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Sven Baertschi in the 2011 NHL Draft

Calgary Flames selected Sven Baertschi 13th overall in the 2011 NHL Draft.

He was the first of the 2 Swiss players selected that year. It was the first of the 5 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2011, 126 have played in the NHL regular season. His 292 games put him 53rd in the class.

Overall pick
13
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 13
Drafting team
CGYCalgary Flames
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

Picks 10–16 in the 2011 draft

  1. 10Jonas BrodinD932 GP · 284 PMIN
  2. 11Duncan SiemensD20 GP · 2 PCOL
  3. 12Ryan MurphyD175 GP · 43 PCAR
  4. 13Sven BaertschiL292 GP · 138 PCGY
  5. 14Jamie OleksiakD773 GP · 167 PDAL
  6. 15J.T. MillerC955 GP · 774 PNYR
  7. 16Joel ArmiaR666 GP · 237 PBUF

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

Where he came in the 2011 class

1st
of 2 Swiss players selected
8th
of 119 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Swiss players selected

  1. 13Sven BaertschiL292 GP · 138 PCGY
  2. 103Gregory HofmannC24 GP · 7 PCAR

The road to the NHL

Sven Baertschi made his NHL debut on March 9, 2012, 259 days after the draft.

292
Games
66
Goals
72
Assists
138
Points

NHL regular season to date.

Calgary Flames picks in the 2011 draft