2026 NHL Draft
Oscar Holmertz in the 2026 NHL Draft
Ottawa Senators selected Oscar Holmertz 87th overall in the 2026 NHL Draft, with the 23rd pick of round 3.
He was the 13th of the 25 Swedes selected that year. It was the fourth of the 8 picks Ottawa Senators made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2026, 5 have played in the NHL regular season. Oscar Holmertz is still waiting for his debut.
- Overall pick
- 87
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 23
- Drafting team
- OTTOttawa Senators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 84–90 in the 2026 draft
- 84Malcom GästrinLNo NHL gamesEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 85Juuso AinastoGTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 86Pierce MbuyiLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 87Oscar HolmertzCNo NHL gamesOTTOttawa Senators
- 88Nils BartholdssonRNo NHL gamesBOSBoston Bruins
- 89Yegor RybkinGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 90Tomas KralovicDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2026 class
13th
of 25 Swedes selected
51st
of 117 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 2Ivar StenbergL16 GP · 9 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 8Viggo BjörckC16 GP · 0 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 12Alexander CommandCNo NHL gamesNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 13Malte GustafssonDNo NHL gamesNYINew York Islanders
- 19Elton HermanssonRNo NHL gamesLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 25Jonas Lagerberg HoenRNo NHL gamesOTTOttawa Senators
- 28Marcus NordmarkLNo NHL gamesANAAnaheim Ducks
- 51William HåkanssonDNo NHL gamesCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 61Wiggo SörenssonCNo NHL gamesCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 76Måns GudmundssonDNo NHL gamesTORToronto Maple Leafs
+ 15 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Oscar Holmertz has not played an NHL game yet.
The team's draft
Ottawa Senators picks in the 2026 draft
- 25Jonas Lagerberg HoenRNo NHL gamesOTTOttawa Senators
- 32Jaxon CoverROTTOttawa Senators
- 72Adam NemecLOTTOttawa Senators
- 87Oscar HolmertzCNo NHL gamesOTTOttawa Senators
- 91Louis Felix BourqueROTTOttawa Senators
- 110Elliot LennonGOTTOttawa Senators
- 151Harris PangretitschDOTTOttawa Senators
- 183Alexander GruninDOTTOttawa Senators