In the second round, the Flames selected Djurgårdens IF product Theo Stockselius, who was coming off a U20 Nationell championship. It was a stacked team, featuring 2025 first rounders Victor Eklund and Anton Frondell, as well as a handful of other players who were drafted.

Stockselius led Djurgårdens IF’s U20 team to another title recently, winning the playoff MVP. Frondell was selected third overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2025, and they’ll have another top 10 pick in 2026, Viggo Björck.

However, there’s another Djurgårdens IF player who’ll likely go in the first round: forward Marcus Nordmark. Let’s take a look at his profile.

Scouting report

Nordmark is a 17-year-old forward from Stockholm, Sweden. Standing at 6’2”, 180 lbs, Nordmark is capable of playing all three forward positions, but is usually listed as a left-shot left winger. He played his junior career with Djurgårdens IF’s u20 team, winning back-to-back titles with the team. Nordmark also made his senior debut in 2025-26, playing eight games.

His dad, Robert, played a handful of seasons in the National Hockey League. He made his debut in 1987-88 with the St. Louis Blues, before spending his next three seasons with the Vancouver Canucks. Let’s take a look at what the scouts say about Marcus.

Steven Ellis from Daily Faceoff ranked Nordmark as his 29th-best prospect, noting this about the winger.

“Nordmark blends high-end skill and hockey sense to create high-quality chances in the offensive zone. He routinely picks apart opponents in his own age group and has been truly dominant internationally. But scouts are worried that he’s a ghost defensively and that if he doesn’t dominate offensively, he won’t be good enough to crack the NHL. So he’s polarizing, which isn’t surprising for a 17-year-old with so much room to grow. Is he legit? Scouts aren’t sure yet.”

Other publications are higher on Nordmark. Sportsnet’s Sam Cosentino ranked the Stockholm product as his 12th-best prospect, saying this about him.

“Plays a highly intelligent offensive game. He can slow the game down, or he can push the pace using his speed, agility and deft puckhandling to create chances. He leans a little more to the distribution side of things, but there’s no doubt he can shoot it with an excellent release. He has seen plenty of power play time and that will be an area of strength for him down the road. “

The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler ranked Nordmark similarly, with the Swedish winger ranking as his 13th-best draft eligible prospect. This is what Wheeler had to say.

“He’s a highly talented, shifty forward who has played all three forward positions at different points but projects as a knifing skill winger. He has great hands and instincts offensively. He can play in open ice or in puck protection/traffic. He also has decent size and a hard, dangerous snap shot (one of the better ones I’ve seen in the age group) that he can blow past goalies.
He passes it well and is willing to go to the middle third in possession, but can also play out wide. Djurgården has a crowded program at forward, but he has pretty clear first-round traits and can excite. He’s one of my favorite players to watch in this class with the puck and has top-six talent/upside.”

The numbers

Nordmark only played 17 regular season games with Djurgårdens IF’s U20 team in 2024-25, scoring nine goals and 18 points. Most of that season was split between their u18 team, but in five post-season games, Nordmark scored three times with an assist in five games.

With Stockselius injured and Björck up with the senior team, Nordmark became Djurgårdens U20’s primary scorer, potting 14 goals and 38 points in 25 games. Only Arvid Drott, a Florida Panthers’ sixth-round pick in 2025, scored more goals than Nordmark. As for the point total, Nordmark’s 38 points led the way, eight more than the second-placed Max Lind.

Like Stockselius, Nordmark got a cup of tea with the senior team, picking up an assist in eight games, along with two penalty minutes. He joined the U20 team for their post-season push, amassing six goals and 23 points in 11 games as Djurgårdens u20 won their second consecutive title.

Nordmark has performed well at international events, scoring three goals and four points in three at the ongoing under-18 World Championship. At the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, Nordmark led the way with four goals and nine points.

There are two options for Nordmark next season. He could return to Sweden, where he’ll surely play most, if not all, of his games with the senior team. Or he could come to North America to adjust to their ice, as the Ontario Hockey League’s London Knights drafted him in the 2025 import draft.

The latter isn’t an uncommon pathway. Axel Hurtig, the Flames’ seventh-round selection in 2023, played in the U20 Nationell, and even got a cup of tea in the Swedish Hockey League, before playing the last two seasons with the Western Hockey League’s Calgary Hitmen. Funnily enough, the Hitmen acquired Stockselius’ rights.

Availability and fit

There may not be a more polarizing prospect that will likely go in the first round. Wheeler and Cosentino both rank Nordmark in the early 10s, but Daily Faceoff’s Steven Ellis ranked him 29th. That’s not an uncommon ranking either.

Nordmark’s consolidated ranking account to Elite Prospects is 14th, but they themselves rank the 17-year-old 41st. There are also a handful of writers for other publications that rank Nordmark in the 20s.

If Nordmark ends up going in the 10s, it won’t be the Flames that select him. However, if he falls somewhere in the 20s, or even later, there is a possibility. The Flames other first round pick, the one originally belonging to the Vegas Golden Knights, will likely fall somewhere in the mid-to-late 20s. Additionally, the Flames have a handful of picks early in the second round.

Let’s say he falls, is Nordmark even a fit? He’s not a centre, nor is a defenceman, the Flames’ two biggest needs. He’s another skilled winger who can drive the play and rip the puck. The Flames already have a few of those in the system, including 28th overall pick in 2024, Matvei Gridin.

That said, if Nordmark is the best available player when the Flames step up to the podium with the Golden Knights’ pick, the Swedish winger has some genuine top six upside.

Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for FlamesNation, Oilersnation, and Blue Jays Nation. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.

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