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2026 NHL Draft

William Sörbrand in the 2026 NHL Draft

Chicago Blackhawks selected William Sörbrand 200th overall in the 2026 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 7.

He was the 23rd of the 25 Swedes selected that year. It was the fifth and last of the 5 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2026, 5 have played in the NHL regular season. William Sörbrand is still waiting for his debut.

Overall pick
200
Round and pick
Round 7, pick 8
Drafting team
CHIChicago Blackhawks
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 197–203 in the 2026 draft

  1. 197Jasper KuhtaCDAL
  2. 198Rylan SinghDSEA
  3. 199Alofa Tunoa Ta'amuDWPG
  4. 200William SörbrandCNo NHL gamesCHI
  5. 201Alexander KarmanovDSJS
  6. 202Charlie PuglisiCNSH
  7. 203Colin FitzgeraldCSTL

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

23rd
of 25 Swedes selected
106th
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

William Sörbrand has not played an NHL game yet.

The team's draft

Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 2026 draft

  1. 34Xavier VilleneuveDCHI
  2. 35Ryan RoobroeckLCHI
  3. 66Samu AlalauriDCHI
  4. 194Alexander IvanovDCHI
  5. 200William SörbrandCNo NHL gamesCHI