2012 NHL Draft
Erik Gustafsson in the 2012 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Erik Gustafsson 93rd overall in the 2012 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 4.
He was the eighth of the 22 Swedes selected that year. It was the fifth of the 7 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2012, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 528 games put him 42nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 93
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 2
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 90–96 in the 2012 draft
- 90Ben JohnsonC/LNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 91Daniil ZharkovLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 92Matia MarcantuoniC/RPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 93Erik GustafssonD528 GP · 243 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 94Brady VailCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 95Josh AndersonR703 GP · 283 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 96Ben ThomsonL3 GP · 0 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2012 class
8th
of 22 Swedes selected
30th
of 77 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 6Hampus LindholmD845 GP · 343 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 11Filip ForsbergL877 GP · 775 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 31Oscar DanskG6 GP · 4 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 33Sebastian CollbergRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 37Pontus ÅbergL132 GP · 44 PNSHNashville Predators
- 43Ludwig BystromDDALDallas Stars
- 81Oskar SundqvistC545 GP · 181 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 93Erik GustafssonD528 GP · 243 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 99Erik KarlssonC/LCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 111Fredrik LarssonDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
+ 12 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Erik Gustafsson made his NHL debut on October 30, 2015, 3 years and 129 days after the draft.
528
Games
48
Goals
195
Assists
243
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 2012 draft
- 1Nail YakupovR350 GP · 136 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 32Mitchell MorozLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 63Jujhar KhairaL337 GP · 80 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 91Daniil ZharkovLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 93Erik GustafssonD528 GP · 243 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 123Joey LaleggiaDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 153John McCarronREDMEdmonton Oilers