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 96 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. Six players drafted from Frölunda have played over 1,000 regular season games in the NHL; Calle Johansson, Daniel Alfredsson, Alexander Steen, Loui Eriksson, Lars Eller, and Erik Karlsson. Three players have won individual awards at the annual NHL Awards Ceremony; Daniel Alfredsson who won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL Rookie of the Year in 1996, the King Clancy Memorial Trophy for leadership qualities and humanitarian contribution in his community in 2012, and the Mark Messier Leadership Award in 2013 as a superior leader and a contributing member of society. 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, in 2012, and won the throphy again in 2015 and 2023.

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. Two sets of father and son have been drafted, Ronnie Sundin in 1996 and his son Albin in 2024, and Jonas Johnson in 2002 and his son Andreas in 2013.

Drafted players

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[1] Player Nationality Drafted by Year Round Overall
D Robert Nordmark[2]   Sweden Detroit Red Wings 1981 010th 0191st
RW Mikael Andersson   Sweden Buffalo Sabres 1984 001st 0018th
D Stefan Larsson   Sweden Detroit Red Wings 1984 007th 0133rd
D Calle Johansson   Sweden Buffalo Sabres 1985 001st 0014th
RW Thomas Sjögren   Sweden Washington Capitals 1987 008th 0162nd
RW Patrik Carnbäck   Sweden Montreal Canadiens 1988 006th 0125th
LW Niklas Andersson   Sweden Quebec Nordiques[3] 1989 004th 0068th
D Joakim Esbjörs   Sweden Hartford Whalers 1992 011th 0249th
RW Daniel Alfredsson   Sweden Ottawa Senators 1994 006th 0113th
RW Peter Ström   Sweden Montreal Canadiens 1994 008th 0200th
RW Peter Högardh   Sweden New York Islanders 1994 008th 0203rd
LW Per-Johan Axelsson   Sweden Boston Bruins 1995 007th 0177th
D Ronnie Sundin   Sweden New York Rangers 1996 009th 0237th
D Christian Bäckman   Sweden St. Louis Blues 1998 001st 0024th
LW Jari Tolsa   Sweden[4] Detroit Red Wings 1999 004th 0120th
LW David Nyström   Sweden Philadelphia Flyers[5] 1999 008th 0224th
C Joel Lundqvist   Sweden Dallas Stars[6] 2000 003rd 0068th
G Henrik Lundqvist   Sweden New York Rangers 2000 007th 0205th
C Tim Eriksson   Sweden Los Angeles Kings[7] 2000 007th 0206th
RW Magnus Kahnberg   Sweden Carolina Hurricanes 2000 007th 0212th
RW Fredrik Sjöström   Sweden Phoenix Coyotes[8] 2001 001st 0011th
LW Jens Karlsson   Sweden Los Angeles Kings 2001 001st 0018th
D Mikael Svensk   Sweden Edmonton Oilers 2001 006th 0185th
C Alexander Steen   Sweden[9] Toronto Maple Leafs 2002 001st 0024th
C Jonas Johnson   Sweden St. Louis Blues 2002 007th 0221st
C Fredrik Johansson   Sweden Edmonton Oilers 2002 009th 0274th
LW Loui Eriksson   Sweden Dallas Stars 2003 002nd 0033rd
RW Kalle Olsson   Sweden Edmonton Oilers 2003 005th 0147th
D Richard Demen-Willaume   Sweden Colorado Avalanche 2004 005th 0154th
RW Fred Wikner   Sweden Calgary Flames 2004 006th 0182nd
LW Anton Axelsson   Sweden Detroit Red Wings 2004 006th 0192nd
LW John Wikner   Sweden Ottawa Senators 2004 009th 0284th
RW Morten Madsen   Denmark Minnesota Wild 2005 004th 0122nd
LW Fredrik Pettersson   Sweden Edmonton Oilers 2005 005th 0157th
C Kirill Starkov   Russia[10] Columbus Blue Jackets 2005 006th 0189th
RW Robin Figren   Sweden New York Islanders 2006 003rd 0070th
D Jonas Ahnelöv   Sweden Phoenix Coyotes[11] 2006 003rd 0088th
LW Viktor Stålberg   Sweden Toronto Maple Leafs 2006 006th 0161st
C Lars Eller   Denmark St. Louis Blues 2007 001st 0013th
