List of Frölunda HC players selected in the NHL entry draft

This is a list of drafted Frölunda HC players, players who have been drafted in the National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft and played the season prior to the draft for the Frölunda ice hockey organization. There have been 94 players drafted in the NHL Entry Draft from the Frölunda organization. Most of the players on this list were drafted from Frölunda's junior team which is the most successful junior team in Sweden, having won more Anton Cups (10) than any other team.

Henrik Lundqvist, drafted in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, 7th round, 205th overall by the New York Rangers.

Sixteen Frölunda players have been selected in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft. The highest draft selection was Rasmus Dahlin, who was drafted first overall in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. The most-recent first-round selection were Otto Stenberg, 25th overall, and David Edstrom 32nd overall, in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. The most notable players drafted from Frölunda are; Calle Johansson, who played 1,109 regular season games in the NHL, Daniel Alfredsson who won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL Rookie of the Year in 1996 and the King Clancy Memorial Trophy for leadership qualities and humanitarian contribution in his community in 2012, Henrik Lundqvist who won the Vezina Trophy in 2012 as the league's top goaltender, and Erik Karlsson who became the second youngest player to win the James Norris Memorial Trophy, awarded to the NHL's best defenceman.

Two players were drafted as overage players, having played several seasons at a professional level: Ronnie Sundin, drafted by the New York Rangers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft at age 26, and Jonas Johnson, drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft at age 32. Six pair of siblings have been drafted: brothers Mikael & Niklas Andersson, Carl & John Klingberg, Erik & Anton Karlsson, Liam & Noah Dower Nilsson, as well as two sets of twins, Joel & Henrik Lundqvist and Fred & John Wikner.

