2015 NHL Draft
Rasmus Andersson in the 2015 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Rasmus Andersson 53rd overall in the 2015 NHL Draft, with the 23rd pick of round 2.
He was the fifth of the 19 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 5 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2015, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 634 games put him 19th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 53
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 23
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 50–56 in the 2015 draft
- 50Jordan GreenwayL490 GP · 166 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 51Brendan GuhleD65 GP · 14 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 52Jeremy LauzonD401 GP · 59 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 53Rasmus AnderssonD634 GP · 283 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 54Graham KnottLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 55Yakov TreninC474 GP · 122 PNSHNashville Predators
- 56Vince DunnD638 GP · 339 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2015 class
5th
of 19 Swedes selected
17th
of 73 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 20Joel Eriksson EkC631 GP · 365 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 27Jacob LarssonD172 GP · 24 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 29Gabriel CarlssonD81 GP · 18 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 45Jakob Forsbacka KarlssonC29 GP · 9 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 53Rasmus AnderssonD634 GP · 283 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 58Kevin StenlundC384 GP · 95 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 60Oliver KylingtonD220 GP · 60 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 62Robin KovacsRNYRNew York Rangers
- 70Felix SandströmG30 GP · 4 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 83Jens LookeRARIArizona Coyotes
+ 9 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Rasmus Andersson made his NHL debut on April 8, 2017, 1 year and 285 days after the draft.
634
Games
66
Goals
217
Assists
283
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 2015 draft
- 53Rasmus AnderssonD634 GP · 283 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 60Oliver KylingtonD220 GP · 60 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 136Pavel KarnaukhovLCGYCalgary Flames
- 166Andrew MangiapaneL564 GP · 261 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 196Riley BruceDCGYCalgary Flames