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2026 NHL Draft

Max Laatikainen in the 2026 NHL Draft

Philadelphia Flyers selected Max Laatikainen 213th overall in the 2026 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 7.

He was the 24th of the 25 Swedes selected that year. It was the sixth and last of the 6 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2026, 5 have played in the NHL regular season. Max Laatikainen is still waiting for his debut.

Overall pick
213
Round and pick
Round 7, pick 21
Drafting team
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Date
Age at the draft
17 years

The picks around it

Picks 210–216 in the 2026 draft

  1. 210James RieberDANA
  2. 211Artem PrimaLUTA
  3. 212Ryan CameronGEDM
  4. 213Max LaatikainenDNo NHL gamesPHI
  5. 214Ondrej RumlDCOL
  6. 215Alexandre RaymondGCOL
  7. 216Cullen McCrateDBOS

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

24th
of 25 Swedes selected
68th
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 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

Max Laatikainen has not played an NHL game yet.

The team's draft

Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 2026 draft

  1. 27Maksim SokolovskiiDPHI
  2. 53Brek LiskeDPHI
  3. 62Martin PsohlavecGPHI
  4. 120Marek SklenickaGPHI
  5. 136Kent SauerCPHI
  6. 213Max LaatikainenDNo NHL gamesPHI