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Joe Murphy (R)
Right wingInactive
Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 1986 NHL Draft
Cohort: 1968
Highest selection
#66
NJDAnders Carlsson (C)
Swedes selected
9
of 252 picks
In round 1
0
of 9 Swedes
Share of the draft
4 %
of all picks
The 1986 NHL Draft took place on June 21, 1986 in Montreal, QC, Canada. 9 Swedes were selected, including 0 in the first round. Anders Carlsson was the first Swede selected, at number 66 in round 4.
4 of the 9 Swedes (44%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are Johan Garpenlöv (609 GP, 311 P), Anders Carlsson (104 GP, 33 P), and Pär Djoos (82 GP, 33 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 381 points in 820 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 39th 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
6
Rounds
Round 4
1 PICKS
66
Round 5
1 PICKS
85
Round 6
2 PICKS
123
Morgan Samuelsson (L)Left wing
124
Stefan Nilsson (C)Center
Round 7
1 PICKS
127
Round 11
2 PICKS
223
Steffan Malmquist (L)Left wing
226
Anders Lindstrom (C)Center
Round 12
2 PICKS
232
Peter Ekroth (D)Defenseman
239
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 1986 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
Johan Garpenlöv (L)
Drafted #85DET
GP
609
G
114
A
197
P
311
Anders Carlsson (C)
Drafted #66NJD
GP
104
G
7
A
26
P
33
Pär Djoos (D)
Drafted #127DET
GP
82
G
2
A
31
P
33
Arto Blomsten (D)
Drafted #239WIN
GP
25
G
0
A
4
P
4
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
4 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.