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2026 NHL Draft

Carl Axelsson in the 2026 NHL Draft

Utah Mammoth selected Carl Axelsson 115th overall in the 2026 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 4.

He was the 15th of the 25 Swedes selected that year. It was the third of the 6 picks Utah Mammoth made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2026, 5 have played in the NHL regular season. Carl Axelsson is still waiting for his debut.

Overall pick
115
Round and pick
Round 4, pick 19
Drafting team
UTAUtah Mammoth
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

The picks around it

Picks 112–118 in the 2026 draft

  1. 112Kayden LemireRMIN
  2. 113Jonah SivertsonRVGK
  3. 114Patriks PluminsGTOR
  4. 115Carl AxelssonGNo NHL gamesUTA
  5. 116Zach WootenLWPG
  6. 117Brayden KlimpkeDMTL
  7. 118Justin GrafLNSH

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

15th
of 25 Swedes selected
13th
of 32 goaltenders 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

Carl Axelsson has not played an NHL game yet.

The team's draft

Utah Mammoth picks in the 2026 draft

  1. 17Ethan BelchetzLUTA
  2. 96Adam ValentiniCUTA
  3. 115Carl AxelssonGNo NHL gamesUTA
  4. 130Theodor KnightsDNo NHL gamesUTA
  5. 147Florent HouleRUTA
  6. 211Artem PrimaLUTA