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2026 NHL Draft

Wiggo Sörensson in the 2026 NHL Draft

Carolina Hurricanes selected Wiggo Sörensson 61st overall in the 2026 NHL Draft, with the 29th pick of round 2.

He was the ninth of the 25 Swedes selected that year. It was the second of the 6 picks Carolina Hurricanes made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2026, 5 have played in the NHL regular season. Wiggo Sörensson is still waiting for his debut.

Overall pick
61
Round and pick
Round 2, pick 29
Drafting team
CARCarolina Hurricanes
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 58–64 in the 2026 draft

  1. 58Rudolfs BerzkalnsCEDM
  2. 59Jakub VaněčekDDAL
  3. 60Alexander BileckiDTOR
  4. 61Wiggo SörenssonCNo NHL gamesCAR
  5. 62Martin PsohlavecGPHI
  6. 63Forfeited pickVGK
  7. 64Benjamin MacBeathDNYR

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

9th
of 25 Swedes selected
39th
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

Wiggo Sörensson has not played an NHL game yet.

The team's draft

Carolina Hurricanes picks in the 2026 draft

  1. 51William HåkanssonDNo NHL gamesCAR
  2. 61Wiggo SörenssonCNo NHL gamesCAR
  3. 68Zachary LansardRCAR
  4. 105Michael BerchildLCAR
  5. 125Ryder FetterolfGCAR
  6. 165Zachary JovanovskiGCAR