# List of Frölunda HC players selected in the NHL entry draft

This is a list of drafted Frölunda HC players, players who have been drafted in the National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft and played the season prior to the draft for the Frölunda ice hockey organization. There have been 96 players drafted in the NHL Entry Draft from the Frölunda organization. Most of the players on this list were drafted from Frölunda's junior team which is the most successful junior team in Sweden, having won more Anton Cups (10) than any other team.
Sixteen Frölunda players have been selected in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft. The highest draft selection was Rasmus Dahlin, who was drafted first overall in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. The most-recent first-round selection were Otto Stenberg, 25th overall, and David Edstrom 32nd overall, in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. Six players drafted from Frölunda have played over 1,000 regular season games in the NHL; Calle Johansson, Daniel Alfredsson, Alexander Steen, Loui Eriksson, Lars Eller, and Erik Karlsson. Three players have won individual awards at the annual NHL Awards Ceremony; Daniel Alfredsson who won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL Rookie of the Year in 1996, the King Clancy Memorial Trophy for leadership qualities and humanitarian contribution in his community in 2012, and the Mark Messier Leadership Award in 2013 as a superior leader and a contributing member of society. Henrik Lundqvist who won the Vezina Trophy in 2012 as the league's top goaltender. And Erik Karlsson who became the second youngest player to win the James Norris Memorial Trophy, awarded to the NHL's best defenceman, in 2012, and won the throphy again in 2015 and 2023.
Two players were drafted as overage players, having played several seasons at a professional level: Ronnie Sundin, drafted by the New York Rangers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft at age 26, and Jonas Johnson, drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft at age 32. Six pair of siblings have been drafted: brothers Mikael & Niklas Andersson, Carl & John Klingberg, Erik & Anton Karlsson, Liam & Noah Dower Nilsson, as well as two sets of twins, Joel & Henrik Lundqvist and Fred & John Wikner. Two sets of father and son have been drafted, Ronnie Sundin in 1996 and his son Albin in 2024, and Jonas Johnson in 2002 and his son Andreas in 2013.

## Drafted players

| | Player | Nationality | Drafted by | Year | Round | Overall |
| D | Robert Nordmark | Sweden | Detroit Red Wings | 1981 | 010th | 0191st |
| RW | Mikael Andersson | Sweden | Buffalo Sabres | 1984 | 001st | 0018th |
| D | Stefan Larsson | Sweden | Detroit Red Wings | 1984 | 007th | 0133rd |
| D | Calle Johansson | Sweden | Buffalo Sabres | 1985 | 001st | 0014th |
| RW | Thomas Sjögren | Sweden | Washington Capitals | 1987 | 008th | 0162nd |
| RW | Patrik Carnbäck | Sweden | Montreal Canadiens | 1988 | 006th | 0125th |
| LW | Niklas Andersson | Sweden | Quebec Nordiques | 1989 | 004th | 0068th |
| D | Joakim Esbjörs | Sweden | Hartford Whalers | 1992 | 011th | 0249th |
| RW | Daniel Alfredsson | Sweden | Ottawa Senators | 1994 | 006th | 0113th |
| RW | Peter Ström | Sweden | Montreal Canadiens | 1994 | 008th | 0200th |
| RW | Peter Högardh | Sweden | New York Islanders | 1994 | 008th | 0203rd |
| LW | Per-Johan Axelsson | Sweden | Boston Bruins | 1995 | 007th | 0177th |
| D | Ronnie Sundin | Sweden | New York Rangers | 1996 | 009th | 0237th |
| D | Christian Bäckman | Sweden | St. Louis Blues | 1998 | 001st | 0024th |
| LW | Jari Tolsa | Sweden | Detroit Red Wings | 1999 | 004th | 0120th |
| LW | David Nyström | Sweden | Philadelphia Flyers | 1999 | 008th | 0224th |
| C | Joel Lundqvist | Sweden | Dallas Stars | 2000 | 003rd | 0068th |
| G | Henrik Lundqvist | Sweden | New York Rangers | 2000 | 007th | 0205th |
| C | Tim Eriksson | Sweden | Los Angeles Kings | 2000 | 007th | 0206th |
