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John Tavares (C)
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Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 2009 NHL Draft
Cohort: 1991
Highest selection
#2
TBLVictor Hedman (D)
Swedes selected
24
of 211 picks
In round 1
7
of 24 Swedes
Share of the draft
11 %
of all picks
The 2009 NHL Draft took place on June 26–27, 2009 in Montreal, QC, Canada. 24 Swedes were selected, including 7 in the first round. Victor Hedman was the first Swede selected, at number 2 in round 1. This ranked number 3 among the highest draft selections for a Swede in history.
17 of the 24 Swedes (71%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are Victor Hedman (1171 GP, 814 P), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1145 GP, 539 P), and Marcus Johansson (1058 GP, 566 P).
This draft year shares the record for Swedish first-round selections (7) and ranks 6 in Swedes selected. The Swedish draft class has combined for 3087 points in 7466 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 4th best Swedish draft class of all time by total points. 3 of 24 (13%) are still active in the NHL today.
The draft's top picks
The first 10 selections
Every drafted Swede
24 Swedes were drafted
24
Swedes
19
Teams
7
Rounds
Round 1
7 PICKS
2
6
10
17
20
23
24
Round 2
5 PICKS
34
39
40
46
53
Round 3
4 PICKS
62
73
87
Simon Bertilsson (D)Defenseman
88
Mattias Lindstrom (L)Left wing
Round 4
3 PICKS
102
111
Henrik Bjorklund (R)Right wing
116
Alex Fallstrom (R)Right wing
Round 5
2 PICKS
143
Peter Andersson (D)Defenseman
149
Round 6
2 PICKS
167
Anton Blomqvist (D)Defenseman
181
Viktor Ekbom (D)Defenseman
Round 7
1 PICKS
210
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 2009 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
Victor Hedman (D)
Drafted #2TBL
GP
1171
G
173
A
641
P
814
Marcus Johansson (L)
Drafted #24WSH
GP
1058
G
200
A
366
P
566
Oliver Ekman-Larsson (D)
Drafted #6PHX
GP
1145
G
156
A
383
P
539
Mattias Ekholm (D)
Drafted #102NSH
GP
973
G
93
A
310
P
403
Jakob Silfverberg (R)
Drafted #39OTT
GP
820
G
168
A
205
P
373
Goalies · most games
Robin Lehner (G)
Drafted #46OTT
GP
364
W
152
SV%
.917
SO
17
Anders Nilsson (G)
Drafted #62NYI
GP
161
W
59
SV%
.907
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
17 of the class's Swedes have made their NHL debuts, the first in 2009-2010. 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.