1
Left wing
Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 2022 NHL Draft
Cohort: 2004
Highest selection
#15
VANJonathan Lekkerimäki (R)
Swedes selected
26
of 225 picks
In round 1
4
of 26 Swedes
Share of the draft
12 %
of all picks
The 2022 NHL Draft took place on July 7–8, 2022 in Montreal, QC, Canada. 26 Swedes were selected, including 4 in the first round. Jonathan Lekkerimäki was the first Swede selected, at number 15 in round 1.
8 of the 26 Swedes (31%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are Elias Pettersson (114 GP, 17 P), Liam Öhgren (112 GP, 32 P), and Noah Östlund (82 GP, 36 P).
Across the draft archive, the year ranks 4 in Swedes selected and 3 in Swedish first-round selections. The Swedish draft class has combined for 115 points in 454 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 46th best Swedish draft class of all time by total points. 8 of 26 (31%) are still active in the NHL today.
The draft's top picks
The first 10 selections
Every drafted Swede
26 Swedes were drafted
26
Swedes
15
Teams
7
Rounds
Round 1
4 PICKS
15
16
19
27
Filip Bystedt (C)Center
Round 2
4 PICKS
45
Mattias Havelid (D)Defenseman
55
64
Filip Nordberg (D)Defenseman
65
Calle Odelius (D)Defenseman
Round 3
5 PICKS
70
Alexander Suzdalev (L)Left wing
72
Oskar Pettersson (R)Right wing
80
85
Ludwig Persson (L)Left wing
92
Round 4
5 PICKS
101
Simon Forsmark (D)Defenseman
105
Anton Johansson (D)Defenseman
122
125
129
Maximilian Kilpinen (L)Left wing
Round 5
2 PICKS
151
Kevin Reidler (G)Goaltender
158
Samuel Jonsson (G)Goaltender
Round 6
4 PICKS
168
Theo Wallberg (D)Defenseman
175
Fabian Wagner (C)Center
187
Gustav Karlsson (C)Center
188
Nils Juntorp (R)Right wing
Round 7
2 PICKS
202
Joel Ratkovic Berndtsson (R)Right wing
211
Linus Sjodin (C)Center
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 2022 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
Noah Östlund (C)
Drafted #16BUF
GP
82
G
15
A
21
P
36
Liam Öhgren (L)
Drafted #19MIN
GP
112
G
15
A
17
P
32
Jonathan Lekkerimäki (R)
Drafted #15VAN
GP
53
G
11
A
11
P
22
Elias Pettersson (D)
Drafted #80VAN
GP
114
G
7
A
10
P
17
Elias Salomonsson (D)
Drafted #55WPG
GP
37
G
1
A
4
P
5
Goalies · most games
Dennis Hildeby (G)
Drafted #122TOR
GP
29
W
10
SV%
.904
SO
1
Drafting teams
Teams that drafted Swedish players
Sorted by the number of Swedish players selected.
The road to the NHL
The draft class's NHL debuts
10 of the class's Swedes have made their NHL debuts, the first in 2023-2024. Pick a season to see every debutant.
The other countries in the 2022 draft
Players picked by country. Each country has a page with all its picks.
More about the NHL Draft and the Swedes
Explore Swedish Draft history
Best draft classes→The best Swedish draft classes by NHL career output.First round→Every Swedish first-round selection, ordered by pick number.Teams→Which NHL teams have drafted the most Swedes?
From draft pick to NHL contract – what an entry-level contract means and how salary, bonuses and AAV work.