2021 NHL Draft
Carl Lindbom in the 2021 NHL Draft
Vegas Golden Knights selected Carl Lindbom 222nd overall in the 2021 NHL Draft, with the 30th pick of round 7.
He was the 23rd of the 23 Swedes selected that year. It was the sixth and last of the 6 picks Vegas Golden Knights made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2021, 72 have played in the NHL regular season. His 8 games put him 57th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 222
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 30
- Drafting team
- VGKVegas Golden Knights
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 219–224 in the 2021 draft
- 219Joel NyströmD38 GP · 10 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 220Taylor MakarL14 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 221Tomas MachuDNYINew York Islanders
- 222Carl LindbomG8 GP · 2 WVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 223Sam LipkinLARIArizona Coyotes
- 224Niko HuuhtanenRTBLTampa Bay Lightning
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2021 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 6Simon EdvinssonD175 GP · 60 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 7William EklundL256 GP · 165 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 14Isak RosénR67 GP · 13 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 20Jesper WallstedtG55 GP · 30 WMINMinnesota Wild
- 21Fabian LysellR12 GP · 3 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 28Oskar OlaussonR4 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 45William StrömgrenL4 GP · 1 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 71Simon RobertssonRSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 72Anton OlssonDNSHNashville Predators
- 74Oliver JohanssonLOTTOttawa Senators
+ 13 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Carl Lindbom made his NHL debut on October 26, 2025, 4 years and 94 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vegas Golden Knights picks in the 2021 draft
- 30Zach DeanC12 GP · 0 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 38Daniil ChaykaDVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 102Jakub BrabenecCVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 128Jakub DemekCVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 190Artur CholachDVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 222Carl LindbomG8 GP · 2 WVGKVegas Golden Knights