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 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.

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 Position; G—Goaltender, D—Defenceman, C—Centre, LW—Left wing, RW—right WingPlayerNationalityDrafted byYearRoundOverallDNordmark 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.Detroit Red Wings1981010th0191stRWBuffalo Sabres1984001st0018thDDetroit Red Wings1984007th0133rdDBuffalo Sabres1985001st0014thRWWashington Capitals1987008th0162ndRWMontreal Canadiens1988006th0125thLWQuebec NordiquesPick traded on December 12, 1988, from the New Jersey Devils to the Quebec Nordiques for Tommy Albelin.1989004th0068thDHartford Whalers1992011th0249thRWOttawa Senators1994006th0113thRWMontreal Canadiens1994008th0200thRWNew York Islanders1994008th0203rdLWBoston Bruins1995007th0177thDNew York Rangers1996009th0237thDSt. Louis Blues1998001st0024thLWTolsa has dual citizenship, Swedish and Finnish.Detroit Red Wings1999004th0120thLWPhiladelphia FlyersPick 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.1999008th0224thCDallas StarsPick 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.2000003rd0068thGNew York Rangers2000007th0205thCLos Angeles KingsPick 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.2000007th0206thRWCarolina Hurricanes2000007th0212thRWPhoenix CoyotesPick 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.2001001st0011thLWLos Angeles Kings2001001st0018thDEdmonton Oilers2001006th0185thCSteen has dual citizenship, Swedish and Canadian.Toronto Maple Leafs2002001st0024thCSt. Louis Blues2002007th0221stCEdmonton Oilers2002009th0274thLWDallas Stars2003002nd0033rdRWEdmonton Oilers2003005th0147thDColorado Avalanche2004005th0154thRWCalgary Flames2004006th0182ndLWDetroit Red Wings2004006th0192ndLWOttawa Senators2004009th0284thRWMinnesota Wild2005004th0122ndLWEdmonton Oilers2005005th0157thCStarkov, 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.Columbus Blue Jackets2005006th0189thRWNew York Islanders2006003rd0070thDPhoenix CoyotesPick 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).2006003rd0088thLWToronto Maple Leafs2006006th0161stCSt. Louis Blues2007001st0013thGPhoenix Coyotes2007002nd0036thLWSt. Louis Blues2007002nd0039thCDetroit Red Wings2007003rd0088thDColorado Avalanche2007006th0155thDOttawa Senators2008001st0015thCWashington Capitals2008001st0021stRWAtlanta Thrashers2008005th0124thDDallas Stars2008005th0149thRWAtlanta Thrashers2009002nd0034thGOttawa Senators2009002nd0046thDVancouver Canucks2009005th0143rdDDallas Stars2010005th0131stCNew York Islanders2011002nd0050thLWLos Angeles Kings2011007th0200thDVancouver Canucks2011007th0210thRWMontreal Canadiens2012002nd0033rdGAnaheim Ducks2012003rd0087thCCarolina Hurricanes2012004th0099thGSan Jose Sharks2013004th0117thRWColumbus Blue Jackets2013006th0165thLWBoston Bruins2013006th0180thLWToronto Maple Leafs2013007th0202ndDSan Jose Sharks2014002nd0046thRWArizona Coyotes2014003rd0087thDEdmonton Oilers2014004th0091stCDetroit Red Wings2014004th0106thDDallas Stars2014006th0165thGFlorida Panthers2014007th0182thLWToronto Maple Leafs2014007th0188thRWWashington Capitals2014007th0194thDAnaheim Ducks2015001st0027thRWChicago Blackhawks2015007th0211thRWWinnipeg Jets2017001st0024thDArizona Coyotes2017002nd0044thCMontreal Canadiens2017002nd0058thCDallas Stars2017005th0132ndDVancouver Canucks2017005th0135thDBuffalo Sabres2018001st0001stLWLos Angeles Kings2019002nd0050thCNew York Rangers2019002nd0058thGBuffalo Sabres2019003rd0067thRWDetroit Red Wings2019006th0159thDDetroit Red Wings2019006th0177thRWDetroit Red Wings2020001st0004thLWWinnipeg Jets2020002nd0040thCDetroit Red Wings2020002nd0051stDDetroit Red Wings2021001st0006thCDetroit Red Wings2021005th0134thDVancouver Canucks2021006th0169thLWWashington Capitals2022003rd0085thRWBuffalo Sabres2022007th0202ndCSt. Louis Blues2023001st0025thCVegas Golden Knights2023001st0032ndCDetroit Red Wings2023003rd0073rdDBoston Bruins2023007th0220thLWNashville Predators2024004th0127thDEdmonton Oilers2024006th0183rdLWFlorida Panthers2025004th0112thLWPhiladelphia Flyers2025005th0132nd

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