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2026 NHL Draft

Ivar Stenberg in the 2026 NHL Draft

San Jose Sharks selected Ivar Stenberg 2nd overall in the 2026 NHL Draft.

He was the first of the 25 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 6 picks San Jose Sharks made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2026, 5 have played in the NHL regular season. Only one of them has played more games than his 16, and only one has scored more points than his 9.

Overall pick
2
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 2
Drafting team
SJSSan Jose Sharks
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 1–5 in the 2026 draft

  1. 1Gavin McKennaL17 GP · 11 PTOR
  2. 2Ivar StenbergL16 GP · 9 PSJS
  3. 3Caleb MalhotraCVAN
  4. 4Daxon RudolphDBUF
  5. 5Alberts SmitsD16 GP · 0 PNYR

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

1st
of 25 Swedes selected
2nd
of 117 forwards 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

Ivar Stenberg made his NHL debut on October 1, 2026, 97 days after the draft.

16
Games
3
Goals
6
Assists
9
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

San Jose Sharks picks in the 2026 draft

  1. 2Ivar StenbergL16 GP · 9 PSJS
  2. 9Keaton VerhoeffDSJS
  3. 21Ryan LinDSJS
  4. 127Brady KnowlingGSJS
  5. 174Jake GustafsonCSJS
  6. 201Alexander KarmanovDSJS