2026 NHL Draft
Elton Hermansson in the 2026 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Elton Hermansson 19th overall in the 2026 NHL Draft.
He was the fifth of the 25 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 11 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2026, 5 have played in the NHL regular season. Elton Hermansson is still waiting for his debut.
- Overall pick
- 19
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 19
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 16–22 in the 2026 draft
- 16Maddox DagenaisCSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 17Ethan BelchetzLUTAUtah Mammoth
- 18Oliver SuvantoCWSHWashington Capitals
- 19Elton HermanssonRNo NHL gamesLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 20Ilia MorozovCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 21Ryan LinDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 22Liam RuckRPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2026 class
5th
of 25 Swedes selected
13th
of 117 forwards 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
Elton Hermansson has not played an NHL game yet.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 2026 draft
- 19Elton HermanssonRNo NHL gamesLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 46Liam LefebvreCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 49Adam GoljerDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 80Blake ZielinskiCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 89Yegor RybkinGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 103Thomas VandenbergCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 145Vertti SvenskDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 153Giorgos PantelasDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 177Alex KostovRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 209Tobias KrestanRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 223Lucas AmbrosioDLAKLos Angeles Kings