1
Eric Lindros (C)
CenterInactive
Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 1991 NHL Draft
Cohort: 1972
Highest selection
#6
PHIPeter Forsberg (C)
Swedes selected
11
of 264 picks
In round 1
3
of 11 Swedes
Share of the draft
4 %
of all picks
The 1991 NHL Draft took place on June 21, 1991 in Buffalo, NY USA. 11 Swedes were selected, including 3 in the first round. Peter Forsberg was the first Swede selected, at number 6 in round 1. This ranked number 16 among the highest draft selections for a Swede in history.
6 of the 11 Swedes (55%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are Markus Näslund (1117 GP, 869 P), Michael Nylander (920 GP, 679 P), and Peter Forsberg (708 GP, 885 P).
Across the draft archive, the year ranks 18 in Swedes selected and 4 in Swedish first-round selections. The Swedish draft class has combined for 2602 points in 3132 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 6th 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
11 Swedes were drafted
11
Swedes
10
Teams
6
Rounds
Round 1
3 PICKS
6
16
19
Round 3
2 PICKS
55
59
Round 6
2 PICKS
111
Fredrik Nilsson (C)Center
125
Fredrik Jax (R)Right wing
Round 7
2 PICKS
134
Mikael Johansson (C)Center
136
Round 10
1 PICKS
218
Mattias Olsson (D)Defenseman
Round 11
1 PICKS
224
Markus Thuresson (C)Center
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 1991 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
Peter Forsberg (C)
Drafted #6PHI
GP
708
G
249
A
636
P
885
Markus Näslund (L)
Drafted #16PIT
GP
1117
G
395
A
474
P
869
Michael Nylander (C)
Drafted #59HFD
GP
920
G
209
A
470
P
679
Andreas Johansson (L)
Drafted #136NYI
GP
377
G
81
A
88
P
169
Fredrik Bremberg (R)
Drafted #55NJD
GP
8
G
0
A
0
P
0
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 1992-1993. 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.