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2026 NHL Draft

Malcom Gästrin in the 2026 NHL Draft

Edmonton Oilers selected Malcom Gästrin 84th overall in the 2026 NHL Draft, with the 20th pick of round 3.

He was the twelfth of the 25 Swedes selected that year. It was the second of the 5 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2026, 5 have played in the NHL regular season. Malcom Gästrin is still waiting for his debut.

Overall pick
84
Round and pick
Round 3, pick 20
Drafting team
EDMEdmonton Oilers
Date
Age at the draft
17 years

The picks around it

Picks 81–87 in the 2026 draft

  1. 81Tomas ChrenkoCNYR
  2. 82Rian ChudzinskiRANA
  3. 83Adam AnderssonCNo NHL gamesMIN
  4. 84Malcom GästrinLNo NHL gamesEDM
  5. 85Juuso AinastoGTOR
  6. 86Pierce MbuyiLPIT
  7. 87Oscar HolmertzCNo NHL gamesOTT

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2026 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2026 class

12th
of 25 Swedes selected
49th
of 117 forwards selected

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

First Swedes selected

  1. 2Ivar StenbergL16 GP · 9 PSJS
  2. 8Viggo BjörckC16 GP · 0 PWPG
  3. 12Alexander CommandCNo NHL gamesNJD
  4. 13Malte GustafssonDNo NHL gamesNYI
  5. 19Elton HermanssonRNo NHL gamesLAK
  6. 25Jonas Lagerberg HoenRNo NHL gamesOTT
  7. 28Marcus NordmarkLNo NHL gamesANA
  8. 51William HåkanssonDNo NHL gamesCAR
  9. 61Wiggo SörenssonCNo NHL gamesCAR
  10. 76Måns GudmundssonDNo NHL gamesTOR

+ 15 more

Every Swede in the 2026 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Malcom Gästrin has not played an NHL game yet.

The team's draft

Edmonton Oilers picks in the 2026 draft

  1. 58Rudolfs BerzkalnsCEDM
  2. 84Malcom GästrinLNo NHL gamesEDM
  3. 133Andrew RobinsonDEDM
  4. 180Caden HarveyCEDM
  5. 212Ryan CameronGEDM