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Mario Lemieux (C)
CenterInactive
Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 1984 NHL Draft
Cohort: 1966
Highest selection
#18
BUFMikael Andersson (R)
Swedes selected
13
of 252 picks
In round 1
1
of 13 Swedes
Share of the draft
5 %
of all picks
The 1984 NHL Draft took place on June 9, 1984 in Montreal, QC, Canada. 13 Swedes were selected, including 1 in the first round. Mikael Andersson was the first Swede selected, at number 18 in round 1.
3 of the 13 Swedes (23%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are Kjell Samuelsson (813 GP, 186 P), Mikael Andersson (761 GP, 264 P), and Peter Loob (8 GP, 3 P).
Across the draft archive, the year ranks 16 in Swedes selected and 6 in Swedish first-round selections. The Swedish draft class has combined for 453 points in 1582 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 37th 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
13 Swedes were drafted
13
Swedes
7
Teams
9
Rounds
Round 1
1 PICKS
18
Round 4
1 PICKS
66
Tommy Eriksson (L)Left wing
Round 5
1 PICKS
91
Mats Lundstrom (L)Left wing
Round 6
1 PICKS
119
Round 7
2 PICKS
133
Stefan Larsson (D)Defenseman
141
Henrik Cedergren (R)Right wing
Round 8
3 PICKS
152
Lars Karlsson (L)Left wing
154
Urban Nordin (C)Center
165
Orwar Stambert (D)Defenseman
Round 10
1 PICKS
195
Joakim Persson (L)Left wing
Round 11
1 PICKS
222
Stefan Jonsson (D)Defenseman
Round 12
2 PICKS
246
248
Per Schedrin (D)Defenseman
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 1984 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
Mikael Andersson (R)
Drafted #18BUF
GP
761
G
95
A
169
P
264
Kjell Samuelsson (D)
Drafted #119NYR
GP
813
G
48
A
138
P
186
Peter Loob (D)
Drafted #246QUE
GP
8
G
1
A
2
P
3
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
3 of the class's Swedes have made their NHL debuts, the first in 1984-1985. 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.