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2026 NHL Draft

Philip Hemmyr in the 2026 NHL Draft

Nashville Predators selected Philip Hemmyr 138th overall in the 2026 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 5.

He was the 20th of the 25 Swedes selected that year. It was the sixth of the 8 picks Nashville Predators made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2026, 5 have played in the NHL regular season. Philip Hemmyr is still waiting for his debut.

Overall pick
138
Round and pick
Round 5, pick 10
Drafting team
NSHNashville Predators
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

The picks around it

Picks 135–141 in the 2026 draft

  1. 135Alexandre TailleferDWPG
  2. 136Kent SauerCPHI
  3. 137Filip RuzickaGMIN
  4. 138Philip HemmyrLNo NHL gamesNSH
  5. 139Nicholas BogasDSTL
  6. 140Cole TuminaroDCOL
  7. 141Vladimir DraveckyDNYI

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

20th
of 25 Swedes selected
78th
of 117 forwards 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

Philip Hemmyr has not played an NHL game yet.

The team's draft

Nashville Predators picks in the 2026 draft

  1. 10Wyatt CullenLNSH
  2. 31Thomas BleylDNSH
  3. 70Dmitri BorichevGNSH
  4. 106Jakub FlorisDNSH
  5. 118Justin GrafLNSH
  6. 138Philip HemmyrLNo NHL gamesNSH
  7. 179Benjamin Cossette AyotteDNSH
  8. 202Charlie PuglisiCNSH