1
Nico Hischier (C)
Center
Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 2017 NHL Draft
Cohort: 1999
Highest selection
#5
VANElias Pettersson (C)
Swedes selected
26
of 217 picks
In round 1
4
of 26 Swedes
Share of the draft
12 %
of all picks
The 2017 NHL Draft took place on June 23–24, 2017 in Chicago, IL, USA. 26 Swedes were selected, including 4 in the first round. Elias Pettersson 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.
13 of the 26 Swedes (50%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are Elias Pettersson (554 GP, 517 P), Jesper Boqvist (392 GP, 107 P), and Fabian Zetterlund (337 GP, 152 P).
Across the draft archive, the year ranks 4 in Swedes selected and 3 in Swedish first-round selections. The Swedish draft class has combined for 1163 points in 2753 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 18th best Swedish draft class of all time by total points. 4 of 26 (15%) are still active in the NHL today.
The draft's top picks
The first 10 selections
Every drafted Swede
26 Swedes were drafted
26
Swedes
19
Teams
7
Rounds
Round 1
4 PICKS
5
7
15
17
Round 2
4 PICKS
36
37
Marcus Davidsson (C)Center
38
44
Filip Westerlund (D)Defenseman
Round 3
1 PICKS
63
Round 4
2 PICKS
112
Tim Soderlund (C/L)Center / left wing
117
Round 5
8 PICKS
127
Lucas Elvenes (C/R)Center / right wing
132
135
Kristoffer Gunnarsson (D)Defenseman
139
145
Calle Sjalin (D)Defenseman
151
Sebastian Walfridsson (D)Defenseman
153
155
Linus Olund (C)Center
Round 6
2 PICKS
168
170
Round 7
5 PICKS
190
Erik Walli Walterholm (R)Right wing
192
Linus Weissbach (L)Left wing
195
Victor Berglund (D)Defenseman
202
Filip Sveningsson (L)Left wing
206
Anton Andersson (D)Defenseman
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 2017 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
Elias Pettersson (C)
Drafted #5VAN
GP
554
G
202
A
315
P
517
Fabian Zetterlund (L)
Drafted #63NJD
GP
337
G
70
A
82
P
152
Jesper Boqvist (C)
Drafted #36NJD
GP
392
G
52
A
55
P
107
Timothy Liljegren (D)
Drafted #17TOR
GP
318
G
22
A
72
P
94
Erik Brännström (D)
Drafted #15VGK
GP
294
G
10
A
67
P
77
Goalies · most games
Olle Eriksson Ek (G)
Drafted #153ANA
GP
1
W
0
SV%
.872
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
13 of the class's Swedes have made their NHL debuts, the first in 2017-2018. 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.