1
Alexis Lafrenière (L)
Left wing
Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 2020 NHL Draft
Cohort: 2002
Highest selection
#4
DETLucas Raymond (L)
Swedes selected
30
of 217 picks
In round 1
2
of 30 Swedes
Share of the draft
14 %
of all picks
The 2020 NHL Draft took place on October 6–7, 2020 and was held virtually due to COVID-19. 30 Swedes were selected, including 2 in the first round. Lucas Raymond was the first Swede selected, at number 4 in round 1. This ranked number 10 among the highest draft selections for a Swede in history.
7 of the 30 Swedes (23%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are Lucas Raymond (407 GP, 334 P), Alexander Holtz (191 GP, 55 P), and Emil Heineman (155 GP, 51 P).
This draft year shares the record for Swedes selected (30) and ranks 5 in Swedish first-round selections. The Swedish draft class has combined for 514 points in 1090 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 33rd best Swedish draft class of all time by total points. 6 of 30 (20%) are still active in the NHL today.
The draft's top picks
The first 10 selections
Every drafted Swede
30 Swedes were drafted
30
Swedes
22
Teams
7
Rounds
Round 1
2 PICKS
4
7
Round 2
7 PICKS
32
William Wallinder (D)Defenseman
35
40
Daniel Torgersson (L)Left wing
41
Noel Gunler (R)Right wing
43
51
Theodor Niederbach (C)Center
54
Round 3
3 PICKS
88
Leo Loof (D)Defenseman
90
Alexander Ljungkrantz (R)Right wing
92
Oliver Tarnstrom (C)Center
Round 4
2 PICKS
101
115
Zion Nybeck (L)Left wing
Round 5
3 PICKS
133
Anton Johannesson (D)Defenseman
154
Daniel Ljungman (C)Center
155
Eric Engstrand (L)Left wing
Round 6
5 PICKS
160
Albin Sundsvik (C)Center
167
169
Filip Engaras (C)Center
173
Filip Barklund (C)Center
176
Samuel Johannesson (D)Defenseman
Round 7
8 PICKS
191
Viktor Persson (D)Defenseman
192
Elliot Ekefjard (R)Right wing
193
Albert Lyckasen (D)Defenseman
197
Hugo Ollas (G)Goaltender
198
Elliot Ekmark (C)Center
200
Jeremias Lindewall (R)Right wing
206
Linus Oberg (C)Center
211
Oskar Magnusson (L)Left wing
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 2020 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
Lucas Raymond (L)
Drafted #4DET
GP
407
G
123
A
211
P
334
Alexander Holtz (R)
Drafted #7NJD
GP
191
G
26
A
29
P
55
Emil Heineman (L)
Drafted #43FLA
GP
155
G
34
A
17
P
51
Nils Åman (C)
Drafted #167COL
GP
132
G
8
A
21
P
29
Adam Wilsby (D)
Drafted #101NSH
GP
88
G
2
A
21
P
23
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
8 of the class's Swedes have made their NHL debuts, the first in 2021-2022. 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.