2013 NHL Draft
Oliver Bjorkstrand in the 2013 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected Oliver Bjorkstrand 89th overall in the 2013 NHL Draft, with the 28th pick of round 3.
He was the second of the 2 Danes selected that year. It was the fifth of the 8 picks Columbus Blue Jackets made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2013, 106 have played in the NHL regular season. His 724 games put him 17th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 89
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 28
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 86–92 in the 2013 draft
- 86Sven AndrighettoR216 GP · 83 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 87Keaton ThompsonDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 88Anton SlepyshevL102 GP · 23 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 89Oliver BjorkstrandR724 GP · 426 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 90Peter CehlarikL40 GP · 11 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 91JC LiponR9 GP · 1 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 92Evan CowleyGFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2013 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Danes selected
- 45Nick SorensenR5 GP · 1 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 89Oliver BjorkstrandR724 GP · 426 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Oliver Bjorkstrand made his NHL debut on March 17, 2016, 2 years and 261 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2013 draft
- 14Alexander WennbergC880 GP · 428 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 19Kerby RychelL43 GP · 14 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 27Marko DanoC141 GP · 45 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 50Dillon HeatheringtonD23 GP · 2 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 89Oliver BjorkstrandR724 GP · 426 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 105Nick MoutreyC/LCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 165Markus SobergRCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 195Peter QuennevilleC/RCBJColumbus Blue Jackets