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Norwegian players in the NHL Draft

30 Norwegian players have been picked in 19 NHL Drafts from 1978 to 2026, 2 of them in the first round. The highest pick of all time is Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (2024), at number 15. The biggest class came in 2024, with 4. 2024 had the most in the first round, 2.

2020s

9 Norwegians

2026JUN 26–JUN 27 · Buffalo, NY, USA

Cohort: 2008

VAN#41Niklas Aaram-Olsen

2025JUN 27–JUN 28 · Los Angeles, CA, USA

Cohort: 2007

TOR#64Tinus Luc Koblar

2024JUN 28–JUN 29 · Las Vegas, NV, USA

Cohort: 2006

DET#15Michael Brandsegg-Nygård

2021JUL 23–JUL 24 · Virtual

Cohort: 2003

ARI#107Emil Lilleberg

2020OCT 6–OCT 7 · Virtual

Cohort: 2002

CBJ#145Ole Julian Bjorgvik-Holm

Draft statistics of all time

Highest draft picks

1#15Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (R)2024DET

2#23Stian Solberg (D)2024ANA

3#41Niklas Aaram-Olsen (L)2026VAN

4#42Marius Holtet (F)2002DAL

5#62Bjorn Skaare (C)1978DET

6#64Tinus Luc Koblar (C)2025TOR

7#65Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (D)2002CBJ

Most in round 1

Most picked overall

The best draft picks

By regular-season NHL career: skaters by points, goalies by games.

No. 204 in 1990 · 207 GP

No. 107 in 2021 · 168 GP

Ole-Kristian Tollefsen

No. 65 in 2002 · 163 GP

Michael Brandsegg-Nygård

No. 15 in 2024 · 25 GP

No. 170 in 2008 · 39 GP

No. 127 in 1993 · 33 GP

2010s

6 Norwegians

2018JUN 22–JUN 23 · Dallas, TX, USA

Cohort: 2000

CGY#167Mathias Emilio Pettersen

2017JUN 23–JUN 24 · Chicago, IL, USA

Cohort: 1999

WSH#213Kristian Roykas Marthinsen

2013JUN 30 · Newark, NJ, USA

Cohort: 1995

CBJ#165Markus Soberg

2011JUN 24–JUN 25 · St. Paul, MN, USA

Cohort: 1993

WSH#117Steffen Soberg

2010JUN 25–JUN 26 · Los Angeles, CA, USA

Cohort: 1992

TOR#79Sondre Olden

2000s

5 Norwegians

2008JUN 20–JUN 21 · Ottawa, ON, CAN

Cohort: 1990

DAL#89Scott Winkler

2002JUN 22–JUN 23 · Toronto, ON, CAN

Cohort: 1984

DAL#42Marius Holtet

1990s

7 Norwegians

1999JUN 26 · Boston, MA, USA

Cohort: 1981

STL#180Tore Vikingstad

1997JUN 21 · Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Cohort: 1979

MTL#228Jarl-Espen Ygranes

1993JUN 25 · Quebec City, QC CAN

Cohort: 1975

QUE#127Anders Myrvold

1991JUN 21 · Buffalo, NY USA

Cohort: 1972

EDM#210Vegar Barlie

1990JUN 15 · Vancouver, BC CAN

Cohort: 1970

HFD#204Espen Knutsen

1980s

2 Norwegians

1987JUN 13 · Detroit, MI, USA

Cohort: 1969

NYI#139Knut Walbye

1970s

1 Norwegians

1978JUN 15 · Montreal, QC, CAN

Cohort: 1958

DET#62Bjorn Skaare