2016 NHL Draft
Linus Högberg in the 2016 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Linus Högberg 139th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 5.
He was the 17th of the 25 Swedes selected that year. It was the seventh of the 10 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2016, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 5 games put him 99th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 139
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 18
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 136–142 in the 2016 draft
- 136Cam ClarkeDBOSBoston Bruins
- 137Jordan SambrookDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 138Patrick HarperCNSHNashville Predators
- 139Linus HögbergD5 GP · 2 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 140Cole CandellaDVANVancouver Canucks
- 141Tim GettingerL16 GP · 1 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 142Michael EyssimontC269 GP · 74 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2016 class
17th
of 25 Swedes selected
48th
of 75 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 8Alexander NylanderL126 GP · 49 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 33Rasmus AsplundC189 GP · 49 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 42Jonathan DahlénC61 GP · 22 POTTOttawa Senators
- 55Filip GustavssonG219 GP · 111 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 57Carl GrundströmR344 GP · 89 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 89Linus NassenDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 90Fredrik KarlströmC8 GP · 1 PDALDallas Stars
- 91Filip BerglundDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 96Linus LindstromCCGYCalgary Flames
- 97Jacob CederholmDWPGWinnipeg Jets
+ 15 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Linus Högberg made his NHL debut on April 21, 2022, 5 years and 300 days after the draft.
5
Games
0
Goals
2
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 2016 draft
- 22German RubtsovC4 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 36Pascal LabergeCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 48Carter HartG254 GP · 111 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 52Wade AllisonR75 GP · 22 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 82Carsen TwarynskiL22 GP · 1 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 109Connor BunnamanC54 GP · 3 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 139Linus HögbergD5 GP · 2 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 169Tanner LaczynskiC56 GP · 10 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 172Anthony SalinitriCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 199David BernhardtDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers