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Pierre Turgeon (C)
CenterInactive
Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 1987 NHL Draft
Cohort: 1969
Highest selection
#23
NJDRicard Persson (D)
Swedes selected
15
of 252 picks
In round 1
0
of 15 Swedes
Share of the draft
6 %
of all picks
The 1987 NHL Draft took place on June 13, 1987 in Detroit, MI, USA. 15 Swedes were selected, including 0 in the first round. Ricard Persson was the first Swede selected, at number 23 in round 2.
6 of the 15 Swedes (40%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are Robert Nordmark (236 GP, 83 P), Ricard Persson (229 GP, 54 P), and Magnus Svensson (46 GP, 18 P).
Across the draft archive, the year ranks 14 in Swedes selected and 7 in Swedish first-round selections. The Swedish draft class has combined for 91 points in 577 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 46th 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
15 Swedes were drafted
15
Swedes
12
Teams
8
Rounds
Round 2
2 PICKS
23
37
Patrik Eriksson (R)Right wing
Round 3
1 PICKS
59
Round 4
2 PICKS
64
83
Tomaz Eriksson (L)Left wing
Round 5
1 PICKS
92
Ulf Sandstrom (R)Right wing
Round 7
1 PICKS
132
Round 8
1 PICKS
162
Thomas Sjogren (D)Defenseman
Round 11
2 PICKS
213
Roger Hansson (L)Left wing
229
Peter Hasselblad (D)Defenseman
Round 12
5 PICKS
236
Ake Lilljebjorn (G)Goaltender
237
242
Tomas Jansson (D)Defenseman
247
Hans Goran Elo (G)Goaltender
250
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 1987 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
Robert Nordmark (D)
Drafted #59STL
GP
236
G
13
A
70
P
83
Ricard Persson (D)
Drafted #23NJD
GP
229
G
10
A
44
P
54
Magnus Svensson (D)
Drafted #250CGY
GP
46
G
4
A
14
P
18
Kyösti Karjalainen (L)
Drafted #132LAK
GP
28
G
1
A
8
P
9
Peter Eriksson (L)
Drafted #64EDM
GP
20
G
3
A
3
P
6
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 1987-1988. 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.