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Bryan Berard (D)
DefensemanInactive
Swedes in the NHL DraftSwedes in the 1995 NHL Draft
Cohort: 1977
Highest selection
#88
FLADaniel Tjärnqvist (D)
Swedes selected
8
of 234 picks
In round 1
0
of 8 Swedes
Share of the draft
3 %
of all picks
The 1995 NHL Draft took place on July 8, 1995 in Edmonton, AB, Canada. 8 Swedes were selected, including 0 in the first round. Daniel Tjärnqvist was the first Swede selected, at number 88 in round 4.
2 of the 8 Swedes (25%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are Per-Johan Axelsson (797 GP, 287 P) and Daniel Tjärnqvist (352 GP, 90 P).
Across the draft archive, the year ranks 21 in Swedes selected and 7 in Swedish first-round selections. The Swedish draft class has combined for 377 points in 1149 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 40th 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
8 Swedes were drafted
8
Swedes
7
Teams
5
Rounds
Round 4
3 PICKS
88
96
Henrik Rehnberg (D)Defenseman
98
Jan Labraaten (L)Left wing
Round 5
1 PICKS
112
Niklas Anger (R)Right wing
Round 7
2 PICKS
177
182
Per Eklund (L)Left wing
Round 8
1 PICKS
189
Fredrik Loven (C)Center
Round 9
1 PICKS
234
David Engblom (C)Center
The draft class in the NHL
Best Swedish players from the 1995 Draft
NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.
Skaters · most points
Per-Johan Axelsson (L)
Drafted #177BOS
GP
797
G
103
A
184
P
287
Daniel Tjärnqvist (D)
Drafted #88FLA
GP
352
G
18
A
72
P
90
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
2 of the class's Swedes have made their NHL debuts, the first in 1997-1998. 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.