2013 NHL Draft
Elias Lindholm in the 2013 NHL Draft
Carolina Hurricanes selected Elias Lindholm 5th overall in the 2013 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 24 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 4 picks Carolina Hurricanes made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2013, 106 have played in the NHL regular season. None of them has played more games than his 985, and only 3 have scored more points than his 665.
- Overall pick
- 5
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 5
- Drafting team
- CARCarolina Hurricanes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 2–8 in the 2013 draft
- 2Aleksander BarkovC806 GP · 782 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 3Jonathan DrouinL671 GP · 398 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 4Seth JonesD927 GP · 491 PNSHNashville Predators
- 5Elias LindholmC985 GP · 665 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 6Sean MonahanC909 GP · 636 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 7Darnell NurseD813 GP · 326 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 8Rasmus RistolainenD824 GP · 319 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2013 class
1st
of 24 Swedes selected
4th
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
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Elias Lindholm made his NHL debut on October 4, 2013, 96 days after the draft.
985
Games
257
Goals
408
Assists
665
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Carolina Hurricanes picks in the 2013 draft
- 5Elias LindholmC985 GP · 665 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 66Brett PesceD751 GP · 227 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 126Brent PedersenLCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 156Tyler GanlyDCARCarolina Hurricanes