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2026 NHL Draft

William Håkansson in the 2026 NHL Draft

Carolina Hurricanes selected William Håkansson 51st overall in the 2026 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 2.

He was the eighth of the 25 Swedes selected that year. It was the first 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. William Håkansson is still waiting for his debut.

Overall pick
51
Round and pick
Round 2, pick 19
Drafting team
CARCarolina Hurricanes
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 48–54 in the 2026 draft

  1. 48Ryder CaliCFLA
  2. 49Adam GoljerDLAK
  3. 50Mathis PrestonRANA
  4. 51William HåkanssonDNo NHL gamesCAR
  5. 52Oleg KulebiakinRTBL
  6. 53Brek LiskeDPHI
  7. 54Tomas GalvasDPIT

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

8th
of 25 Swedes selected
15th
of 74 defensemen 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

William Håkansson 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