2017 NHL Draft
Gustav Lindström in the 2017 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Gustav Lindström 38th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 2.
He was the seventh of the 26 Swedes selected that year. It was the second of the 11 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2017, 105 have played in the NHL regular season. His 174 games put him 53rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 38
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 7
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 35–41 in the 2017 draft
- 35Isaac RatcliffeL10 GP · 4 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 36Jesper BoqvistC400 GP · 111 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 37Marcus DavidssonCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 38Gustav LindströmD174 GP · 35 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 39Jason RobertsonL471 GP · 508 PDALDallas Stars
- 40Aleksi HeponiemiC25 GP · 6 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 41Jaret Anderson-DolanC134 GP · 29 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2017 class
7th
of 26 Swedes selected
12th
of 79 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 5Elias PetterssonC562 GP · 524 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 7Lias AnderssonC110 GP · 17 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 15Erik BrännströmD294 GP · 77 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 17Timothy LiljegrenD325 GP · 94 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 36Jesper BoqvistC400 GP · 111 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 37Marcus DavidssonCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 38Gustav LindströmD174 GP · 35 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 44Filip WesterlundDARIArizona Coyotes
- 63Fabian ZetterlundL345 GP · 155 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 112Tim SoderlundC/LCHIChicago Blackhawks
+ 16 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Gustav Lindström made his NHL debut on February 6, 2020, 2 years and 227 days after the draft.
174
Games
5
Goals
30
Assists
35
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 2017 draft
- 9Michael RasmussenC470 GP · 158 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 38Gustav LindströmD174 GP · 35 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 71Kasper KotkansaloDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 79Lane ZablockiRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 83Zach GallantCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 88Keith PetruzzelliGNo NHL gamesDETDetroit Red Wings
- 100Malte SetkovDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 131Cole FraserDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 162John AdamsRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 164Reilly WebbDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 193Brady GilmourCDETDetroit Red Wings