2011 NHL Draft
Gabriel Landeskog in the 2011 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected Gabriel Landeskog 2nd overall in the 2011 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 28 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 6 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2011, 126 have played in the NHL regular season. His 814 games put him 21st in the class, but only 8 have scored more points than his 616.
- Overall pick
- 2
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 2
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–5 in the 2011 draft
- 1Ryan Nugent-HopkinsC1038 GP · 813 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 2Gabriel LandeskogL814 GP · 616 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 3Jonathan HuberdeauL962 GP · 807 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 4Adam LarssonD1027 GP · 268 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 5Ryan StromeC932 GP · 507 PNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2011 class
1st
of 28 Swedes selected
2nd
of 119 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 2Gabriel LandeskogL814 GP · 616 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 4Adam LarssonD1027 GP · 268 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 6Mika ZibanejadC1027 GP · 830 POTTOttawa Senators
- 10Jonas BrodinD932 GP · 284 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 19Oscar KlefbomD378 GP · 156 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 30Rickard RakellR877 GP · 576 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 38Magnus HellbergG26 GP · 8 WNSHNashville Predators
- 42Victor RaskC506 GP · 223 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 50Johan SundströmC11 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 53William KarlssonC769 GP · 458 PANAAnaheim Ducks
+ 18 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Gabriel Landeskog made his NHL debut on October 8, 2011, 106 days after the draft.
814
Games
267
Goals
349
Assists
616
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Avalanche picks in the 2011 draft
- 2Gabriel LandeskogL814 GP · 616 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 11Duncan SiemensD20 GP · 2 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 93Joachim NermarkCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 123Garrett MeursCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 153Gabriel BeaupreDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 183Dillon DonnellyDCOLColorado Avalanche