1
Wendel Clark (L)
Left wingInactive
Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 1985 NHL Draft
Cohort: 1967
Highest selection
#7
NYRUlf Dahlén (R)
Swedes selected
16
of 252 picks
In round 1
2
of 16 Swedes
Share of the draft
6 %
of all picks
The 1985 NHL Draft took place on June 15, 1985 in Toronto, ON, Canada. 16 Swedes were selected, including 2 in the first round. Ulf Dahlén was the first Swede selected, at number 7 in round 1.
6 of the 16 Swedes (38%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are Calle Johansson (1109 GP, 535 P), Fredrik Olausson (1022 GP, 581 P), and Ulf Dahlén (966 GP, 655 P).
Across the draft archive, the year ranks 13 in Swedes selected and 5 in Swedish first-round selections. The Swedish draft class has combined for 1867 points in 3387 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 10th 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
16 Swedes were drafted
16
Swedes
11
Teams
10
Rounds
Round 1
2 PICKS
7
14
Round 2
2 PICKS
30
Par Edlund (L)Left wing
39
Roger Ohman (D)Defenseman
Round 3
1 PICKS
49
Sam Lindstahl (G)Goaltender
Round 4
2 PICKS
80
81
Round 5
1 PICKS
89
Tommy Hedlund (D)Defenseman
Round 6
1 PICKS
116
Jonas Heed (D)Defenseman
Round 7
2 PICKS
134
Thomas Bjuhr (R)Right wing
136
Per Martinelle (R)Right wing
Round 8
1 PICKS
151
Hakan Ahlund (R)Right wing
Round 11
2 PICKS
217
218
Bo Svanberg (C)Center
Round 12
2 PICKS
237
239
Mikael Lindman (D)Defenseman
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 1985 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
Ulf Dahlén (R)
Drafted #7NYR
GP
966
G
301
A
354
P
655
Fredrik Olausson (D)
Drafted #81WIN
GP
1022
G
147
A
434
P
581
Calle Johansson (D)
Drafted #14BUF
GP
1109
G
119
A
416
P
535
Tommy Sjödin (D)
Drafted #237MNS
GP
106
G
8
A
40
P
48
Roger Johansson (D)
Drafted #80CGY
GP
161
G
9
A
34
P
43
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
6 of the class's Swedes have made their NHL debuts, the first in 1986-1987. 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.