1
Nail Yakupov (R)
Right wingInactive
Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 2012 NHL Draft
Cohort: 1994
Highest selection
#6
ANAHampus Lindholm (D)
Swedes selected
22
of 211 picks
In round 1
2
of 22 Swedes
Share of the draft
10 %
of all picks
The 2012 NHL Draft took place on June 22–23, 2012 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. 22 Swedes were selected, including 2 in the first round. Hampus Lindholm was the first Swede selected, at number 6 in round 1. This ranked number 16 among the highest draft selections for a Swede in history.
9 of the 22 Swedes (41%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are Filip Forsberg (869 GP, 762 P), Hampus Lindholm (836 GP, 343 P), and Oskar Sundqvist (545 GP, 181 P).
Across the draft archive, the year ranks 8 in Swedes selected and 5 in Swedish first-round selections. The Swedish draft class has combined for 1611 points in 3413 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 11th best Swedish draft class of all time by total points. 5 of 22 (23%) are still active in the NHL today.
The draft's top picks
The first 10 selections
Every drafted Swede
22 Swedes were drafted
22
Swedes
17
Teams
7
Rounds
Round 1
2 PICKS
6
11
Round 2
4 PICKS
31
33
Sebastian Collberg (R)Right wing
37
43
Ludwig Bystrom (D)Defenseman
Round 3
1 PICKS
81
Round 4
4 PICKS
93
99
Erik Karlsson (C/L)Center / left wing
111
Fredrik Larsson (D)Defenseman
119
Calle Andersson (D)Defenseman
Round 5
1 PICKS
128
Daniel Gunnarsson (D)Defenseman
Round 6
5 PICKS
152
Daniel Zaar (R)Right wing
154
Erik Nystrom (L)Left wing
163
164
Simon Fernholm (D)Defenseman
172
Max Gortz (R)Right wing
Round 7
5 PICKS
194
Jonatan Nielsen (D)Defenseman
195
196
Mikael Wikstrand (D)Defenseman
200
Rasmus Bodin (L)Left wing
209
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 2012 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
Filip Forsberg (L)
Drafted #11WSH
GP
869
G
358
A
404
P
762
Hampus Lindholm (D)
Drafted #6ANA
GP
836
G
79
A
264
P
343
Erik Gustafsson (D)
Drafted #93EDM
GP
520
G
47
A
194
P
241
Oskar Sundqvist (C)
Drafted #81PIT
GP
545
G
67
A
114
P
181
Pontus Åberg (L)
Drafted #37NSH
GP
132
G
17
A
27
P
44
Goalies · most games
Linus Ullmark (G)
Drafted #163BUF
GP
346
W
197
SV%
.914
SO
15
Oscar Dansk (G)
Drafted #31CBJ
GP
6
W
4
SV%
.906
SO
1
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
9 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.