Jacob de la Rose Jacob Waldemar de la Rose ( born May 20 , 1995 ) is a Swedish ice hockey player . He is currently playing with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) . De la Rose was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2nd round ( 34th overall ) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft . Since 2010 , De la Rose has played for the Swedish national teams at the junior levels , winning silver medals at the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships and the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships . Personal life . Jacob ' s father , Anders de la Rose , is a retired ice hockey player and a former Swedish youth hockey coach . Playing from 1994 through 1996 , Anders participated in 43 games and had 17 total points with the Arvika HC , formally of Sweden ' s Division 1 league . Anders ' elder son and Jacob ' s only sibling , Erik de la Rose , is currently a defenseman for the Storhamar Dragons in Hamar , Norway . NHL Draft . The Montreal Canadiens had the 34th overall draft pick as the result of a trade occurring on February 27 , 2012 . That exchange sent Andrei Kostitsyn to the Nashville Predators in return for this pick and for the cancellation of another 5th round pick that they ' d previously given to Nashville in trade involving Hal Gill that took place 10 days earlier , on February 17 , 2012 . They selected Jacob in the 2nd round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft , hosted by the Prudential Center in Newark , New Jersey on June 30 , 2013 . That night he was the 10th European picked . Prior to actually being drafted , he was ranked as the 7th European skater by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau ' s 2013 final draft scouting report . CHL / OHL Import Draft . In 2013 ' s European Import Draft , which took place on July 3 , the Windsor Spitfires chose de la Rose at 11th overall . Though the Spits ' s general manager , Warren Rychel , seemed to think that Jacob ' s North American debut via his team was a sure thing , Jacob ended up staying in Sweden to fulfill the last year of his contract with Leksand . Playing career . International . De la Rose and his team obtained a silver medal during the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships in the Czech Republic . His other appearance at a World U18 Championship was the following year , 2013 , in Sochi , Russia , where he captained the team . In addition to the 2013 u18 tournament , Jacob was invited to participate in the IIHF World Junior Championships ( u20 ) earlier that year . These were held in Ufa , Russia . He also attended next year ' s Malmö games , the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships , in his home country of Sweden . Both years resulted in silver medal victories . Jacob served as Sweden ' s captain during the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships . Swedish Elite League . Starting in the 2011 - 2012 season and ending with the 2013 - 2014 one , Jacob was a member of Leksands IF ' s hockey team . He played in 87 games and left with an even 25 points . Worth noting is that Jacob is good friends with his former Leksand teammate Filip Forsberg , who also happens to be his two - time World Junior ' s captain . American Hockey League . Jacob is currently playing in the American Hockey League with the Hamilton Bulldogs . He opened scoring with his first AHL goal in a game that ended in a 3 - 4 loss against the Adirondack Flames . Finnish - born goalie Joni Ortio was in net for the opposing team .