2021 NHL Draft
Jesper Wallstedt in the 2021 NHL Draft
Minnesota Wild selected Jesper Wallstedt 20th overall in the 2021 NHL Draft.
He was the fourth of the 23 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 7 picks Minnesota Wild made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2021, 72 have played in the NHL regular season. His 55 games put him 36th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 20
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 20
- Drafting team
- MINMinnesota Wild
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 17–23 in the 2021 draft
- 17Zachary BolducR190 GP · 82 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 18Chaz LuciusCWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 19Fedor SvechkovC138 GP · 41 PNSHNashville Predators
- 20Jesper WallstedtG55 GP · 29 WMINMinnesota Wild
- 21Fabian LysellR12 GP · 3 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 22Xavier BourgaultR4 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 23Wyatt JohnstonC341 GP · 276 PDALDallas Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2021 class
4th
of 23 Swedes selected
2nd
of 21 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 6Simon EdvinssonD175 GP · 60 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 7William EklundL256 GP · 165 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 14Isak RosénR67 GP · 13 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 20Jesper WallstedtG55 GP · 29 WMINMinnesota Wild
- 21Fabian LysellR12 GP · 3 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 28Oskar OlaussonR4 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 45William StrömgrenL4 GP · 1 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 71Simon RobertssonRSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 72Anton OlssonDNSHNashville Predators
- 74Oliver JohanssonLOTTOttawa Senators
+ 13 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jesper Wallstedt made his NHL debut on January 10, 2024, 2 years and 171 days after the draft.
55
Games
29
Wins
5
Shutouts
.913
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Minnesota Wild picks in the 2021 draft
- 20Jesper WallstedtG55 GP · 29 WMINMinnesota Wild
- 26Carson LambosD1 GP · 0 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 54Jack PeartDMINMinnesota Wild
- 86Caedan BankierCMINMinnesota Wild
- 118Kyle MastersDMINMinnesota Wild
- 127Josh PillarRMINMinnesota Wild
- 182Nate BenoitDMINMinnesota Wild