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Defenseman
Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 2018 NHL Draft
Cohort: 2000
Highest selection
#1
BUFRasmus Dahlin (D)
Swedes selected
27
of 217 picks
In round 1
6
of 27 Swedes
Share of the draft
12 %
of all picks
The 2018 NHL Draft took place on June 22–23, 2018 in Dallas, TX, USA. 27 Swedes were selected, including 6 in the first round. Rasmus Dahlin was the first Swede selected, at number 1 in the entire draft. This ranked number 1 among the highest draft selections for a Swede in history.
14 of the 27 Swedes (52%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are Rasmus Dahlin (592 GP, 438 P), Isac Lundeström (405 GP, 96 P), and Rasmus Sandin (382 GP, 145 P).
Across the draft archive, the year ranks 3 in Swedes selected and 2 in Swedish first-round selections. The Swedish draft class has combined for 1101 points in 2949 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 21st best Swedish draft class of all time by total points. 12 of 27 (44%) are still active in the NHL today.
The draft's top picks
The first 10 selections
Every drafted Swede
27 Swedes were drafted
27
Swedes
18
Teams
7
Rounds
Round 1
6 PICKS
1
8
23
24
Filip Johansson (D)Defenseman
28
29
Round 2
8 PICKS
33
39
Olof Lindbom (G)Goaltender
44
Albin Eriksson (R)Right wing
50
56
Jacob Olofsson (C)Center
57
Axel Andersson (D)Defenseman
58
60
Round 3
4 PICKS
75
80
Marcus Karlberg (L)Left wing
84
Jesper Eliasson (G)Goaltender
87
Round 4
1 PICKS
117
Linus Lindstrand Cronholm (D)Defenseman
Round 5
3 PICKS
143
148
Simon Johansson (D)Defenseman
152
Round 6
3 PICKS
156
165
Johan Sodergran (R)Right wing
166
Jesper Sellgren (D)Defenseman
Round 7
2 PICKS
187
William Worge Kreu (D)Defenseman
205
Marcus Westfalt (C)Center
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 2018 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
Rasmus Dahlin (D)
Drafted #1BUF
GP
592
G
104
A
334
P
438
Rasmus Sandin (D)
Drafted #29TOR
GP
382
G
25
A
120
P
145
Adam Boqvist (D)
Drafted #8CHI
GP
272
G
27
A
76
P
103
Isac Lundeström (C)
Drafted #23ANA
GP
405
G
39
A
57
P
96
Jonatan Berggren (R)
Drafted #33DET
GP
212
G
39
A
45
P
84
Goalies · most games
Samuel Ersson (G)
Drafted #143PHI
GP
146
W
65
SV%
.883
SO
7
Magnus Chrona (G)
Drafted #152TBL
GP
9
W
1
SV%
.859
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 2018-2019. 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.