2017 NHL Draft
Emil Bemström in the 2017 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected Emil Bemström 117th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft, with the 24th pick of round 4.
He was the eleventh of the 26 Swedes selected that year. It was the third of the 7 picks Columbus Blue Jackets made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2017, 105 have played in the NHL regular season. His 242 games put him 42nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 117
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 24
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 114–120 in the 2017 draft
- 114Petr KvacaGCOLColorado Avalanche
- 115Ostap SafinREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 116Bryce MisleyCMINMinnesota Wild
- 117Emil BemströmC242 GP · 75 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 118Markus PhillipsDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 119Roope LaavainenDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 120Tobias GeisserDWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2017 class
11th
of 26 Swedes selected
66th
of 117 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 5Elias PetterssonC562 GP · 526 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 7Lias AnderssonC110 GP · 17 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 15Erik BrännströmD294 GP · 77 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 17Timothy LiljegrenD325 GP · 94 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 36Jesper BoqvistC400 GP · 111 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 37Marcus DavidssonCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 38Gustav LindströmD174 GP · 35 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 44Filip WesterlundDARIArizona Coyotes
- 63Fabian ZetterlundL345 GP · 155 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 112Tim SoderlundC/LCHIChicago Blackhawks
+ 16 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Emil Bemström made his NHL debut on October 4, 2019, 2 years and 102 days after the draft.
242
Games
34
Goals
41
Assists
75
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2017 draft
- 45Alexandre TexierL298 GP · 116 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 86Daniil TarasovG104 GP · 34 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 117Emil BemströmC242 GP · 75 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 148Kale HowarthLCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 170Jonathan DavidssonR6 GP · 1 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 179Carson MeyerR41 GP · 6 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 210Robbie StuckerDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets