2021 NHL Draft
William Strömgren in the 2021 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected William Strömgren 45th overall in the 2021 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 2.
He was the seventh of the 23 Swedes selected that year. It was the second of the 8 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2021, 72 have played in the NHL regular season. His 4 games put him 59th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 45
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 13
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 42–48 in the 2021 draft
- 42Francesco PinelliCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 43Ilya FedotovLARIArizona Coyotes
- 44Aleksi HeimosalmiDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 45William StrömgrenL4 GP · 1 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 46Samu TuomaalaRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 47Logan StankovenC200 GP · 112 PDALDallas Stars
- 48Artem GrushnikovDDALDallas Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2021 class
7th
of 23 Swedes selected
28th
of 121 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 6Simon EdvinssonD175 GP · 60 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 7William EklundL256 GP · 165 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 14Isak RosénR67 GP · 13 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 20Jesper WallstedtG55 GP · 30 WMINMinnesota Wild
- 21Fabian LysellR12 GP · 3 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 28Oskar OlaussonR4 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 45William StrömgrenL4 GP · 1 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 71Simon RobertssonRSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 72Anton OlssonDNSHNashville Predators
- 74Oliver JohanssonLOTTOttawa Senators
+ 13 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
William Strömgren made his NHL debut on January 7, 2026, 4 years and 167 days after the draft.
4
Games
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 2021 draft
- 13Matt CoronatoR207 GP · 115 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 45William StrömgrenL4 GP · 1 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 77Cole HuckinsCCGYCalgary Flames
- 89Cameron WhynotDCGYCalgary Flames
- 141Cole JordanDCGYCalgary Flames
- 168Jack BeckRCGYCalgary Flames
- 173Lucas CionaLCGYCalgary Flames
- 205Arsenii SergeevG2 GP · 1 WCGYCalgary Flames