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Ed Jovanovski (D)
DefensemanInactive
Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 1994 NHL Draft
Cohort: 1976
Highest selection
#13
VANMattias Öhlund (D)
Swedes selected
17
of 286 picks
In round 1
1
of 17 Swedes
Share of the draft
6 %
of all picks
The 1994 NHL Draft took place on June 28–29, 1994 in Hartford, CT, USA. 17 Swedes were selected, including 1 in the first round. Mattias Öhlund was the first Swede selected, at number 13 in round 1.
11 of the 17 Swedes (65%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are Daniel Alfredsson (1246 GP, 1157 P), Tomas Holmström (1026 GP, 530 P), and Mattias Öhlund (909 GP, 343 P).
Across the draft archive, the year ranks 12 in Swedes selected and 6 in Swedish first-round selections. The Swedish draft class has combined for 3148 points in 6014 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 3rd 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
17 Swedes were drafted
17
Swedes
13
Teams
10
Rounds
Round 1
1 PICKS
13
Round 2
1 PICKS
28
Round 3
1 PICKS
64
Round 4
1 PICKS
97
Johan Finnstrom (D)Defenseman
Round 5
2 PICKS
107
120
Edvin Frylen (D)Defenseman
Round 6
2 PICKS
133
149
Patrik Haltia (G)Goaltender
Round 8
2 PICKS
200
Peter Strom (L)Left wing
203
Peter Hogardh (C)Center
Round 9
3 PICKS
212
Henrik Smangs (G)Goaltender
218
227
Round 10
1 PICKS
257
Round 11
3 PICKS
261
272
286
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 1994 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
Daniel Alfredsson (R)
Drafted #133OTT
GP
1246
G
444
A
713
P
1157
Tomas Holmström (L)
Drafted #257DET
GP
1026
G
243
A
287
P
530
Fredrik Modin (L)
Drafted #64TOR
GP
898
G
232
A
230
P
462
Mattias Öhlund (D)
Drafted #13VAN
GP
909
G
93
A
250
P
343
Kim Johnsson (D)
Drafted #286NYR
GP
739
G
67
A
217
P
284
Goalies · most games
Johan Hedberg (G)
Drafted #218PHI
GP
373
W
161
SV%
.901
SO
22
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
11 of the class's Swedes have made their NHL debuts, the first in 1995-1996. 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.