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Elton Hermansson 2026 NHL Draft profile.
Elton Hermansson was drafted No. 19 (Round 1) by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2026 NHL Draft, a RW/LW from Sweden currently with MoDo Hockey, HockeyAllsvenskan. He was the consensus #17 prospect pre-draft. The static profile shows consensus rank, public source spread, latest season context, NHL Central Scouting status, and combine/event badges from existing local JSON only.
Scouting read
Hermansson is a playmaking winger with a Dangler, Offensive Forward, Sniper profile. Skilled play-driving winger with U18 Worlds scoring and playmaking upside (Sportsnet, Jason Bukala). He also drew a 2026 NHL Combine invite. The question is how much of the offense and pace translates when the game gets tighter. That still leaves enough skill to picture a top-six or hard middle-six outcome. He is in the first-round mix, with a #5-#25 public range across 14 tracked lists. NHL Central Scouting has him 5th among International skaters. For context, he ranks 1st of 1 among HOCKEYALLSVENSKAN U18 since 2000 at a 35-game floor.
Generated from the local ranking, stat, style, NHL CSS, and curated public-note fields only — no private model or scraped projection.
Snapshot
Elton Hermansson is attached to MoDo Hockey / HockeyAllsvenskan. Latest row: No qualifying latest stat row is attached in the static export.. His public rank range in this export runs from #5 to #25. Cohort context: his best qualifying season on file ranks #21 of 96 same-league, same-age J18 Region forward seasons since 2000 — an average-band cohort standing (top 21%).
Rank rows
Rank rows are public source context, not a model projection. The source range helps show whether public lists are clustered or spread out.
| Rank | Source | Timing |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING EU | FINAL RANKING |
| #12 | THN/FERRARI | APRIL RANKING |
| #14 | TSN/CHRIS PETERS | SEPTEMBER RANKING |
| #14 | THN/KENNEDY | JANUARY RANKING |
| #15 | MCKEEN'S HOCKEY | APRIL RANKING |
| #17 | CONSOLIDATED RANKING | listed |
| #17 | CAM'S CONSENSUS | FINAL RANKING |
| #19 | SPORTSNET/BUKALA | MAY RANKING |
| #19 | SMAHT SCOUTING | MIDSEASON RANKING |
| #20 | DAILY FACEOFF | MAY RANKING |
Season rows
| Season | Team / league | Split | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| No stat row |
Reference
Primary external reference: Elton Hermansson on EliteProspects. Rank and stat rows are cross-checked against the public sources documented on About Data.