2021 NHL Draft
Joel Nyström in the 2021 NHL Draft
Carolina Hurricanes selected Joel Nyström 219th overall in the 2021 NHL Draft, with the 27th pick of round 7.
He was the 22nd of the 23 Swedes selected that year. It was the 13th and last of the 13 picks Carolina Hurricanes made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2021, 72 have played in the NHL regular season. His 38 games put him 41st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 219
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 27
- Drafting team
- CARCarolina Hurricanes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 216–222 in the 2021 draft
- 216Jalen LuypenCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 217Ty GallagherDBOSBoston Bruins
- 218Kirill TankovCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 219Joel NyströmD38 GP · 10 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 220Taylor MakarL14 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 221Tomas MachuDNYINew York Islanders
- 222Carl LindbomG8 GP · 2 WVGKVegas Golden Knights
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2021 class
22nd
of 23 Swedes selected
80th
of 81 defensemen 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 · 30 WMINMinnesota Wild
- 21Fabian LysellR12 GP · 3 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 28Oskar OlaussonR4 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 45William StrömgrenL5 GP · 1 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 71Simon RobertssonRSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 72Anton OlssonDNSHNashville Predators
- 74Oliver JohanssonLOTTOttawa Senators
+ 13 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Joel Nyström made his NHL debut on October 23, 2025, 4 years and 91 days after the draft.
38
Games
1
Goals
9
Assists
10
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Carolina Hurricanes picks in the 2021 draft
- 40Scott MorrowD47 GP · 13 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 44Aleksi HeimosalmiDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 51Ville KoivunenR60 GP · 20 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 83Patrik HamrlaGCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 94Aidan HreschukDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 109Jackson BlakeR179 GP · 104 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 136Robert OrrRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 147Justin RobidasC4 GP · 3 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 170Bryce MontgomeryDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 187Nikita QuappGCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 200Yegor NaumovGCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 209Nikita GuslistovCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 219Joel NyströmD38 GP · 10 PCARCarolina Hurricanes