2021 NHL Draft
Simon Edvinsson in the 2021 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Simon Edvinsson 6th overall in the 2021 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 23 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 8 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2021, 72 have played in the NHL regular season. His 175 games put him 19th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 6
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 6
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 3–9 in the 2021 draft
- 3Mason McTavishC319 GP · 191 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 4Luke HughesD238 GP · 136 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 5Kent JohnsonC287 GP · 151 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 6Simon EdvinssonD175 GP · 60 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 7William EklundL256 GP · 165 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 8Brandt ClarkeD198 GP · 91 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 9Dylan GuentherR243 GP · 194 PARIArizona Coyotes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2021 class
1st
of 23 Swedes selected
3rd
of 81 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 6Simon EdvinssonD175 GP · 60 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 7William EklundL256 GP · 165 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 14Isak RosénR67 GP · 13 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 20Jesper WallstedtG55 GP · 30 WMINMinnesota Wild
- 21Fabian LysellR12 GP · 3 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 28Oskar OlaussonR4 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 45William StrömgrenL4 GP · 1 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 71Simon RobertssonRSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 72Anton OlssonDNSHNashville Predators
- 74Oliver JohanssonLOTTOttawa Senators
+ 13 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Simon Edvinsson made his NHL debut on March 18, 2023, 1 year and 238 days after the draft.
175
Games
19
Goals
41
Assists
60
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 2021 draft
- 6Simon EdvinssonD175 GP · 60 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 15Sebastian CossaG7 GP · 5 WDETDetroit Red Wings
- 36Shai BuiumDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 70Carter MazurL19 GP · 3 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 114Redmond SavageCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 134Liam Dower NilssonCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 155Oscar PlandowskiDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 166Pasquale ZitoLDETDetroit Red Wings