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2018 NHL Draft

Linus Karlsson in the 2018 NHL Draft

San Jose Sharks selected Linus Karlsson 87th overall in the 2018 NHL Draft, with the 25th pick of round 3.

He was the 19th of the 29 Swedes selected that year. It was the second of the 5 picks San Jose Sharks made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2018, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 123 games put him 52nd in the class.

Overall pick
87
Round and pick
Round 3, pick 25
Drafting team
SJSSan Jose Sharks
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 84–90 in the 2018 draft

  1. 84Jesper EliassonGDET
  2. 85Lukas DostalG186 GP · 76 WANA
  3. 86Alexander KhovanovCMIN
  4. 87Linus KarlssonC123 GP · 51 PSJS
  5. 88Joey KeaneD2 GP · 0 PNYR
  6. 89Logan HutskoRFLA
  7. 90Dmitry SemykinDTBL

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2018 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2018 class

19th
of 29 Swedes selected
49th
of 118 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Swedes selected

  1. 1Rasmus DahlinD597 GP · 443 PBUF
  2. 8Adam BoqvistD272 GP · 103 PCHI
  3. 23Isac LundeströmC405 GP · 96 PANA
  4. 24Filip JohanssonDMIN
  5. 28Nils LundkvistD250 GP · 58 PNYR
  6. 29Rasmus SandinD382 GP · 145 PTOR
  7. 33Jonatan BerggrenR220 GP · 85 PDET
  8. 39Olof LindbomGNYR
  9. 44Albin ErikssonRDAL
  10. 50Adam GinningD16 GP · 1 PPHI

+ 19 more

Every Swede in the 2018 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Linus Karlsson made his NHL debut on November 16, 2023, 5 years and 146 days after the draft.

123
Games
22
Goals
29
Assists
51
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

San Jose Sharks picks in the 2018 draft

  1. 21Ryan MerkleyD39 GP · 6 PSJS
  2. 87Linus KarlssonC123 GP · 51 PSJS
  3. 102Jasper WeatherbyC50 GP · 11 PSJS
  4. 176Zachary EmondGSJS
  5. 182John LeonardL83 GP · 21 PSJS