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2026 NHL Draft

Malte Gustafsson in the 2026 NHL Draft

New York Islanders selected Malte Gustafsson 13th overall in the 2026 NHL Draft.

He was the fourth of the 25 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 5 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2026, 5 have played in the NHL regular season. Malte Gustafsson is still waiting for his debut.

Overall pick
13
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 13
Drafting team
NYINew York Islanders
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 10–16 in the 2026 draft

  1. 10Wyatt CullenLNSH
  2. 11Tynan LawrenceCSTL
  3. 12Alexander CommandCNo NHL gamesNJD
  4. 13Malte GustafssonDNo NHL gamesNYI
  5. 14Oscar HemmingLCBJ
  6. 15Nikita KlepovR4 GP · 0 PANA
  7. 16Maddox DagenaisCSTL

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

4th
of 25 Swedes selected
6th
of 74 defensemen selected

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

First Swedes selected

  1. 2Ivar StenbergL17 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

Malte Gustafsson has not played an NHL game yet.

The team's draft

New York Islanders picks in the 2026 draft

  1. 13Malte GustafssonDNo NHL gamesNYI
  2. 109Lincoln KuehneDNYI
  3. 141Vladimir DraveckyDNYI
  4. 173Artyom MatyukCNYI
  5. 205Robert CowanRNYI