2016 NHL Draft
Axel Jonsson-Fjällby in the 2016 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Axel Jonsson-Fjällby 147th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, with the 26th pick of round 5.
He was the 18th of the 25 Swedes selected that year. It was the fifth of the 7 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2016, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 99 games put him 62nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 147
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 26
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 144–150 in the 2016 draft
- 144Conner BleackleyCSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 145Beck MalenstynL276 GP · 50 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 146Nick CaamanoR36 GP · 3 PDALDallas Stars
- 147Axel Jonsson-FjällbyL99 GP · 23 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 148Christopher PaquetteCTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 149Graham McPheeLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 150Manuel WiedererCSJSSan Jose Sharks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2016 class
18th
of 25 Swedes selected
85th
of 118 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 8Alexander NylanderL126 GP · 49 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 33Rasmus AsplundC189 GP · 49 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 42Jonathan DahlénC61 GP · 22 POTTOttawa Senators
- 55Filip GustavssonG219 GP · 111 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 57Carl GrundströmR344 GP · 89 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 89Linus NassenDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 90Fredrik KarlströmC8 GP · 1 PDALDallas Stars
- 91Filip BerglundDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 96Linus LindstromCCGYCalgary Flames
- 97Jacob CederholmDWPGWinnipeg Jets
+ 15 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Axel Jonsson-Fjällby made his NHL debut on November 8, 2021, 5 years and 136 days after the draft.
99
Games
10
Goals
13
Assists
23
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 2016 draft
- 28Lucas JohansenD9 GP · 2 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 87Garrett PilonC3 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 117Damien RiatLWSHWashington Capitals
- 145Beck MalenstynL276 GP · 50 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 147Axel Jonsson-FjällbyL99 GP · 23 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 177Chase PriskieD4 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 207Dmitriy ZaitsevDWSHWashington Capitals