Tore Vikingstad , the 10th Norwegian player to be drafted by an NHL team (1990 NHL Entry Draft , 10th round, 204th overall by the Hartford Whalers ).
There are, as of 2010, sixteen Norwegian ice hockey players have been selected in the National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft . The majority of the players on this list, were playing for either a Norwegian or a Swedish ice hockey club when they got drafted.
No player have ever been selected in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft. 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 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 [ ]
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Player
Drafted by
Year
Round
Overall
Drafted from
Skaare, Bjorn Bjørn "Botta" Skaare
align="left"|Detroit Red Wings
1978
00 4th
00 62nd
Ottawa 67's
Walbye, Knut Knut Walbye
align="left"|New York Islanders
1987
00 7th
0 139th
Furuset
Ellingsen, Age Åge Ellingsen
align="left"|Edmonton Oilers
1987
00 8th
0 168th
Storhamar Dragons
Knutsen, Espen "Shampo" Espen "Shampo" Knutsen
align="left"|Hartford Whalers
1990
0 10th
0 204th
Vålerenga
Dahlstrom, Ole Eskild Ole Eskild Dahlstrøm
align="left"|Minnesota North Stars
1990
00 11th
0 218th
Furuset
Eriksen, Tommie Tommie Eriksen
align="left"|Hartford Whalers
1990
00 11th
0 225th
Prince Albert Raiders
Barlie, Vegar Vegar Barlie
align="left"|Edmonton Oilers
1991
00 10th
0 210th
Vålerenga
Myrvold, Anders Anders Myrvold
align="left"|Quebec Nordiques
1993
00 5th
0 127th
Färjestad
Ygranes, Jarl Espen Jarl Espen Ygranes
align="left"|Montreal Canadiens
1997
00 9th
0 228th
Furuset
Vikingstad, Tore Tore Vikingstad
align="left"|St. Louis Blues
1999
00 6th
00 180th
Färjestad
Holtet, Marius Marius Holtet
align="left"|Dallas Stars
2002
00 2nd
0 42nd
Färjestad
Tollefsen, Ole-Kristian Ole-Kristian Tollefsen
align="left"|Columbus Blue Jackets
2002
00 3rd
0 65th
Brandon Wheat Kings
Winkler, Scott Scott Winkler
align="left"|Dallas Stars
2008
00 3rd
00 89th
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Froshaug, Mats Mats Frøshaug
align="left"|Vancouver Canucks
2008
00 6th
00 161st
Linköping
Holos, Jonas Jonas Holøs
align="left"|Colorado Avalanche
2008
00 6th
0 170th
Sparta Warriors
Olden, Sondre Sondre Olden
align="left"|Toronto Maple Leafs
2010
00 3rd
0 79th
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