Two Swedes were selected among the top ten in tonight’s NHL draft.
The Detroit Red Wings seized Frölunda’s back talent Simon Edvinsson and Djurgårds forward William Eklund now have their future in the San Jose Sharks.
Jesper Wallstedt wrote history when he was chosen by Minnesota in 20th place – Luleå goalkeeper and Västerås product is the first cage keeper from Sweden to be chosen in the first round.
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The surprise with blue-yellow eyes was Leksand talent Isak Rosén who was already chosen in twelfth place by Buffalo – he was expected to go later in the first round according to most preliminary predictions.
In the end, six Swedes were elected in the first round after Boston’s choice fell on Fabian Lysell (21) and Colorado chose HV71’s Oskar Olausson (28).
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That’s how it went last night – all the choices in the first round of the NHL draft
1. Buffalo Sabres – Owen Powers, b
2. Seattle Kraken – Matthew Beniers, b.
3. Anaheim Ducks – Mason McTavish, f
4. New Jersey Devils – Luke Hughes, b
5. Columbus Blue Jackets – Kent Johnson, f
6. Detroit Red Wings – Simon Edvinsson, b
7. San Jose Sharks – William Eklund, f
8. Los Angeles Kings – Brandt Clarke, d
9. Arizona Coyotes – Dylan Guenther, f
10. Ottawa Senators – Tyler Boucher, f
11. Arizona Coyotes – Broke the test rules and lost their first pick
12. Columbus Blue Jackets – Cole Sillinger, f
13. Calgary Flames – Matthew Coronato, f
14. Buffalo Sabers – Isaac Rosén, b
15. Detroit Red Wings – Sebastian Cossa, mv
16. New York Rangers – Brennan Othmann, f
17. St. Louis Blues – Zachary Bolduc, f
18. Winnipeg Jets – Chaz Lucius, f
19. Nashville Predators – Fydor Svechkov, f
20. Minnesota Wild – Jesper Wallstadt, mv
21. Boston Bruins – Fabian Lysell, b
22. Edmonton Oilers – Xavier Bourgault, f
23. Dallas Stars – Wyatt Johnson, f
24. Florida Panthers – Matthew Samoskevich, f
25. Columbus Blue Jackets – Corson Ceulemans, b
26. Minnesota Wild – Carson Lambos, d
27. Nashville Predators – Zachary L´Heureux, f
28. Colorado Avalanche – Oskar Olausson, f
29. New Jersey Devils – Chase Stillman, f
30. Vegas Golden Knights – Zach Dean, f
31. Montreal Canadiens – Logan Mailloux, b
32. Chicago Blackhawks – Nolan Allan, b
