1
Taylor Hall (L)
Left wing
Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 2010 NHL Draft
Cohort: 1992
Highest selection
#35
CHILudvig Rensfeldt
Swedes selected
19
of 210 picks
In round 1
0
of 19 Swedes
Share of the draft
9 %
of all picks
The 2010 NHL Draft took place on June 25–26, 2010 in Los Angeles, CA, USA. 19 Swedes were selected, including 0 in the first round. Ludvig Rensfeldt was the first Swede selected, at number 35 in round 2.
10 of the 19 Swedes (53%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are Calle Järnkrok (774 GP, 316 P), Jesper Fast (703 GP, 248 P), and John Klingberg (700 GP, 443 P).
Across the draft archive, the year ranks 10 in Swedes selected and 7 in Swedish first-round selections. The Swedish draft class has combined for 1458 points in 4241 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 13th 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
19 Swedes were drafted
19
Swedes
14
Teams
6
Rounds
Round 2
6 PICKS
35
Ludvig Rensfeldt (L)Left wing
41
44
Sebastian Wannstrom (R)Right wing
51
56
57
Round 3
1 PICKS
90
Round 4
2 PICKS
106
116
Round 5
5 PICKS
126
Patrick Cehlin (R)Right wing
128
Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel (G)Goaltender
131
132
146
Daniel Brodin (L)Left wing
Round 6
3 PICKS
157
161
Andreas Dahlstrom (F)Forward
169
Sebastian Owuya (D)Defenseman
Round 7
2 PICKS
206
Ricard Blidstrand (D)Defenseman
207
John Westin (L)Left wing
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 2010 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
John Klingberg (D)
Drafted #131DAL
GP
700
G
92
A
351
P
443
Calle Järnkrok (C)
Drafted #51DET
GP
774
G
143
A
173
P
316
Jesper Fast (R)
Drafted #157NYR
GP
703
G
91
A
157
P
248
Johan Larsson (L)
Drafted #56MIN
GP
488
G
53
A
79
P
132
Oscar Lindberg (L)
Drafted #57PHX
GP
252
G
39
A
40
P
79
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 2012-2013. 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.