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Matthew Schaefer (D)
Defenseman
Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 2025 NHL Draft
Cohort: 2007
Highest selection
#3
CHIAnton Frondell (C)
Swedes selected
27
of 224 picks
In round 1
2
of 27 Swedes
Share of the draft
12 %
of all picks
The 2025 NHL Draft took place on June 27–28, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA, USA. 27 Swedes were selected, including 2 in the first round. Anton Frondell was the first Swede selected, at number 3 in round 1. This ranked number 8 among the highest draft selections for a Swede in history.
2 of the 27 Swedes (7%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are Anton Frondell (20 GP, 15 P) and Victor Eklund (8 GP, 3 P).
Across the draft archive, the year ranks 3 in Swedes selected and 5 in Swedish first-round selections. The Swedish draft class has combined for 18 points in 28 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 48th best Swedish draft class of all time by total points. 2 of 27 (7%) 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
20
Teams
7
Rounds
Round 1
2 PICKS
3
16
Round 2
5 PICKS
37
44
52
54
61
Round 3
1 PICKS
76
Round 4
2 PICKS
114
118
Round 5
4 PICKS
139
143
156
158
Round 6
7 PICKS
173
178
179
180
183
187
192
Round 7
6 PICKS
195
203
205
208
218
221
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 2025 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
Anton Frondell (C)
Drafted #3CHI
GP
20
G
4
A
11
P
15
Victor Eklund (R)
Drafted #16NYI
GP
8
G
1
A
2
P
3
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
2 of the class's Swedes have made their NHL debuts, the first in 2025-2026. 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.