Overview
- On Friday night the New Jersey Devils used the 12th overall selection in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft to pick 17-year-old Alexander Command from Örebro HK U20.
- Command scored 17 goals and 44 points in 30 Nationell games this season and added significant playoff production and contributions to Sweden’s U18 gold-medal team.
- Scouts portray him as a high-effort, two-way center who wins board battles, defends proactively, and plays with a physical edge rather than relying on pure top-end speed.
- Analysts project he will likely remain in Sweden for one to two years to continue his development before a North American transition.
- The pick immediately boosts New Jersey’s middle-six and penalty-killing depth and raises the club’s forward prospect ranking with a player who could slot behind Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier in the future.