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Auston Matthews (C)
Center
Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 2016 NHL Draft
Cohort: 1998
Highest selection
#8
BUFAlexander Nylander (L)
Swedes selected
25
of 211 picks
In round 1
1
of 25 Swedes
Share of the draft
12 %
of all picks
The 2016 NHL Draft took place on June 24–25, 2016 in Buffalo, NY, USA. 25 Swedes were selected, including 1 in the first round. Alexander Nylander was the first Swede selected, at number 8 in round 1.
14 of the 25 Swedes (56%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are Jesper Bratt (641 GP, 525 P), Carl Grundström (344 GP, 89 P), and Filip Gustavsson (219 GP, 0 P).
Across the draft archive, the year ranks 5 in Swedes selected and 6 in Swedish first-round selections. The Swedish draft class has combined for 795 points in 1942 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 26th best Swedish draft class of all time by total points. 4 of 25 (16%) are still active in the NHL today.
The draft's top picks
The first 10 selections
Every drafted Swede
25 Swedes were drafted
25
Swedes
19
Teams
7
Rounds
Round 1
1 PICKS
8
Round 2
4 PICKS
33
42
55
57
Round 3
3 PICKS
89
Linus Nassen (D)Defenseman
90
91
Filip Berglund (D)Defenseman
Round 4
6 PICKS
96
Linus Lindstrom (C)Center
97
Jacob Cederholm (D)Defenseman
107
Alfons Malmstrom (D)Defenseman
108
110
112
Round 5
4 PICKS
129
Philip Nyberg (D)Defenseman
131
139
147
Round 6
4 PICKS
162
165
167
Filip Larsson (G)Goaltender
176
Jakob Stenqvist (D)Defenseman
Round 7
3 PICKS
187
Arvid Henrikson (D)Defenseman
197
Mattias Elfstrom (L)Left wing
199
David Bernhardt (D)Defenseman
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 2016 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
Jesper Bratt (L)
Drafted #162NJD
GP
641
G
174
A
351
P
525
Carl Grundström (R)
Drafted #57TOR
GP
344
G
52
A
37
P
89
Rasmus Asplund (C)
Drafted #33BUF
GP
189
G
18
A
31
P
49
Alexander Nylander (L)
Drafted #8BUF
GP
126
G
25
A
24
P
49
Axel Jonsson-Fjällby (L)
Drafted #147WSH
GP
99
G
10
A
13
P
23
Goalies · most games
Filip Gustavsson (G)
Drafted #55PIT
GP
219
W
111
SV%
.911
SO
15
Adam Werner (G)
Drafted #131COL
GP
2
W
1
SV%
.914
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
14 of the class's Swedes have made their NHL debuts, the first in 2016-2017. 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.