| RW | Magnus Kahnberg | Sweden | Carolina Hurricanes | 2000 | 007th | 0212th |
| RW | Fredrik Sjöström | Sweden | Phoenix Coyotes | 2001 | 001st | 0011th |
| LW | Jens Karlsson | Sweden | Los Angeles Kings | 2001 | 001st | 0018th |
| D | Mikael Svensk | Sweden | Edmonton Oilers | 2001 | 006th | 0185th |
| C | Alexander Steen | Sweden | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2002 | 001st | 0024th |
| C | Jonas Johnson | Sweden | St. Louis Blues | 2002 | 007th | 0221st |
| C | Fredrik Johansson | Sweden | Edmonton Oilers | 2002 | 009th | 0274th |
| LW | Loui Eriksson | Sweden | Dallas Stars | 2003 | 002nd | 0033rd |
| RW | Kalle Olsson | Sweden | Edmonton Oilers | 2003 | 005th | 0147th |
| D | Richard Demen-Willaume | Sweden | Colorado Avalanche | 2004 | 005th | 0154th |
| RW | Fred Wikner | Sweden | Calgary Flames | 2004 | 006th | 0182nd |
| LW | Anton Axelsson | Sweden | Detroit Red Wings | 2004 | 006th | 0192nd |
| LW | John Wikner | Sweden | Ottawa Senators | 2004 | 009th | 0284th |
| RW | Morten Madsen | Denmark | Minnesota Wild | 2005 | 004th | 0122nd |
| LW | Fredrik Pettersson | Sweden | Edmonton Oilers | 2005 | 005th | 0157th |
| C | Kirill Starkov | Russia | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2005 | 006th | 0189th |
| RW | Robin Figren | Sweden | New York Islanders | 2006 | 003rd | 0070th |
| D | Jonas Ahnelöv | Sweden | Phoenix Coyotes | 2006 | 003rd | 0088th |
| LW | Viktor Stålberg | Sweden | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2006 | 006th | 0161st |
| C | Lars Eller | Denmark | St. Louis Blues | 2007 | 001st | 0013th |
| G | Joel Gistedt | Sweden | Phoenix Coyotes | 2007 | 002nd | 0036th |
| LW | Simon Hjalmarsson | Sweden | St. Louis Blues | 2007 | 002nd | 0039th |
| C | Joakim Andersson | Sweden | Detroit Red Wings | 2007 | 003rd | 0088th |
| D | Jens Hellgren | Sweden | Colorado Avalanche | 2007 | 006th | 0155th |
| D | Erik Karlsson | Sweden | Ottawa Senators | 2008 | 001st | 0015th |
| C | Anton Gustafsson | Sweden | Washington Capitals | 2008 | 001st | 0021st |
| RW | Nicklas Lasu | Sweden | Atlanta Thrashers | 2008 | 005th | 0124th |
| D | Philip Larsen | Denmark | Dallas Stars | 2008 | 005th | 0149th |
| RW | Carl Klingberg | Sweden | Atlanta Thrashers | 2009 | 002nd | 0034th |
| G | Robin Lehner | Sweden | Ottawa Senators | 2009 | 002nd | 0046th |
| D | Peter Andersson | Sweden | Vancouver Canucks | 2009 | 005th | 0143rd |
| D | John Klingberg | Sweden | Dallas Stars | 2010 | 005th | 0131st |
| C | Johan Sundström | Sweden | New York Islanders | 2011 | 002nd | 0050th |
| LW | Michael Schumacher | Sweden | Los Angeles Kings | 2011 | 007th | 0200th |
| D | Henrik Tömmernes | Sweden | Vancouver Canucks | 2011 | 007th | 0210th |
| RW | Sebastian Collberg | Sweden | Montreal Canadiens | 2012 | 002nd | 0033rd |
| G | Frederik Andersen | Denmark | Anaheim Ducks | 2012 | 003rd | 0087th |
| C | Erik Karlsson | Sweden | Carolina Hurricanes | 2012 | 004th | 0099th |
| G | Fredrik Bergvik | Sweden | San Jose Sharks | 2013 | 004th | 0117th |
| RW | Markus Søberg | Norway | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2013 | 006th | 0165th |
| LW | Anton Blidh | Sweden | Boston Bruins | 2013 | 006th | 0180th |
| LW | Andreas Johnson | Sweden | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2013 | 007th | 0202nd |
| D | Julius Bergman | Sweden | San Jose Sharks | 2014 | 002nd | 0046th |
| RW | Anton Karlsson | Sweden | Arizona Coyotes | 2014 | 003rd | 0087th |
| D | William Lagesson | Sweden | Edmonton Oilers | 2014 | 004th | 0091st |
| C | Christoffer Ehn | Sweden | Detroit Red Wings | 2014 | 004th | 0106th |
| D | John Nyberg | Sweden | Dallas Stars | 2014 | 006th | 0165th |
| G | Hugo Fagerblom | Sweden | Florida Panthers | 2014 | 007th | 0182th |
| LW | Pierre Engvall | Sweden | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2014 | 007th | 0188th |
| RW | Kevin Elgestål | Sweden | Washington Capitals | 2014 | 007th | 0194th |
| D | Jacob Larsson | Sweden | Anaheim Ducks | 2015 | 001st | 0027th |
