2025 NHL Draft
Viktor Klingsell in the 2025 NHL Draft
Winnipeg Jets selected Viktor Klingsell 156th overall in the 2025 NHL Draft, with the 28th pick of round 5.
He was the 16th of the 30 Swedes selected that year. It was the third of the 5 picks Winnipeg Jets made in the draft. Of the 224 players selected in 2025, 10 have played in the NHL regular season. Viktor Klingsell is still waiting for his debut.
- Overall pick
- 156
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 28
- Drafting team
- WPGWinnipeg Jets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 153–159 in the 2025 draft
- 153Harry NansiRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 154Jordan CharronRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 155Jackson CrowderCWSHWashington Capitals
- 156Viktor KlingsellRNo NHL gamesWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 157Luke VlooswykDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 158Måns GoosGNo NHL gamesDALDallas Stars
- 159Emile GuiteLANAAnaheim Ducks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2025 class
16th
of 30 Swedes selected
95th
of 131 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 3Anton FrondellC27 GP · 17 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 16Victor EklundR15 GP · 6 PNYINew York Islanders
- 28Sascha BoumedienneDWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 37Milton GästrinCNo NHL gamesWSHWashington Capitals
- 44Eddie GenborgRNo NHL gamesDETDetroit Red Wings
- 45Eric NilsonCANAAnaheim Ducks
- 52Theodor HallquisthDNo NHL gamesMINMinnesota Wild
- 54Theo StockseliusCNo NHL gamesCGYCalgary Flames
- 55Jakob Ihs WozniakRVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 61Liam PetterssonDNo NHL gamesBOSBoston Bruins
+ 20 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Viktor Klingsell has not played an NHL game yet.
The team's draft
Winnipeg Jets picks in the 2025 draft
- 28Sascha BoumedienneDWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 92Owen MartinCWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 156Viktor KlingsellRNo NHL gamesWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 188Edison EngleDWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 220Jacob CloutierRWPGWinnipeg Jets