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2011 NHL Draft

William Karlsson in the 2011 NHL Draft

Anaheim Ducks selected William Karlsson 53rd overall in the 2011 NHL Draft, with the 23rd pick of round 2.

He was the tenth of the 28 Swedes selected that year. It was the third of the 7 picks Anaheim Ducks made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2011, 126 have played in the NHL regular season. His 769 games put him 24th in the class.

Overall pick
53
Round and pick
Round 2, pick 23
Drafting team
ANAAnaheim Ducks
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 50–56 in the 2011 draft

  1. 50Johan SundströmC11 GP · 1 PNYI
  2. 51Alexander RuuttuCPHX
  3. 52Miikka SalomakiR167 GP · 27 PNSH
  4. 53William KarlssonC769 GP · 458 PANA
  5. 54Scott HarringtonD255 GP · 49 PPIT
  6. 55Ryan SproulD44 GP · 12 PDET
  7. 56Lucas LessioL41 GP · 7 PPHX

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2011 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2011 class

10th
of 28 Swedes selected
34th
of 119 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Swedes selected

  1. 2Gabriel LandeskogL814 GP · 616 PCOL
  2. 4Adam LarssonD1027 GP · 268 PNJD
  3. 6Mika ZibanejadC1027 GP · 830 POTT
  4. 10Jonas BrodinD932 GP · 284 PMIN
  5. 19Oscar KlefbomD378 GP · 156 PEDM
  6. 30Rickard RakellR877 GP · 576 PANA
  7. 38Magnus HellbergG26 GP · 8 WNSH
  8. 42Victor RaskC506 GP · 223 PCAR
  9. 50Johan SundströmC11 GP · 1 PNYI
  10. 53William KarlssonC769 GP · 458 PANA

+ 18 more

Every Swede in the 2011 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

William Karlsson made his NHL debut on October 11, 2014, 3 years and 108 days after the draft.

769
Games
186
Goals
272
Assists
458
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Anaheim Ducks picks in the 2011 draft

  1. 30Rickard RakellR877 GP · 576 PANA
  2. 39John GibsonG574 GP · 237 WANA
  3. 53William KarlssonC769 GP · 458 PANA
  4. 65Joseph CramarossaC68 GP · 13 PANA
  5. 83Andy WelinskiD46 GP · 6 PANA
  6. 143Max FribergR6 GP · 0 PANA
  7. 160Josh MansonD718 GP · 205 PANA