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Swedish NHL players 1973–74

6 Swedish players played in the NHL in 1973–74. Together they scored 185 points, the third most of any country, and Sweden finished second of 3 in the nations league. Juha Widing scored the most, 57 points.

6
NHL players
185
Points
2nd
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1973–74Active season78/82 games
1972–731974–75

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

2nd
of 3 ranked nations
11
league points
Rate1stTop trio2ndBlue line1stGoalies3rdPer million2nd

Sweden accounts for 1.4% of the NHL's players and 1.8% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

6 players across 4 teams.
DETDetroit Red Wings2 players
Thommie BergmanINACTIVE
D · 43 GP · 0G 3A3P
Tord LundströmINACTIVE
LW · 11 GP · 1G 1A2P
TORToronto Maple Leafs2 players
Inge HammarströmINACTIVE
LW · 66 GP · 20G 23A43P
Börje SalmingINACTIVE
D · 76 GP · 5G 34A39P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Juha WidingINACTIVE
C · 71 GP · 27G 30A57P
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Robert NyströmINACTIVE
RW · 77 GP · 21G 20A41P

Season by season

Sweden had 17 players in the NHL in 1990–91 and 103 in 2025–26. The peak was 2019–20, with 111. Under each bar is the nations league placing, in gold for the 6 seasons Sweden won.
2
2
2
428
194
4
4
2
346
399
3
2
5
546
405
6
3
3
163
210
2
2
2
285
115
1
4
3
296
320
1
1
3
3103
225

In the NHL Draft

25 Swedish players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, seven of them in the first round. Ivar Stenberg went first, at number 2 to the San Jose Sharks.

Every pick in 2026 →The draft through the years →

Swedish NHL players all time

Regular season, whole careers. The record seasons count completed seasons only.

Sweden against USA

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Sweden
Sweden
2nd in the league
4–3
USA
USA
3rd in the league

Sweden wins 4–3 against USA.

0.52Points per game0.43
141Best trio111
0.34Defencemen's points per game0.32
–Goalies' save percentage.895
0.6NHL players per million inhabitants0.1
185Total points293
6Players in the NHL23
Sweden against USA season by season
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