1
Aaron Ekblad (D)
Defenseman
Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 2014 NHL Draft
Cohort: 1996
Highest selection
#8
TORWilliam Nylander (R)
Swedes selected
28
of 210 picks
In round 1
2
of 28 Swedes
Share of the draft
13 %
of all picks
The 2014 NHL Draft took place on June 27–28, 2014 in Philadelphia, PA, USA. 28 Swedes were selected, including 2 in the first round. William Nylander was the first Swede selected, at number 8 in round 1.
15 of the 28 Swedes (54%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are William Nylander (758 GP, 703 P), Adrian Kempe (716 GP, 477 P), and Viktor Arvidsson (689 GP, 447 P).
Across the draft archive, the year ranks 2 in Swedes selected and 5 in Swedish first-round selections. The Swedish draft class has combined for 2645 points in 5376 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 5th best Swedish draft class of all time by total points. 10 of 28 (36%) 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
22
Teams
7
Rounds
Round 1
2 PICKS
8
29
Round 2
3 PICKS
38
40
46
Julius Bergman (D)Defenseman
Round 3
2 PICKS
61
87
Anton Karlsson (R)Right wing
Round 4
6 PICKS
91
95
Linus Soderstrom (G)Goaltender
97
98
106
112
Round 5
4 PICKS
126
138
144
148
Andreas Soderberg (D)Defenseman
Round 6
4 PICKS
160
Pontus Sjalin (D)Defenseman
163
David Westlund (D)Defenseman
165
John Nyberg (L)Left wing
175
Adam Ollas Mattsson (D)Defenseman
Round 7
7 PICKS
181
182
Hugo Fagerblom (G)Goaltender
188
194
Kevin Elgestal (R)Right wing
196
Axel Holmstrom (C)Center
198
Jesper Pettersson (D)Defenseman
206
Emil Johansson (D)Defenseman
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 2014 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
William Nylander (R)
Drafted #8TOR
GP
758
G
297
A
406
P
703
Adrian Kempe (R)
Drafted #29LAK
GP
716
G
231
A
246
P
477
Viktor Arvidsson (L)
Drafted #112NSH
GP
689
G
222
A
225
P
447
Victor Olofsson (L)
Drafted #181BUF
GP
452
G
122
A
125
P
247
Gustav Forsling (D)
Drafted #126VAN
GP
564
G
60
A
161
P
221
Goalies · most games
Jonas Johansson (G)
Drafted #61BUF
GP
105
W
43
SV%
.889
SO
4
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 2014-2015. 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.