2014 NHL Draft
Gustav Forsling in the 2014 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Gustav Forsling 126th overall in the 2014 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 5.
He was the 14th of the 28 Swedes selected that year. It was the fifth of the 7 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2014, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 571 games put him 25th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 126
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 6
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 123–129 in the 2014 draft
- 123Matthew BerkovitzDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 124Jaedon DescheneauRSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 125Nikolas KobersteinDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 126Gustav ForslingD571 GP · 222 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 127Clark BishopC53 GP · 9 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 128Dakota JoshuaC298 GP · 96 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 129CJ SuessL5 GP · 0 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2014 class
14th
of 28 Swedes selected
40th
of 64 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 8William NylanderR767 GP · 712 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 29Adrian KempeR723 GP · 482 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 38Marcus PetterssonD620 GP · 181 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 40Andreas EnglundD211 GP · 20 POTTOttawa Senators
- 46Julius BergmanDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 61Jonas JohanssonG109 GP · 44 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 87Anton KarlssonRARIArizona Coyotes
- 91William LagessonD107 GP · 12 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 95Linus SoderstromGNYINew York Islanders
- 97Lucas WallmarkC187 GP · 59 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
+ 18 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Gustav Forsling made his NHL debut on October 12, 2016, 2 years and 106 days after the draft.
571
Games
60
Goals
162
Assists
222
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 2014 draft
- 6Jake VirtanenR317 GP · 100 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 24Jared McCannL731 GP · 446 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 36Thatcher DemkoG262 GP · 134 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 66Nikita TryamkinD79 GP · 11 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 126Gustav ForslingD571 GP · 222 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 156Kyle PettitCVANVancouver Canucks
- 186MacKenze StewartDVANVancouver Canucks