2015 NHL Draft
Gabriel Carlsson in the 2015 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected Gabriel Carlsson 29th overall in the 2015 NHL Draft.
He was the third of the 19 Swedes selected that year. It was the second of the 9 picks Columbus Blue Jackets made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2015, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 81 games put him 83rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 29
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 29
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 26–32 in the 2015 draft
- 26Noah JuulsenD220 GP · 28 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 27Jacob LarssonD172 GP · 24 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 28Anthony BeauvillierR727 GP · 302 PNYINew York Islanders
- 29Gabriel CarlssonD81 GP · 18 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 30Nick MerkleyR41 GP · 15 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 31Jeremy RoyDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 32Christian FischerR523 GP · 137 PARIArizona Coyotes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2015 class
3rd
of 19 Swedes selected
8th
of 73 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 20Joel Eriksson EkC631 GP · 365 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 27Jacob LarssonD172 GP · 24 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 29Gabriel CarlssonD81 GP · 18 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 45Jakob Forsbacka KarlssonC29 GP · 9 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 53Rasmus AnderssonD634 GP · 283 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 58Kevin StenlundC384 GP · 95 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 60Oliver KylingtonD220 GP · 60 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 62Robin KovacsRNYRNew York Rangers
- 70Felix SandströmG30 GP · 4 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 83Jens LookeRARIArizona Coyotes
+ 9 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Gabriel Carlsson made his NHL debut on April 8, 2017, 1 year and 286 days after the draft.
81
Games
3
Goals
15
Assists
18
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2015 draft
- 8Zach WerenskiD655 GP · 477 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 29Gabriel CarlssonD81 GP · 18 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 38Paul BittnerLCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 58Kevin StenlundC384 GP · 95 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 69Keegan KolesarR455 GP · 121 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 129Sam RuoppDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 141Veeti VainioDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 159Vladislav GavrikovD533 GP · 176 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 189Markus NutivaaraD275 GP · 71 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets