17 Swedes
Share of the draft
6 %
of all picks
The 2001 NHL Draft took place on June 23–24, 2001 in Sunrise, FL, USA. 17 Swedes were selected, including 2 in the first round. Fredrik Sjöström was the first Swede selected, at number 11 in round 1.
5 of the 17 Swedes (29%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are Johnny Oduya (850 GP, 190 P), Fredrik Sjöström (489 GP, 104 P), and Andreas Salomonsson (71 GP, 14 P).
Across the draft archive, the year ranks 12 in Swedes selected and 5 in Swedish first-round selections. The Swedish draft class has combined for 310 points in 1429 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 42nd 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
17 Swedes were drafted
17
Swedes
15
Teams
8
Rounds
Round 1
2 PICKS
11
18
Jens Karlsson (F)Forward
Round 2
1 PICKS
61
Andreas Holmqvist (D)Defenseman
Round 3
3 PICKS
70
Yared Hagos (C)Center
83
Henrik Juntunen (R)Right wing
87
Per Mars (L)Left wing
Round 5
2 PICKS
157
Andreas Jamtin (R)Right wing
163
Round 6
1 PICKS
185
Mikael Svensk (D)Defenseman
Round 7
4 PICKS
221
224
225
226
Pontus Petterstrom (F)Forward
Round 8
2 PICKS
234
Calle Aslund (D)Defenseman
240
Gustav Grasberg (C)Center
Round 9
2 PICKS
283
Simon Skoog (D)Defenseman
289
Henrik Bergfors (D)Defenseman
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 2001 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
Johnny Oduya (D)
Drafted #221WSH
GP
850
G
41
A
149
P
190
Fredrik Sjöström (L)
Drafted #11PHX
GP
489
G
46
A
58
P
104
Andreas Salomonsson (C)
Drafted #163NJD
GP
71
G
5
A
9
P
14
Tony Mårtensson (C)
Drafted #224ANA
GP
6
G
1
A
1
P
2
David Printz (D)
Drafted #225PHI
GP
13
G
0
A
0
P
0
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
5 of the class's Swedes have made their NHL debuts, the first in 2001-2002. 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.