| RW | John Dahlström | Sweden | Chicago Blackhawks | 2015 | 007th | 0211th |
| RW | Kristian Vesalainen | Finland | Winnipeg Jets | 2017 | 001st | 0024th |
| D | Filip Westerlund | Sweden | Arizona Coyotes | 2017 | 002nd | 0044th |
| C | Joni Ikonen | Finland | Montreal Canadiens | 2017 | 002nd | 0058th |
| C | Jacob Peterson | Sweden | Dallas Stars | 2017 | 005th | 0132nd |
| D | Kristoffer Gunnarsson | Sweden | Vancouver Canucks | 2017 | 005th | 0135th |
| D | Rasmus Dahlin | Sweden | Buffalo Sabres | 2018 | 001st | 0001st |
| LW | Samuel Fagemo | Sweden | Los Angeles Kings | 2019 | 002nd | 0050th |
| C | Karl Henriksson | Sweden | New York Rangers | 2019 | 002nd | 0058th |
| G | Erik Portillo | Sweden | Buffalo Sabres | 2019 | 003rd | 0067th |
| RW | Elmer Söderblom | Sweden | Detroit Red Wings | 2019 | 006th | 0159th |
| D | Gustav Berglund | Sweden | Detroit Red Wings | 2019 | 006th | 0177th |
| RW | Lucas Raymond | Sweden | Detroit Red Wings | 2020 | 001st | 0004th |
| LW | Daniel Torgersson | Sweden | Winnipeg Jets | 2020 | 002nd | 0040th |
| C | Theodor Niederbach | Sweden | Detroit Red Wings | 2020 | 002nd | 0051st |
| D | Simon Edvinsson | Sweden | Detroit Red Wings | 2021 | 001st | 0006th |
| C | Liam Dower Nilsson | Sweden | Detroit Red Wings | 2021 | 005th | 0134th |
| D | Hugo Gabrielson | Sweden | Vancouver Canucks | 2021 | 006th | 0169th |
| LW | Ludwig Persson | Sweden | Washington Capitals | 2022 | 003rd | 0085th |
| RW | Joel Ratkovic Berndtsson | Sweden | Buffalo Sabres | 2022 | 007th | 0202nd |
| C | Otto Stenberg | Sweden | St. Louis Blues | 2023 | 001st | 0025th |
| C | David Edstrom | Sweden | Vegas Golden Knights | 2023 | 001st | 0032nd |
| C | Noah Dower Nilsson | Sweden | Detroit Red Wings | 2023 | 003rd | 0073rd |
| D | Kristian Kostadinski | Sweden | Boston Bruins | 2023 | 007th | 0220th |
| LW | Viktor Nörringer | Sweden | Nashville Predators | 2024 | 004th | 0127th |
| D | Albin Sundin | Sweden | Edmonton Oilers | 2024 | 006th | 0183rd |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Position; G—Goaltender, D—Defenceman, C—Centre, LW—Left wing, RW—right Wing
* ↑ Nordmark did not sign any contract with Detroit, he became eligible to re-enter the draft after the 1983–84 season. He was later drafted by the St. Louis Blues, 59th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. This time, Nordmark did not play for Frölunda the season prior to the draft.
* ↑ Pick traded on December 12, 1988, from the New Jersey Devils to the Quebec Nordiques for Tommy Albelin.
* ↑ Tolsa has dual citizenship, Swedish and Finnish.
* ↑ Pick traded on October 13, 1998, from the Calgary Flames to the Philadelphia Flyers for round 3 pick (Patrick Aufiero) in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
* ↑ Pick traded on June 12, 2000, from the Minnesota Wild with round 4 pick (Jarkko Immonen) in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft to the Dallas Stars for Manny Fernandez and Brad Lukowich.
* ↑ Pick traded on June 25, 2000, from the Washington Capitals with round 7 pick (Evgeny Fedorov) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft to the Los Angeles Kings for round 5 pick (Alexander Barkunov) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
* ↑ Pick traded on June 23, 2001, from the Calgary Flames to the Phoenix Coyotes for round 1 pick (Chuck Kobasew) in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft and round 2 pick (Andrei Taratukhin) in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
* ↑ Steen has dual citizenship, Swedish and Canadian.
* ↑ Starkov, who was born in Russia but grew up in Denmark, was at the time of the draft a Russian citizen. He got his Danish citizenship in 2007.
* ↑ Pick traded on March 9, 2006, from the New Jersey Devils to the New York Islanders for Brad Lukowich. Pick traded on June 24, 2006, from the New York Islanders with round 5 pick (Brett Bennett) to the Phoenix Coyotes for two round 4 picks (Tomas Marcinko and Doug Rogers).