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William Håkansson 2026 NHL Draft profile.
William Håkansson was drafted No. 51 (Round 2) by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2026 NHL Draft, a D from Sweden currently with Luleå HF, SHL. He was the consensus #33 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
Håkansson is a big defensive defenseman with a Defensive Defenseman, Heavy Shooter, Mobile Defenseman profile. Big mobile shutdown defender with second-pair projection (Sportsnet, Jason Bukala). He also drew a 2026 NHL Combine invite. The question is whether the defensive details catch up to the puck skill. The bet is a useful NHL defender if the puck play keeps moving forward. He is more of a second-round conversation, with a #12-#33 public range across 7 tracked lists. For context, he ranks 65th of 91 among SHL U19 defense since 2000 at a 20-game floor.
Generated from the local ranking, stat, style, NHL CSS, and curated public-note fields only — no private model or scraped projection.
Snapshot
William Håkansson is attached to Luleå HF / SHL. Latest row: 22 GP, 0-2-2, 0.09 P/GP. His public rank range in this export runs from #12 to #33. Cohort context: his best qualifying season on file ranks #3 of 45 same-league, same-age J18 Nationell defenseman seasons since 2000 — an elite-band cohort standing (top 4%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| #12 | NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING EU | FINAL RANKING |
| #19 | THN/FERRARI | APRIL RANKING |
| #19 | HPR/MALLOY | FINAL RANKING |
| #21 | SPORTSNET/COSENTINO | APRIL RANKING |
| #22 | SPORTSNET/BUKALA | MAY RANKING |
| #24 | DRAFT PROSPECTS HOCKEY | MIDSEASON RANKING |
| #33 | CONSOLIDATED RANKING | listed |
Season rows
| Season | Team / league | Split | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | SHL / Luleå HF | Regular | 22 GP, 0-2-2, 0.09 P/GP |
| 2025-2026 | HockeyAllsvenskan / Almtuna IS | Regular | 16 GP, 2-2-4, 0.25 P/GP |
| 2025-2026 | International-Jr / Sweden U20 (all) | Regular | 11 GP, 1-2-3, 0.27 P/GP |
| 2025-2026 | SHL / Luleå HF | Playoffs | 9 GP, 0-0-0, 0 P/GP |
| 2025-2026 | Champions HL / Luleå HF | Event | 8 GP, 1-1-2, 0.25 P/GP |
| 2025-2026 | WJC-20 / Sweden U20 | Regular | 7 GP, 0-2-2, 0.29 P/GP |
| 2025-2026 | U20 Nationell / Luleå HF U20 | Regular | 6 GP, 0-4-4, 0.67 P/GP |
| 2025-2026 | U20 Nationell / Luleå HF U20 | Playoffs | 5 GP, 1-3-4, 0.80 P/GP |
Reference
Primary external reference: William Håkansson on EliteProspects. Rank and stat rows are cross-checked against the public sources documented on About Data.