1
Owen Power (D)
Defenseman
Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 2021 NHL Draft
Cohort: 2003
Highest selection
#6
DETSimon Edvinsson (D)
Swedes selected
23
of 224 picks
In round 1
6
of 23 Swedes
Share of the draft
10 %
of all picks
The 2021 NHL Draft took place on July 23–24, 2021 and was held virtually due to COVID-19. 23 Swedes were selected, including 6 in the first round. Simon Edvinsson was the first Swede selected, at number 6 in round 1. This ranked number 16 among the highest draft selections for a Swede in history.
9 of the 23 Swedes (39%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are William Eklund (256 GP, 165 P), Simon Edvinsson (175 GP, 60 P), and Isak Rosén (59 GP, 12 P).
Across the draft archive, the year ranks 7 in Swedes selected and 2 in Swedish first-round selections. The Swedish draft class has combined for 250 points in 602 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 43rd best Swedish draft class of all time by total points. 8 of 23 (35%) are still active in the NHL today.
The draft's top picks
The first 10 selections
Every drafted Swede
23 Swedes were drafted
23
Swedes
16
Teams
7
Rounds
Round 1
6 PICKS
6
7
14
20
21
28
Round 2
1 PICKS
45
Round 3
3 PICKS
71
Simon Robertsson (R)Right wing
72
Anton Olsson (D)Defenseman
74
Oliver Johansson (L)Left wing
Round 4
2 PICKS
108
Victor Stjernborg (C)Center
117
Philip Svedeback (G)Goaltender
Round 5
3 PICKS
134
Liam Dower Nilsson (C)Center
140
Jonathan Myrenberg (D)Defenseman
149
Oskar Jellvik (L)Left wing
Round 6
4 PICKS
161
William Von Barnekow Lofberg (C)Center
164
Viktor Hurtig (D)Defenseman
169
Hugo Gabrielson (D)Defenseman
177
Theo Jacobsson (C)Center
Round 7
4 PICKS
201
Lucas Forsell (L)Left wing
207
Albert Sjoberg (R)Right wing
219
222
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 2021 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
William Eklund (L)
Drafted #7SJS
GP
256
G
51
A
114
P
165
Simon Edvinsson (D)
Drafted #6DET
GP
175
G
19
A
41
P
60
Isak Rosén (R)
Drafted #14BUF
GP
59
G
6
A
6
P
12
Joel Nyström (D)
Drafted #219CAR
GP
38
G
1
A
9
P
10
Fabian Lysell (R)
Drafted #21BOS
GP
12
G
1
A
2
P
3
Goalies · most games
Jesper Wallstedt (G)
Drafted #20MIN
GP
47
W
25
SV%
.912
SO
5
Carl Lindbom (G)
Drafted #222VGK
GP
8
W
2
SV%
.873
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
9 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.