2021 NHL Draft
Carson Lambos in the 2021 NHL Draft
Minnesota Wild selected Carson Lambos 26th overall in the 2021 NHL Draft.
It was the second of the 7 picks Minnesota Wild made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2021, 72 have played in the NHL regular season. His one game puts him 69th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 26
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 26
- Drafting team
- MINMinnesota Wild
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 23–29 in the 2021 draft
- 23Wyatt JohnstonC341 GP · 276 PDALDallas Stars
- 24Mackie SamoskevichR170 GP · 74 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 25Corson CeulemansDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 26Carson LambosD1 GP · 0 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 27Zachary L'HeureuxL91 GP · 21 PNSHNashville Predators
- 28Oskar OlaussonR4 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 29Chase StillmanRNJDNew Jersey Devils
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2021 class
25th
of 223 players selected
6th
of 81 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Owen PowerD338 GP · 151 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 2Matty BeniersC346 GP · 204 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 3Mason McTavishC319 GP · 191 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 4Luke HughesD238 GP · 136 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 5Kent JohnsonC287 GP · 151 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 6Simon EdvinssonD175 GP · 60 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 7William EklundL256 GP · 165 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 8Brandt ClarkeD199 GP · 92 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 9Dylan GuentherR243 GP · 194 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 10Tyler BoucherROTTOttawa Senators
+ 213 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Carson Lambos made his NHL debut on December 18, 2025, 4 years and 148 days after the draft.
1
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Minnesota Wild picks in the 2021 draft
- 20Jesper WallstedtG55 GP · 30 WMINMinnesota Wild
- 26Carson LambosD1 GP · 0 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 54Jack PeartDMINMinnesota Wild
- 86Caedan BankierCMINMinnesota Wild
- 118Kyle MastersDMINMinnesota Wild
- 127Josh PillarRMINMinnesota Wild
- 182Nate BenoitDMINMinnesota Wild