2012 NHL Draft
Oskar Sundqvist in the 2012 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Oskar Sundqvist 81st overall in the 2012 NHL Draft, with the 20th pick of round 3.
He was the seventh of the 22 Swedes selected that year. It was the fourth of the 9 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2012, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 545 games put him 40th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 81
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 20
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 78–84 in the 2012 draft
- 78Shayne GostisbehereD761 GP · 474 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 79Chris CalnanRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 80Jake PatersonGDETDetroit Red Wings
- 81Oskar SundqvistC545 GP · 181 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 82Jarrod MaidensC/LOTTOttawa Senators
- 83Matt MurrayG279 GP · 147 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 84Steven HodgesCFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2012 class
7th
of 22 Swedes selected
46th
of 110 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 6Hampus LindholmD845 GP · 343 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 11Filip ForsbergL877 GP · 775 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 31Oscar DanskG6 GP · 4 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 33Sebastian CollbergRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 37Pontus ÅbergL132 GP · 44 PNSHNashville Predators
- 43Ludwig BystromDDALDallas Stars
- 81Oskar SundqvistC545 GP · 181 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 93Erik GustafssonD528 GP · 243 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 99Erik KarlssonC/LCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 111Fredrik LarssonDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
+ 12 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Oskar Sundqvist made his NHL debut on February 5, 2016, 3 years and 227 days after the draft.
545
Games
67
Goals
114
Assists
181
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 2012 draft
- 8Derrick PouliotD226 GP · 54 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 22Olli MaattaD817 GP · 213 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 52Teddy BluegerC470 GP · 173 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 81Oskar SundqvistC545 GP · 181 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 83Matt MurrayG279 GP · 147 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 92Matia MarcantuoniC/RPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 113Sean MaguireGPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 143Clark SeymourDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 173Anton ZlobinRPITPittsburgh Penguins