2022 NHL Draft
Noah Östlund in the 2022 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Noah Östlund 16th overall in the 2022 NHL Draft.
He was the second of the 26 Swedes selected that year. It was the second of the 11 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 225 players selected in 2022, 83 have played in the NHL regular season. His 82 games put him 23rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 16
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 16
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 13–19 in the 2022 draft
- 13Frank NazarC135 GP · 73 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 14Rutger McGroartyR34 GP · 9 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 15Jonathan LekkerimäkiR54 GP · 22 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 16Noah ÖstlundC82 GP · 36 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 17Joakim KemellR18 GP · 3 PNSHNashville Predators
- 18Lian BichselD103 GP · 18 PDALDallas Stars
- 19Liam ÖhgrenL113 GP · 33 PMINMinnesota Wild
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2022 class
2nd
of 26 Swedes selected
11th
of 132 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 15Jonathan LekkerimäkiR54 GP · 22 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 16Noah ÖstlundC82 GP · 36 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 19Liam ÖhgrenL113 GP · 33 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 27Filip BystedtC3 GP · 0 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 45Mattias HavelidDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 55Elias SalomonssonD38 GP · 5 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 64Filip NordbergDOTTOttawa Senators
- 65Calle OdeliusDNYINew York Islanders
- 70Alexander SuzdalevLWSHWashington Capitals
- 72Oskar PetterssonROTTOttawa Senators
+ 16 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Noah Östlund made his NHL debut on April 5, 2025, 2 years and 272 days after the draft.
82
Games
15
Goals
21
Assists
36
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2022 draft
- 9Matt SavoieC87 GP · 38 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 16Noah ÖstlundC82 GP · 36 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 28Jiri KulichC83 GP · 32 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 41Topias LeinonenGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 74Viktor NeuchevLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 106Mats LindgrenDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 134Vsevolod KomarovDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 170Jake RichardRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 187Gustav KarlssonCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 202Joel Ratkovic BerndtssonRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 211Linus SjodinCBUFBuffalo Sabres