2013 NHL Draft

Alexander Wennberg in the 2013 NHL Draft

Columbus Blue Jackets selected Alexander Wennberg 14th overall in the 2013 NHL Draft.

He was the second of the 24 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 8 picks Columbus Blue Jackets made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2013, 106 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 5 of them have played more games than his 878, and only 10 have scored more points than his 428.

Overall pick: 14
Round and pick: Round 1, pick 14
Drafting team: CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
Date: June 30, 2013
Age at the draft: 18 years

The picks around it

Picks 11–17 in the 2013 draft

11Samuel MorinL29 GP · 1 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
12Max DomiC815 GP · 486 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
13Josh MorrisseyD743 GP · 431 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
14Alexander WennbergC878 GP · 428 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
15Ryan PulockD649 GP · 242 PNYINew York Islanders
16Nikita ZadorovD819 GP · 195 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
17Curtis LazarC617 GP · 131 POTTOttawa Senators

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2013 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2013 class

2nd

of 24 Swedes selected

9th

of 121 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Swedes selected

5Elias LindholmC985 GP · 665 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
14Alexander WennbergC878 GP · 428 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
23André BurakovskyL779 GP · 420 PWSHWashington Capitals
34Jacob de la RoseL242 GP · 38 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
41Robert HäggD345 GP · 63 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
46Gustav OlofssonD63 GP · 11 PMINMinnesota Wild
51Carl DahlströmD67 GP · 12 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
60Linus ArnessonDBOSBoston Bruins
68Niklas HanssonDDALDallas Stars
78Marcus HögbergG58 GP · 11 WOTTOttawa Senators

+ 14 more

Every Swede in the 2013 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Alexander Wennberg made his NHL debut on October 9, 2014, 1 year and 101 days after the draft.

878

Games

119

Goals

309

Assists

428

Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2013 draft

14Alexander WennbergC878 GP · 428 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
19Kerby RychelL43 GP · 14 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
27Marko DanoC141 GP · 45 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
50Dillon HeatheringtonD23 GP · 2 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
89Oliver BjorkstrandR720 GP · 424 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
105Nick MoutreyC/LCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
165Markus SobergRCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
195Peter QuennevilleC/RCBJColumbus Blue Jackets