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Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 1977 NHL Draft
Cohort: 1957
Highest selection
#121
NYIHarald Lückner
Swedes selected
2
of 185 picks
In round 1
0
of 2 Swedes
Share of the draft
1 %
of all picks
The 1977 NHL Draft took place on June 14, 1977 in Montreal, QC, Canada. 2 Swedes were selected, including 0 in the first round. Harald Lückner was the first Swede selected, at number 121 in round 7.
Across the draft archive, the year ranks 23 in Swedes selected and 7 in Swedish first-round selections.
The draft's top picks
The first 10 selections
Every drafted Swede
2 Swedes were drafted
2
Swedes
2
Teams
2
Rounds
Round 7
1 PICKS
121
Harald Lückner (L)Left wing
Round 9
1 PICKS
147
Bjorn Olsson (D)Defenseman
Drafting teams
Teams that drafted Swedish players
Sorted by the number of Swedish players selected.
More about the NHL Draft and the Swedes
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Best draft classes→The best Swedish draft classes by NHL career output.First round→Every Swedish first-round selection, ordered by pick number.Teams→Which NHL teams have drafted the most Swedes?
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