G Joel Gistedt   Sweden Phoenix Coyotes 2007 002nd 0036th
LW Simon Hjalmarsson   Sweden St. Louis Blues 2007 002nd 0039th
C Joakim Andersson   Sweden Detroit Red Wings 2007 003rd 0088th
D Jens Hellgren   Sweden Colorado Avalanche 2007 006th 0155th
D Erik Karlsson   Sweden Ottawa Senators 2008 001st 0015th
C Anton Gustafsson   Sweden Washington Capitals 2008 001st 0021st
RW Nicklas Lasu   Sweden Atlanta Thrashers 2008 005th 0124th
D Philip Larsen   Denmark Dallas Stars 2008 005th 0149th
RW Carl Klingberg   Sweden Atlanta Thrashers 2009 002nd 0034th
G Robin Lehner   Sweden Ottawa Senators 2009 002nd 0046th
D Peter Andersson   Sweden Vancouver Canucks 2009 005th 0143rd
D John Klingberg   Sweden Dallas Stars 2010 005th 0131st
C Johan Sundström   Sweden New York Islanders 2011 002nd 0050th
LW Michael Schumacher   Sweden Los Angeles Kings 2011 007th 0200th
D Henrik Tömmernes   Sweden Vancouver Canucks 2011 007th 0210th
RW Sebastian Collberg   Sweden Montreal Canadiens 2012 002nd 0033rd
G Frederik Andersen   Denmark Anaheim Ducks 2012 003rd 0087th
C Erik Karlsson   Sweden Carolina Hurricanes 2012 004th 0099th
G Fredrik Bergvik   Sweden San Jose Sharks 2013 004th 0117th
RW Markus Søberg   Norway Columbus Blue Jackets 2013 006th 0165th
LW Anton Blidh   Sweden Boston Bruins 2013 006th 0180th
LW Andreas Johnson   Sweden Toronto Maple Leafs 2013 007th 0202nd
D Julius Bergman   Sweden San Jose Sharks 2014 002nd 0046th
RW Anton Karlsson   Sweden Arizona Coyotes 2014 003rd 0087th
D William Lagesson   Sweden Edmonton Oilers 2014 004th 0091st
C Christoffer Ehn   Sweden Detroit Red Wings 2014 004th 0106th
D John Nyberg   Sweden Dallas Stars 2014 006th 0165th
G Hugo Fagerblom   Sweden Florida Panthers 2014 007th 0182th
LW Pierre Engvall   Sweden Toronto Maple Leafs 2014 007th 0188th
RW Kevin Elgestål   Sweden Washington Capitals 2014 007th 0194th
D Jacob Larsson   Sweden Anaheim Ducks 2015 001st 0027th
RW John Dahlström   Sweden Chicago Blackhawks 2015 007th 0211th
RW Kristian Vesalainen   Finland Winnipeg Jets 2017 001st 0024th
D Filip Westerlund   Sweden Arizona Coyotes 2017 002nd 0044th
C Joni Ikonen   Finland Montreal Canadiens 2017 002nd 0058th
C Jacob Peterson   Sweden Dallas Stars 2017 005th 0132nd
D Kristoffer Gunnarsson   Sweden Vancouver Canucks 2017 005th 0135th
D Rasmus Dahlin   Sweden Buffalo Sabres 2018 001st 0001st
LW Samuel Fagemo   Sweden Los Angeles Kings 2019 002nd 0050th
C Karl Henriksson   Sweden New York Rangers 2019 002nd 0058th
G Erik Portillo   Sweden Buffalo Sabres 2019 003rd 0067th
RW Elmer Söderblom   Sweden Detroit Red Wings 2019 006th 0159th
D Gustav Berglund   Sweden Detroit Red Wings 2019 006th 0177th
RW Lucas Raymond   Sweden Detroit Red Wings 2020 001st 0004th
LW Daniel Torgersson   Sweden Winnipeg Jets 2020 002nd 0040th
C Theodor Niederbach   Sweden Detroit Red Wings 2020 002nd 0051st
D Simon Edvinsson   Sweden Detroit Red Wings 2021 001st 0006th
C Liam Dower Nilsson   Sweden Detroit Red Wings 2021 005th 0134th
D Hugo Gabrielson   Sweden Vancouver Canucks 2021 006th 0169th
LW Ludwig Persson   Sweden Washington Capitals 2022 003rd 0085th
RW Joel Ratkovic Berndtsson   Sweden Buffalo Sabres 2022 007th 0202nd
C Otto Stenberg   Sweden St. Louis Blues 2023 001st 0025th
C David Edstrom   Sweden Vegas Golden Knights 2023 001st 0032nd
C Noah Dower Nilsson   Sweden Detroit Red Wings 2023 003rd 0073rd
D Kristian Kostadinski   Sweden Boston Bruins 2023 007th 0220th
LW Viktor Nörringer   Sweden Nashville Predators 2024 004th 0127th
D Albin Sundin   Sweden Edmonton Oilers 2024 006th 0183rd

