List of Norwegian players selected in the NHL entry draft

As of 2024^[update], there are 27 Norwegian ice hockey players that have been selected in the National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft.

The 2024 NHL Entry Draft became the first draft where a Norwegian player was selected in the first round, when the Detroit Red Wings selected Michael Brandsegg-Nygård as the 15th overall pick.^[1] This was followed by the Anaheim Ducks selecting Stian Solberg as the 23rd overall pick.^[2] Prior to 2024, the highest draft selection was Marius Holtet, who was drafted in the second round, as the 42nd overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. The 2011 draft marked the first time a Norwegian goaltender was selected, when Steffen Søberg was picked in the third round by the Washington Capitals. Later in the same draft, the Boston Bruins chose fellow goaltender Lars Volden from the Finnish team Espoo Blues. The most notable Norwegian draftee is 2002 NHL All-Star player Espen "Shampo" Knutsen, who played 207 regular season games in the NHL for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and most notably for Columbus Blue Jackets.

Drafted players

^[3]	Player	Drafted by	Year	Round	Overall	Drafted from
C	Bjorn Skaare	Detroit Red Wings	1978	004th	0062nd	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
F	Knut Walbye	New York Islanders	1987	007th	0139th	Furuset (GET)
D	Age Ellingsen	Edmonton Oilers	1987	008th	0168th	Storhamar Ishockey (GET)
C	Espen Knutsen	Hartford Whalers	1990	010th	0204th	Vålerenga (GET)
C	Ole Eskild Dahlstrom	Minnesota North Stars	1990	011th	0218th	Furuset (GET)
D	Tommie Eriksen	Hartford Whalers	1990	011th	0225th	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
F	Vegar Barlie	Edmonton Oilers	1991	010th	0210th	Vålerenga (GET)
D	Anders Myrvold	Quebec Nordiques	1993	005th	0127th	Färjestad (SEL)
D	Jarl Espen Ygranes	Montreal Canadiens	1997	009th	0228th	Furuset (GET)
C	Tore Vikingstad	St. Louis Blues	1999	006th	0180th	Färjestad (SEL)
LW/RW	Marius Holtet	Dallas Stars	2002	002nd	0042nd	Färjestad (SEL)
D	Ole-Kristian Tollefsen	Columbus Blue Jackets	2002	003rd	0065th	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
C	Scott Winkler	Dallas Stars	2008	003rd	0089th	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
C/LW	Mats Froshaug	Vancouver Canucks	2008	006th	0161st	Linköping (SEL)
D	Jonas Holos	Colorado Avalanche	2008	006th	0170th	Sparta Warriors (GET)
RW	Sondre Olden	Toronto Maple Leafs	2010	003rd	0079th	Modo (SEL)
G	Steffen Soberg	Washington Capitals	2011	004th	0117th	Manglerud Star (GET)
G	Lars Volden	Boston Bruins	2011	006th	0181th	Espoo Blues (SM-liiga)
RW	Markus Soberg	Columbus Blue Jackets	2013	006th	0165th	Frölunda (SEL)
LW	Kristian Roykas Marthinsen	Washington Capitals	2017	007th	0213th	Almtuna J20 (J20 Elit)
C	Mathias Emilio Pettersen	Calgary Flames	2018	006th	0167th	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
D	Ole Julian Bjorgvik-Holm	Columbus Blue Jackets	2020	005th	0145th	Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
D	Emil Lilleberg	Arizona Coyotes	2021	004th	0107th	Sparta Warriors (Eliteserien)

Footnotes

^ "Red Wings select forward Michael Brandsegg-Nygård 15th overall in 2024 NHL Draft | Detroit Red Wings". www.nhl.com. 2024-06-29. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
^ "Ducks Select Solberg 23rd Overall in 2024 NHL Draft | Anaheim Ducks". www.nhl.com. 2024-06-29. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
^ Position; G—Goaltender, D—Defenceman, C—Centre, LW—Left wing, RW—Right Wing

References

"Player Database". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
"Player Database". European Hockey. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
"Draft information". National Hockey League. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
"Draft information". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
"Norwegian born players drafted by NHL teams". Norwegian Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2010.

[1] "Red Wings select forward Michael Brandsegg-Nygård 15th overall in 2024 NHL Draft | Detroit Red Wings". www.nhl.com. 2024-06-29. Retrieved 2024-07-18.

[2] "Ducks Select Solberg 23rd Overall in 2024 NHL Draft | Anaheim Ducks". www.nhl.com. 2024-06-29. Retrieved 2024-07-18.

[3] Position; G—Goaltender, D—Defenceman, C—Centre, LW—Left wing, RW—Right Wing

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