Published 30.12.2013 17:27 GMT+1 | Author Andrew Podnieks

This year’s U20 features some 85 players drafted into the NHL.

Of course, given that it is a North American league, Canada and the United States lead the way. All players from both teams have been drafted with the exception of underagers not yet eligible.

In Canada’s case, that means Aaron Ekblad, Sam Reinhart, and Connor McDavid are still to have their NHL futures decided while two Americans, Jack Eichel and third goalie Thatcher Demko, are in the same position.

Sweden leads the European nations by a wide margin. Some 17 players have already been drafted. Indeed, the only Swedes not drafted are third goalie Jonas Johansson, defencemen Jesper Pettersson and Lukas Bengtsson, and forwards Anton Karlsson and Lucas Wallmark.

Finland has ten draftees and Russia eight while the Czechs and Slovaks both have three. Switzerland has two and Norway has one. Germany is the only team which doesn’t have any NHL drafted players on its roster.

From the NHL perspective, Columbus, Montreal, and Nashville lead the way. These teams each have six draftees competing in Malmö. At the other end, St. Louis Blues scouts are carrying an empty clipboard as the team has nary a single prospect at this year’s U20.

Philadelphia and Washington have five and three teams have four—Chicago, Tampa Bay, and Winnipeg. Recent Stanley Cup champions are not well represented here. Boston has three future stars while Detroit and Pittsburgh have two each.

Europeans drafted in NHL competing at 2014 U20

CZE: 3

Marek Langhamer, PHX

Radek Faksa, DAL

Jan Kostalek, WPG

FIN: 10

Janne Juvonen, NSH

Juuse Saros, NSH

Rasmus Ristolainen, BUF

Esa Lindell DAL

Saku Mäenalanen, NSH

Ville Pokka NYI

Mikko Vainonen, NSH

Teuvo Teräväinen, CHI

Henri Ikonen, TBL

Artturi Lehkonen, MTL GER: none NOR: 1

Markus Søberg, CBJ RUS: 8

Andrei Vasilevski, TBL

Valeri Vasiliev, PHI

Anton Slepyshev, EDM

Bogdan Yakimov, EDM

Nikita Zadorov, BUF

Pavel Buchnevich, NYR

Valentin Zykov LA

Mikhail Grigorenko, BUF SVK: 3

Martin Reway, MTL

Marko Dano CBJ

Peter Cehlarik, BOS SWE: 17

Marcus Högberg, OTT

Oscar Dansk, CBJ

Robin Norell, CHI

Christian Djoos, WSH

Linus Arneson, BOS

Gustav Olofsson, MIN

Robert Hägg, PHI

Andreas Johnson, TOR

Jacob De La Rose, MTL

Alexander Wennberg, CBJ

Sebastian Collberg, MTL

Filip Forsberg, NSH

André Burakowsky, WSH

Nick Sörensen, ANA

Erik Karlsson, CAR

Oskar Sunsqvist, PIT

Elias Lindholm, CAR SUI: 2

Mirco Müller, SJ

Fabrice Herzog, TOR

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