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Position; GGoaltender, DDefenceman, CCentre, LWLeft wing, RWright Wing
  2. ^ Nordmark did not sign any contract with Detroit, he became eligible to re-enter the draft after the 1983–84 season. He was later drafted by the St. Louis Blues, 59th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. This time, Nordmark did not play for Frölunda the season prior to the draft.
  3. ^ Pick traded on December 12, 1988, from the New Jersey Devils to the Quebec Nordiques for Tommy Albelin.
  4. ^ Tolsa has dual citizenship, Swedish and Finnish.
  5. ^ Pick traded on October 13, 1998, from the Calgary Flames to the Philadelphia Flyers for round 3 pick (Patrick Aufiero) in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
  6. ^ Pick traded on June 12, 2000, from the Minnesota Wild with round 4 pick (Jarkko Immonen) in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft to the Dallas Stars for Manny Fernandez and Brad Lukowich.
  7. ^ Pick traded on June 25, 2000, from the Washington Capitals with round 7 pick (Evgeny Fedorov) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft to the Los Angeles Kings for round 5 pick (Alexander Barkunov) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
  8. ^ Pick traded on June 23, 2001, from the Calgary Flames to the Phoenix Coyotes for round 1 pick (Chuck Kobasew) in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft and round 2 pick (Andrei Taratukhin) in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
  9. ^ Steen has dual citizenship, Swedish and Canadian.
  10. ^ Starkov, who was born in Russia but grew up in Denmark, was at the time of the draft a Russian citizen. He got his Danish citizenship in 2007.
  11. ^ Pick traded on March 9, 2006, from the New Jersey Devils to the New York Islanders for Brad Lukowich. Pick traded on June 24, 2006, from the New York Islanders with round 5 pick (Brett Bennett) to the Phoenix Coyotes for two round 4 picks (Tomas Marcinko and Doug Rogers).

References

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  • "Draft informarion". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
  • "Draft informarion". The Internet Hockey Database. Archived from the original on May 16, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
  • "Official Statistics". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
  • "Frölunda Five aim to make NHL Draft an Indian summer". Across the Pond. Archived from the original on June 14, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
  • Szemberg, Szymon (1994). Västra Frölunda 50 År (in Swedish). Sweden: Sportförlaget. ISBN 978-91-88540-34-8.