2025 NHL Draft
Liam Pettersson in the 2025 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Liam Pettersson 61st overall in the 2025 NHL Draft, with the 29th pick of round 2.
He was the tenth of the 30 Swedes selected that year. It was the third of the 7 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 224 players selected in 2025, 10 have played in the NHL regular season. Liam Pettersson is still waiting for his debut.
- Overall pick
- 61
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 29
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 58–64 in the 2025 draft
- 58Jack IvankovicGNSHNashville Predators
- 59Vojtech CiharLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 60Lasse BoeliusDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 61Liam PetterssonDNo NHL gamesBOSBoston Bruins
- 62Ivan RyabkinCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 63Ben KevanRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 64Tinus Luc KoblarCTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2025 class
10th
of 30 Swedes selected
17th
of 69 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 3Anton FrondellC27 GP · 17 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 16Victor EklundR15 GP · 6 PNYINew York Islanders
- 28Sascha BoumedienneDWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 37Milton GästrinCNo NHL gamesWSHWashington Capitals
- 44Eddie GenborgRNo NHL gamesDETDetroit Red Wings
- 45Eric NilsonCANAAnaheim Ducks
- 52Theodor HallquisthDNo NHL gamesMINMinnesota Wild
- 54Theo StockseliusCNo NHL gamesCGYCalgary Flames
- 55Jakob Ihs WozniakRVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 61Liam PetterssonDNo NHL gamesBOSBoston Bruins
+ 20 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Liam Pettersson has not played an NHL game yet.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 2025 draft
- 7James HagensC18 GP · 13 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 51William MooreCBOSBoston Bruins
- 61Liam PetterssonDNo NHL gamesBOSBoston Bruins
- 79Cooper SimpsonLBOSBoston Bruins
- 100Vashek BlanarDBOSBoston Bruins
- 133Cole ChandlerCBOSBoston Bruins
- 165Kirill YemelyanovCBOSBoston Bruins