Drafted players

[1]PlayerNationalityDrafted byYearRoundOverall
DRobert Nordmark[2]  SwedenDetroit Red Wings1981010th0191st
RWMikael Andersson  SwedenBuffalo Sabres1984001st0018th
DStefan Larsson  SwedenDetroit Red Wings1984007th0133rd
DCalle Johansson  SwedenBuffalo Sabres1985001st0014th
RWThomas Sjogren  SwedenWashington Capitals1987008th0162nd
RWPatrik Carnback  SwedenMontreal Canadiens1988006th0125th
LWNiklas Andersson  SwedenQuebec Nordiques[3]1989004th0068th
DJoakim Esbjors  SwedenHartford Whalers1992011th0249th
RWDaniel Alfredsson  SwedenOttawa Senators1994006th0113th
RWPeter Strom  SwedenMontreal Canadiens1994008th0200th
RWPeter Hogardh  SwedenNew York Islanders1994008th0203rd
LWPer-Johan Axelsson  SwedenBoston Bruins1995007th0177th
DRonnie Sundin  SwedenNew York Rangers1996009th0237th
DChristian Backman  SwedenSt. Louis Blues1998001st0024th
LWJari Tolsa  Sweden[4]Detroit Red Wings1999004th0120th
LWDavid Nystrom  SwedenPhiladelphia Flyers[5]1999008th0224th
CJoel Lundqvist  SwedenDallas Stars[6]2000003rd0068th
GHenrik Lundqvist  SwedenNew York Rangers2000007th0205th
CTim Eriksson  SwedenLos Angeles Kings[7]2000007th0206th
RWMagnus Kahnberg  SwedenCarolina Hurricanes2000007th0212th
RWFredrik Sjostrom  SwedenPhoenix Coyotes[8]2001001st0011th
LWJens Karlsson  SwedenLos Angeles Kings2001001st0018th
DMikael Svensk  SwedenEdmonton Oilers2001006th0185th
CAlexander Steen  Sweden[9]Toronto Maple Leafs2002001st0024th
CJonas Johnson  SwedenSt. Louis Blues2002007th0221st
CFredrik Johansson  SwedenEdmonton Oilers2002009th0274th
LWLoui Eriksson  SwedenDallas Stars2003002nd0033rd
RWKalle Olsson  SwedenEdmonton Oilers2003005th0147th
DRichard Demen-Willaume  SwedenColorado Avalanche2004005th0154th
RWFred Wikner  SwedenCalgary Flames2004006th0182nd
LWAnton Axelsson  SwedenDetroit Red Wings2004006th0192nd
LWJohn Wikner  SwedenOttawa Senators2004009th0284th
RWMorten Madsen  DenmarkMinnesota Wild2005004th0122nd
LWFredrik Pettersson  SwedenEdmonton Oilers2005005th0157th
CKirill Starkov  Russia[10]Columbus Blue Jackets2005006th0189th
RWRobin Figren  SwedenNew York Islanders2006003rd0070th
DJonas Ahnelov  SwedenPhoenix Coyotes[11]2006003rd0088th
LWViktor Stalberg  SwedenToronto Maple Leafs2006006th0161st
CLars Eller  DenmarkSt. Louis Blues2007001st0013th
GJoel Gistedt  SwedenPhoenix Coyotes2007002nd0036th
LWSimon Hjalmarsson  SwedenSt. Louis Blues2007002nd0039th
CJoakim Andersson  SwedenDetroit Red Wings2007003rd0088th
DJens Hellgren  SwedenColorado Avalanche2007006th0155th
DErik Karlsson  SwedenOttawa Senators2008001st0015th
CAnton Gustafsson  SwedenWashington Capitals2008001st0021st
RWNicklas Lasu  SwedenAtlanta Thrashers2008005th0124th
DPhilip Larsen  DenmarkDallas Stars2008005th0149th
RWCarl Klingberg  SwedenAtlanta Thrashers2009002nd0034th
GRobin Lehner  SwedenOttawa Senators2009002nd0046th
DPeter Andersson  SwedenVancouver Canucks2009005th0143rd
DJohn Klingberg  SwedenDallas Stars2010005th0131st
CJohan Sundstrom  SwedenNew York Islanders2011002nd0050th
LWMichael Schumacher  SwedenLos Angeles Kings2011007th0200th
DHenrik Tommernes  SwedenVancouver Canucks2011007th0210th
RWSebastian Collberg  SwedenMontreal Canadiens2012002nd0033rd
GFrederik Andersen  DenmarkAnaheim Ducks2012003rd0087th
CErik Karlsson  SwedenCarolina Hurricanes2012004th0099th
GFredrik Bergvik  SwedenSan Jose Sharks2013004th0117th
RWMarkus Soberg  NorwayColumbus Blue Jackets2013006th0165th
LWAnton Blidh  SwedenBoston Bruins2013006th0180th
LWAndreas Johnson  SwedenToronto Maple Leafs2013007th0202nd
DJulius Bergman  SwedenSan Jose Sharks2014002nd0046th
RWAnton Karlsson  SwedenArizona Coyotes2014003rd0087th
DWilliam Lagesson  SwedenEdmonton Oilers2014004th0091st
CChristoffer Ehn  SwedenDetroit Red Wings2014004th0106th
DJohn Nyberg  SwedenDallas Stars2014006th0165th
GHugo Fagerblom  SwedenFlorida Panthers2014007th0182th
LWPierre Engvall  SwedenToronto Maple Leafs2014007th0188th
RWKevin Elgestal  SwedenWashington Capitals2014007th0194th
DJacob Larsson  SwedenAnaheim Ducks2015001st0027th
RWJohn Dahlstrom  SwedenChicago Blackhawks2015007th0211th
RWKristian Vesalainen  FinlandWinnipeg Jets2017001st0024th
DFilip Westerlund  SwedenArizona Coyotes2017002nd0044th
CJoni Ikonen  FinlandMontreal Canadiens2017002nd0058th
CJacob Peterson  SwedenDallas Stars2017005th0132nd
DKristoffer Gunnarsson  SwedenVancouver Canucks2017005th0135th
DRasmus Dahlin  SwedenBuffalo Sabres2018001st0001st
LWSamuel Fagemo  SwedenLos Angeles Kings2019002nd0050th
CKarl Henriksson  SwedenNew York Rangers2019002nd0058th
GErik Portillo  SwedenBuffalo Sabres2019003rd0067th
RWElmer Soderblom  SwedenDetroit Red Wings2019006th0159th
DGustav Berglund  SwedenDetroit Red Wings2019006th0177th
RWLucas Raymond  SwedenDetroit Red Wings2020001st0004th
LWDaniel Torgersson  SwedenWinnipeg Jets2020002nd0040th
CTheodor Niederbach  SwedenDetroit Red Wings2020002nd0051st
DSimon Edvinsson  SwedenDetroit Red Wings2021001st0006th
CLiam Dower Nilsson  SwedenDetroit Red Wings2021005th0134th
DHugo Gabrielson  SwedenVancouver Canucks2021006th0169th
LWLudwig Persson  SwedenWashington Capitals2022003rd0085th
RWJoel Ratkovic Berndtsson  SwedenBuffalo Sabres2022007th0202nd
COtto Stenberg  SwedenSt. Louis Blues2023001st0025th
CDavid Edstrom  SwedenVegas Golden Knights2023001st0032nd
CNoah Dower Nilsson  SwedenDetroit Red Wings2023003rd0073rd
DKristian Kostadinski  SwedenBoston Bruins2023007th0220th

Footnotes

References

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