2026 NHL Draft
Adam Andersson in the 2026 NHL Draft
Minnesota Wild selected Adam Andersson 83rd overall in the 2026 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 3.
He was the eleventh of the 25 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 3 picks Minnesota Wild made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2026, 5 have played in the NHL regular season. Adam Andersson is still waiting for his debut.
- Overall pick
- 83
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 19
- Drafting team
- MINMinnesota Wild
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 80–86 in the 2026 draft
- 80Blake ZielinskiCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 81Tomas ChrenkoCNYRNew York Rangers
- 82Rian ChudzinskiRANAAnaheim Ducks
- 83Adam AnderssonCNo NHL gamesMINMinnesota Wild
- 84Malcom GästrinLNo NHL gamesEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 85Juuso AinastoGTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 86Pierce MbuyiLPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2026 class
11th
of 25 Swedes selected
48th
of 117 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 2Ivar StenbergL16 GP · 9 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 8Viggo BjörckC16 GP · 0 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 12Alexander CommandCNo NHL gamesNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 13Malte GustafssonDNo NHL gamesNYINew York Islanders
- 19Elton HermanssonRNo NHL gamesLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 25Jonas Lagerberg HoenRNo NHL gamesOTTOttawa Senators
- 28Marcus NordmarkLNo NHL gamesANAAnaheim Ducks
- 51William HåkanssonDNo NHL gamesCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 61Wiggo SörenssonCNo NHL gamesCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 76Måns GudmundssonDNo NHL gamesTORToronto Maple Leafs
+ 15 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Adam Andersson has not played an NHL game yet.
The team's draft
Minnesota Wild picks in the 2026 draft
- 83Adam AnderssonCNo NHL gamesMINMinnesota Wild
- 112Kayden LemireRMINMinnesota Wild
- 137Filip RuzickaGMINMinnesota Wild