1
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (C)
Center
Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 2011 NHL Draft
Cohort: 1993
Highest selection
#2
COLGabriel Landeskog (L)
Swedes selected
28
of 211 picks
In round 1
6
of 28 Swedes
Share of the draft
13 %
of all picks
The 2011 NHL Draft took place on June 24–25, 2011 in St. Paul, MN, USA. 28 Swedes were selected, including 6 in the first round. Gabriel Landeskog 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.
15 of the 28 Swedes (54%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are Mika Zibanejad (1020 GP, 826 P), Adam Larsson (1020 GP, 267 P), and Jonas Brodin (923 GP, 279 P).
Across the draft archive, the year ranks 2 in Swedes selected and 2 in Swedish first-round selections. The Swedish draft class has combined for 3440 points in 6903 NHL regular-season games. It is the best Swedish draft class of all time by total points. 7 of 28 (25%) are still active in the NHL today.
The draft's top picks
The first 10 selections
Every drafted Swede
28 Swedes were drafted
28
Swedes
19
Teams
7
Rounds
Round 1
6 PICKS
2
4
6
10
19
30
Round 2
5 PICKS
38
42
50
53
59
Rasmus Bengtsson (D)Defenseman
Round 3
1 PICKS
79
Round 4
5 PICKS
93
Joachim Nermark (C)Center
100
Tom Nilsson (D)Defenseman
105
Emil Molin (C)Center
113
Magnus Nygren (D)Defenseman
120
Ludwig Blomstrand (L)Left wing
Round 5
6 PICKS
125
126
132
Niklas Lundstrom (G)Goaltender
142
Simon Karlsson (D)Defenseman
143
146
Mattias Backman (D)Defenseman
Round 6
1 PICKS
180
Pathrik Westerholm (R)Right wing
Round 7
4 PICKS
188
200
Michael Schumacher (L)Left wing
210
Henrik Tommernes (D)Defenseman
211
Johan Mattsson (G)Goaltender
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 2011 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
Mika Zibanejad (C)
Drafted #6OTT
GP
1020
G
350
A
476
P
826
Gabriel Landeskog (L)
Drafted #2COL
GP
805
G
264
A
346
P
610
Rickard Rakell (R)
Drafted #30ANA
GP
869
G
260
A
309
P
569
William Karlsson (C)
Drafted #53ANA
GP
761
G
185
A
272
P
457
Jonas Brodin (D)
Drafted #10MIN
GP
923
G
62
A
217
P
279
Goalies · most games
Anton Forsberg (G)
Drafted #188CBJ
GP
228
W
90
SV%
.905
SO
11
Magnus Hellberg (G)
Drafted #38NSH
GP
26
W
8
SV%
.890
SO
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
15 of the class's Swedes have made their NHL debuts, the first in 2011-2012. 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.