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Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 1989 NHL Draft
Cohort: 1969
Highest selection
#1
QUEMats Sundin (C)
Swedes selected
9
of 252 picks
In round 1
1
of 9 Swedes
Share of the draft
4 %
of all picks
The 1989 NHL Draft took place on June 16, 1989 in Bloomington, MN USA. 9 Swedes were selected, including 1 in the first round. Mats Sundin was the first Swede selected, at number 1 in the entire draft. This ranked number 1 among the highest draft selections for a Swede in history.
4 of the 9 Swedes (44%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are Nicklas Lidström (1564 GP, 1142 P), Mats Sundin (1346 GP, 1349 P), and Niklas Andersson (164 GP, 82 P).
Across the draft archive, the year ranks 20 in Swedes selected and 6 in Swedish first-round selections. The Swedish draft class has combined for 2586 points in 3130 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 7th 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 1
1 PICKS
1
Round 2
1 PICKS
34
Round 3
1 PICKS
53
Round 4
1 PICKS
68
Round 6
2 PICKS
117
Niklas Eriksson (C)Center
123
Daniel Rydmark (C)Center
Round 12
3 PICKS
236
Peter Larsson (C)Center
248
Jan Bergman (D)Defenseman
252
Kenneth Kennholt (D)Defenseman
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 1989 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
Mats Sundin (C)
Drafted #1QUE
GP
1346
G
564
A
785
P
1349
Nicklas Lidström (D)
Drafted #53DET
GP
1564
G
264
A
878
P
1142
Niklas Andersson (L)
Drafted #68QUE
GP
164
G
29
A
53
P
82
Patrik Juhlin (R)
Drafted #34PHI
GP
56
G
7
A
6
P
13
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 1990-1991. 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.