2011 NHL Draft
Johan Sundström in the 2011 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Johan Sundström 50th overall in the 2011 NHL Draft, with the 20th pick of round 2.
He was the ninth of the 28 Swedes selected that year. It was the third of the 8 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2011, 126 have played in the NHL regular season. His 11 games put him 108th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 50
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 20
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 47–53 in the 2011 draft
- 47Matt NietoL705 GP · 206 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 48Xavier OuelletD178 GP · 28 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 49Christopher GibsonG16 GP · 4 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 50Johan SundströmC11 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 51Alexander RuuttuCPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 52Miikka SalomakiR167 GP · 27 PNSHNashville Predators
- 53William KarlssonC769 GP · 458 PANAAnaheim Ducks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2011 class
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 LarssonD1026 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
Johan Sundström made his NHL debut on March 14, 2014, 2 years and 262 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 2011 draft
- 5Ryan StromeC931 GP · 507 PNYINew York Islanders
- 34Scott MayfieldD620 GP · 140 PNYINew York Islanders
- 50Johan SundströmC11 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 63Andrey PedanD13 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 95Robbie RussoD19 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 125John PerssonL10 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 127Brenden KichtonDNYINew York Islanders
- 185Mitchell TheoretCNYINew York Islanders