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2012 NHL Draft

Frederik Andersen in the 2012 NHL Draft

Anaheim Ducks selected Frederik Andersen 87th overall in the 2012 NHL Draft, with the 26th pick of round 3.

He was the first of the 2 Danes selected that year. It was the third of the 8 picks Anaheim Ducks made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2012, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 552 games put him 39th in the class.

Overall pick
87
Round and pick
Round 3, pick 26
Drafting team
ANAAnaheim Ducks
Date
Age at the draft
22 years

Carolina Hurricanes had already picked him in 2010, 187th overall, but he went unsigned and re-entered the draft.

The picks around it

Picks 84–90 in the 2012 draft

  1. 84Steven HodgesCFLA
  2. 85Matt GrzelcykD597 GP · 187 PBOS
  3. 86Colton ParaykoD815 GP · 318 PSTL
  4. 87Frederik AndersenG552 GP · 324 WANA
  5. 88James MelindyDPHX
  6. 89Brendan LeipsicL187 GP · 59 PNSH
  7. 90Ben JohnsonC/LNJD

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2012 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2012 class

1st
of 2 Danes selected
11th
of 24 goaltenders selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Danes selected

  1. 87Frederik AndersenG552 GP · 324 WANA
  2. 142Thomas SpellingRNYR
Every pick from Denmark in the 2012 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Frederik Andersen made his NHL debut on October 20, 2013, 1 year and 119 days after the draft.

552
Games
324
Wins
28
Shutouts
.913
Save %

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Anaheim Ducks picks in the 2012 draft

  1. 6Hampus LindholmD846 GP · 344 PANA
  2. 36Nicolas KerdilesL3 GP · 0 PANA
  3. 87Frederik AndersenG552 GP · 324 WANA
  4. 97Kevin RoyC28 GP · 7 PANA
  5. 108Andrew O'BrienDANA
  6. 127Brian CooperDANA
  7. 187Kenton HelgesenDANA
  8. 210Jaycob MegnaD197 GP · 27 PANA