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Doug Wickenheiser (C)
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Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 1980 NHL Draft
Cohort: 1961
Highest selection
#138
STLRoger Hägglund (D)
Swedes selected
9
of 210 picks
In round 1
0
of 9 Swedes
Share of the draft
4 %
of all picks
The 1980 NHL Draft took place on June 11, 1980 in Montreal, QC, Canada. 9 Swedes were selected, including 0 in the first round. Roger Hägglund was the first Swede selected, at number 138 in round 7.
5 of the 9 Swedes (56%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are Patrik Sundström (679 GP, 588 P), Håkan Loob (450 GP, 429 P), and Michael Thelvén (207 GP, 100 P).
Across the draft archive, the year ranks 20 in Swedes selected and 7 in Swedish first-round selections. The Swedish draft class has combined for 1168 points in 1511 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 17th best Swedish draft class of all time by total points. None are still active in the NHL today.
The draft's top picks
The first 10 selections
Every drafted Swede
9 Swedes were drafted
9
Swedes
7
Teams
3
Rounds
Round 7
1 PICKS
138
Round 9
6 PICKS
173
174
Lars-Gunnar Pettersson (L)Left wing
175
180
Peter Lindgren (D)Defenseman
181
186
Round 10
2 PICKS
203
Anders Backstrom (D)Defenseman
207
Jens Ohling (L)Left wing
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 1980 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
Patrik Sundström (C)
Drafted #175VAN
GP
679
G
219
A
369
P
588
Håkan Loob (R)
Drafted #181CGY
GP
450
G
193
A
236
P
429
Michael Thelvén (D)
Drafted #186BOS
GP
207
G
20
A
80
P
100
Peter Andersson (D)
Drafted #173WSH
GP
172
G
10
A
41
P
51
Roger Hägglund (D)
Drafted #138STL
GP
3
G
0
A
0
P
0
Drafting teams
Teams that drafted Swedish players
Sorted by the number of Swedish players selected.
The road to the NHL
The draft class's NHL debuts
5 of the class's Swedes have made their NHL debuts, the first in 1982-1983. Pick a season to see every debutant.
More about the NHL Draft and the Swedes
Explore Swedish Draft history
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?
From draft pick to NHL contract – what an entry-level contract means and how salary, bonuses and AAV work.