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All Swedes in the NHL 1985-1986
29 Swedes played in the NHL in 1985-1986 – 19 forwards, 9 defensemen, 1 goalie. Below we list every team and every Swede who represented it during the regular season.
4 Swedes played for Philadelphia Flyers in the 1985-1986 season. 2 forwards, 1 defenseman, 1 goalie.
#31 Pelle Lindbergh, goalie (G) from Stockholm. 246 games, 152 starts and 87 wins with a 88.7 save percentage over 5 seasons with the team.
#27 Thomas Eriksson, defenseman (D) from Stockholm. During this stint with the club: 87 points in 183 games over 3 seasons with the team.
#17 Bo Berglund, left wing (L) from Sjalevad. 2 points in 7 games over 1 season with the team.
#9 Pelle Eklund, center (C) from Stockholm. 66 points in 70 games over 1 season with the team.
3 Swedes played for Minnesota North Stars in the 1985-1986 season. 3 forwards.
#17 Bo Berglund, left wing (L) from Sjalevad. 17 points in 36 games over 2 seasons with the team.
#14 Kent Nilsson, center (C) from Nynashamn. 60 points in 61 games over 1 season with the team.
#20 Mats Hallin, center (C) from Eskilstuna. 5 points in 38 games over 1 season with the team.
3 Swedes played for New York Islanders in the 1985-1986 season. 1 forward, 2 defensemen.
#23 Bobby Nystrom, right wing (R) from Stockholm. 511 points in 889 games over 13 seasons with the team.
#7 Stefan Persson, defenseman (D) from Bjurholm. 369 points in 622 games over 9 seasons with the team.
#3 Tomas Jonsson, defenseman (D) from Falun. 223 points in 360 games over 5 seasons with the team.
3 Swedes played for New York Rangers in the 1985-1986 season. 2 forwards, 1 defenseman.
#20 Jan Erixon, left wing (L) from Skelleftea. 78 points in 172 games over 3 seasons with the team.
#25 Peter Sundstrom, left wing (L) from Skelleftea. 110 points in 206 games over 3 seasons with the team.
#26 Kjell Samuelsson, defenseman (D) from Tingsryd. 0 points in 9 games over 1 season with the team.
3 Swedes played for Washington Capitals in the 1985-1986 season. 2 forwards, 1 defenseman.
#16 Bengt-Ake Gustafsson, left wing (L) from Karlskoga. 431 points in 479 games over 7 seasons with the team.
#19 Peter Andersson, defenseman (D) from Federtalve. 42 points in 160 games over 3 seasons with the team.
#22 Jorgen Pettersson, left wing (L) from Gothenburg. 24 points in 47 games over 1 season with the team.
2 Swedes played for Boston Bruins in the 1985-1986 season. 2 defensemen.
#27 Mats Thelin, defenseman (D) from Stockholm. 23 points in 104 games over 2 seasons with the team.
#22 Michael Thelven, defenseman (D) from Stockholm. 26 points in 60 games over 1 season with the team.
2 Swedes played for Hartford Whalers in the 1985-1986 season. 1 forward, 1 defenseman.
#5 Ulf Samuelsson, defenseman (D) from Fagerstad. 32 points in 121 games over 2 seasons with the team.
#22 Jorgen Pettersson, left wing (L) from Gothenburg. 10 points in 23 games over 1 season with the team.
2 Swedes played for Montréal Canadiens in the 1985-1986 season. 2 forwards.
#26 Mats Naslund, left wing (L) from Timra. 324 points in 311 games over 4 seasons with the team.
#20 Kjell Dahlin, center (C) from Timra. 71 points in 77 games over 1 season with the team.
2 Swedes played for Vancouver Canucks in the 1985-1986 season. 2 forwards.
#23 Thomas Gradin, center (C) from Solleftea. 550 points in 613 games over 8 seasons with the team.
#17 Patrik Sundstrom, center (C) from Skelleftea. 271 points in 302 games over 4 seasons with the team.
2 Swedes played for Winnipeg Jets in the 1985-1986 season. 2 forwards.
#22 Bengt Lundholm, left wing (L) from Falun. 143 points in 275 games over 5 seasons with the team.
#25 Thomas Steen, center (C) from Grums. 316 points in 383 games over 5 seasons with the team.
1 Swede played for Buffalo Sabres in the 1985-1986 season. 1 forward.
#34 Mikael Andersson, right wing (R) from Malmo. 10 points in 32 games over 1 season with the team.
1 Swede played for Calgary Flames in the 1985-1986 season. 1 forward.
#12 Hakan Loob, right wing (R) from Karlstad. 194 points in 223 games over 3 seasons with the team.
1 Swede played for Los Angeles Kings in the 1985-1986 season. 1 forward.
#21 Anders Hakansson, left wing (L) from Munkfors. 61 points in 191 games over 3 seasons with the team.
1 Swede played for Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1985-1986 season. 1 forward.
#19 Willy Lindstrom, right wing (R) from Grums. 31 points in 71 games over 1 season with the team.
1 Swede played for Quebec Nordiques in the 1985-1986 season. 1 defenseman.
#19 Peter Andersson, defenseman (D) from Federtalve. 9 points in 12 games over 1 season with the team.
1 Swede played for Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1985-1986 season. 1 defenseman.
#21 Borje Salming, defenseman (D) from Kiruna. 702 points in 914 games over 13 seasons with the team.
No Swedes played for Chicago Blackhawks in the 1985-1986 season.
No Swedes played for Detroit Red Wings in the 1985-1986 season.
No Swedes played for Edmonton Oilers in the 1985-1986 season.
No Swedes played for New Jersey Devils in the 1985-1986 season.
No Swedes played for St. Louis Blues in the 1985-1986 season.