2012 NHL Draft
Frederik Andersen in the 2012 NHL Draft
Anaheim Ducks selected Frederik Andersen 87th overall in the 2012 NHL Draft, with the 26th pick of round 3.
He was the first of the 2 Danes selected that year. It was the third of the 8 picks Anaheim Ducks made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2012, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 552 games put him 39th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 87
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 26
- Drafting team
- ANAAnaheim Ducks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 22 years
Carolina Hurricanes had already picked him in 2010, 187th overall, but he went unsigned and re-entered the draft.
The picks around it
Picks 84–90 in the 2012 draft
- 84Steven HodgesCFLAFlorida Panthers
- 85Matt GrzelcykD597 GP · 187 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 86Colton ParaykoD815 GP · 318 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 87Frederik AndersenG552 GP · 324 WANAAnaheim Ducks
- 88James MelindyDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 89Brendan LeipsicL187 GP · 59 PNSHNashville Predators
- 90Ben JohnsonC/LNJDNew Jersey Devils
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2012 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Danes selected
- 87Frederik AndersenG552 GP · 324 WANAAnaheim Ducks
- 142Thomas SpellingRNYRNew York Rangers
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Frederik Andersen made his NHL debut on October 20, 2013, 1 year and 119 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Anaheim Ducks picks in the 2012 draft
- 6Hampus LindholmD846 GP · 344 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 36Nicolas KerdilesL3 GP · 0 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 87Frederik AndersenG552 GP · 324 WANAAnaheim Ducks
- 97Kevin RoyC28 GP · 7 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 108Andrew O'BrienDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 127Brian CooperDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 187Kenton HelgesenDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 210Jaycob MegnaD197 GP · 27 PANAAnaheim Ducks