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Marc-Andre Fleury (G)
GoaltenderInactive
Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 2003 NHL Draft
Cohort: 1985
Highest selection
#33
DALLoui Eriksson (L)
Swedes selected
16
of 292 picks
In round 1
0
of 16 Swedes
Share of the draft
5 %
of all picks
The 2003 NHL Draft took place on June 21–22, 2003 in Nashville, TN, USA. 16 Swedes were selected, including 0 in the first round. Loui Eriksson was the first Swede selected, at number 33 in round 2.
2 of the 16 Swedes (13%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are Loui Eriksson (1050 GP, 613 P) and Tobias Enström (719 GP, 308 P).
Across the draft archive, the year ranks 13 in Swedes selected and 7 in Swedish first-round selections. The Swedish draft class has combined for 921 points in 1769 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 23rd 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
16 Swedes were drafted
16
Swedes
11
Teams
7
Rounds
Round 2
1 PICKS
33
Round 4
2 PICKS
109
Andreas Valdix (L)Left wing
135
Mattias Karlsson (D)Defenseman
Round 5
2 PICKS
147
Kalle Olsson (F)Forward
160
Nicklas Danielsson (R)Right wing
Round 6
6 PICKS
170
Andreas Sundin (L)Left wing
177
Christopher Heino-Lindberg (G)Goaltender
181
Johan Andersson (C)Center
184
Dragan Umicevic (L)Left wing
194
Stefan Blom (D)Defenseman
196
Elias Granath (D)Defenseman
Round 7
2 PICKS
204
Linus Videll (L)Left wing
226
Tomas Kollar (L)Left wing
Round 8
2 PICKS
236
Alexander Hult (C)Center
239
Round 9
1 PICKS
289
Mikael Johansson (F)Forward
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 2003 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
Loui Eriksson (L)
Drafted #33DAL
GP
1050
G
253
A
360
P
613
Tobias Enström (D)
Drafted #239ATL
GP
719
G
54
A
254
P
308
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
2 of the class's Swedes have made their NHL debuts, the first in 2006-2007. 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.