2017 NHL Draft
Erik Brännström in the 2017 NHL Draft
Vegas Golden Knights selected Erik Brännström 15th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft.
He was the third of the 26 Swedes selected that year. It was the third of the 12 picks Vegas Golden Knights made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2017, 105 have played in the NHL regular season. His 294 games put him 38th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 15
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 15
- Drafting team
- VGKVegas Golden Knights
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 12–18 in the 2017 draft
- 12Martin NecasC535 GP · 444 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 13Nick SuzukiC546 GP · 488 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 14Cal FooteD145 GP · 20 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 15Erik BrännströmD294 GP · 77 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 16Juuso VälimäkiD278 GP · 75 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 17Timothy LiljegrenD325 GP · 94 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 18Urho VaakanainenD221 GP · 46 PBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2017 class
3rd
of 26 Swedes selected
4th
of 79 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 5Elias PetterssonC562 GP · 526 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 7Lias AnderssonC110 GP · 17 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 15Erik BrännströmD294 GP · 77 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 17Timothy LiljegrenD325 GP · 94 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 36Jesper BoqvistC400 GP · 111 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 37Marcus DavidssonCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 38Gustav LindströmD174 GP · 35 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 44Filip WesterlundDARIArizona Coyotes
- 63Fabian ZetterlundL345 GP · 155 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 112Tim SoderlundC/LCHIChicago Blackhawks
+ 16 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Erik Brännström made his NHL debut on March 14, 2019, 1 year and 264 days after the draft.
294
Games
10
Goals
67
Assists
77
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vegas Golden Knights picks in the 2017 draft
- 6Cody GlassC337 GP · 121 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 13Nick SuzukiC546 GP · 488 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 15Erik BrännströmD294 GP · 77 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 34Nicolas HagueD439 GP · 99 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 62Jake LeschyshynC77 GP · 6 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 65Jonas RondbjergR82 GP · 11 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 96Maksim ZhukovGVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 127Lucas ElvenesC/RVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 142Jack DuganLVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 158Nick CampoliCVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 161Jiri PateraG9 GP · 3 WVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 189Ben JonesC58 GP · 3 PVGKVegas Golden Knights