1
Nathan MacKinnon (C)
Center
Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 2013 NHL Draft
Cohort: 1995
Highest selection
#5
CARElias Lindholm (C)
Swedes selected
24
of 211 picks
In round 1
3
of 24 Swedes
Share of the draft
11 %
of all picks
The 2013 NHL Draft took place on June 30, 2013 in Newark, NJ, USA. 24 Swedes were selected, including 3 in the first round. Elias Lindholm was the first Swede selected, at number 5 in round 1. This ranked number 13 among the highest draft selections for a Swede in history.
12 of the 24 Swedes (50%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are Elias Lindholm (976 GP, 656 P), Alexander Wennberg (876 GP, 427 P), and André Burakovsky (775 GP, 420 P).
Across the draft archive, the year ranks 6 in Swedes selected and 4 in Swedish first-round selections. The Swedish draft class has combined for 1979 points in 4436 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 8th best Swedish draft class of all time by total points. 5 of 24 (21%) 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
3 PICKS
5
14
23
Round 2
5 PICKS
34
41
46
51
60
Linus Arnesson (D)Defenseman
Round 3
3 PICKS
68
Niklas Hansson (D)Defenseman
78
79
Round 4
3 PICKS
102
111
Robin Norell (D)Defenseman
117
Fredrik Bergvik (G)Goaltender
Round 5
3 PICKS
130
Gustav Possler (R)Right wing
136
Viktor Crus Rydberg (C)Center
145
Anton Cederholm (D)Defenseman
Round 6
2 PICKS
155
Emil Pettersson (C)Center
180
Round 7
5 PICKS
183
Wilhelm Westlund (D)Defenseman
194
Marcus Karlstrom (D)Defenseman
199
Hampus Melen (R)Right wing
202
211
Robin Press (D)Defenseman
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 2013 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
Elias Lindholm (C)
Drafted #5CAR
GP
976
G
253
A
403
P
656
Alexander Wennberg (C)
Drafted #14CBJ
GP
876
G
119
A
308
P
427
André Burakovsky (L)
Drafted #23WSH
GP
775
G
164
A
256
P
420
Mattias Janmark (C)
Drafted #79DET
GP
680
G
83
A
138
P
221
Andreas Johnson (L)
Drafted #202TOR
GP
259
G
48
A
68
P
116
Goalies · most games
Marcus Högberg (G)
Drafted #78OTT
GP
58
W
11
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
12 of the class's Swedes have made their NHL debuts, the first in 2013-2014. 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.