2026 NHL Draft
Axel Elofsson in the 2026 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected Axel Elofsson 128th overall in the 2026 NHL Draft, with the 32nd pick of round 4.
He was the 17th of the 25 Swedes selected that year. It was the fourth of the 9 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2026, 5 have played in the NHL regular season. Axel Elofsson is still waiting for his debut.
- Overall pick
- 128
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 32
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 125–131 in the 2026 draft
- 125Ryder FetterolfGCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 126Tobias TvrznikGCOLColorado Avalanche
- 127Brady KnowlingGSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 128Axel ElofssonDNo NHL gamesCOLColorado Avalanche
- 129Connor DavisRVANVancouver Canucks
- 130Theodor KnightsDNo NHL gamesUTAUtah Mammoth
- 131Finn KearnsDSEASeattle Kraken
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2026 class
17th
of 25 Swedes selected
36th
of 74 defensemen 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
Axel Elofsson has not played an NHL game yet.
The team's draft
Colorado Avalanche picks in the 2026 draft
- 43Egor ShilovCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 74Beckett HamiltonCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 126Tobias TvrznikGCOLColorado Avalanche
- 128Axel ElofssonDNo NHL gamesCOLColorado Avalanche
- 140Cole TuminaroDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 152Theodore LechnerDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 195Shawn CarrierLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 214Ondrej RumlDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 215Alexandre RaymondGCOLColorado Avalanche