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 85 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.

Thirteen 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 was Lucas Raymond, fourth overall in the 2020 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. Five pair of siblings have been drafted: brothers Mikael & Niklas Andersson, Carl & John Klingberg, Erik & Anton Karlsson, 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 Sjögren SwedenWashington Capitals1987008th0162nd
RWPatrik Carnbäck SwedenMontreal Canadiens1988006th0125th
LWNiklas Andersson SwedenQuebec Nordiques[3]1989004th0068th
DJoakim Esbjörs SwedenHartford Whalers1992011th0249th
RWDaniel Alfredsson SwedenOttawa Senators1994006th0113th
RWPeter Ström SwedenMontreal Canadiens1994008th0200th
RWPeter Högardh SwedenNew York Islanders1994008th0203rd
LWPer-Johan Axelsson SwedenBoston Bruins1995007th0177th
DRonnie Sundin SwedenNew York Rangers1996009th0237th
DChristian Bäckman SwedenSt. Louis Blues1998001st0024th
LWJari Tolsa Sweden[4]Detroit Red Wings1999004th0120th
LWDavid Nyström 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 Sjöström 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 Demén-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 Ahnelöv SwedenPhoenix Coyotes[11]2006003rd0088th
LWViktor Stålberg 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 Sundström SwedenNew York Islanders2011002nd0050th
LWMichael Schumacher SwedenLos Angeles Kings2011007th0200th
DHenrik Tömmernes SwedenVancouver Canucks2011007th0210th
RWSebastian Collberg SwedenMontreal Canadiens2012002nd0033rd
GFrederik Andersen DenmarkAnaheim Ducks2012003rd0087th
CErik Karlsson SwedenCarolina Hurricanes2012004th0099th
GFredrik Bergvik SwedenSan Jose Sharks2013004th0117th
RWMarkus Søberg 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 Elgestål SwedenWashington Capitals2014007th0194th
DJacob Larsson SwedenAnaheim Ducks2015001st0027th
RWJohn Dahlström 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 Söderblom SwedenDetroit Red Wings2019006th0159th
DGustav Berglund SwedenDetroit Red Wings2019006th0177th
RWLucas Raymond SwedenDetroit Red Wings2020001st0004th
LWDaniel Torgersson SwedenWinnipeg Jets2020002nd0040th
CTheodor Niederbach SwedenDetroit Red Wings2020002nd0051st

Footnotes
  1. Position; G—Goaltender, D—Defenceman, C—Centre, LW—Left Wing, RW—Right 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
  • "Player Database". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
  • "Player Database". Frölunda Hockey Club. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
  • "Draft informarion". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
  • "Draft informarion". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
  • "Official Statistics". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 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.

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