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List of Frölunda HC players selected in the NHL entry draft

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Source revisionJul 26, 2026
Entity authorityQ6378418 ↗
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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 98 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 trophy again in 2015 and 2023.

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