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Swedish NHL players 1976–77

6 Swedish players played in the NHL in 1976–77. Together they scored 271 points, the third most of any country, and Sweden finished second of 3 in the nations league. Börje Salming scored the most, 78 points.

6
NHL players
271
Points
2nd
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1976–77Active season80/82 games
1975–761977–78

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

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

Sweden accounts for 1.2% of the NHL's players and 2.2% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

6 players across 5 teams.
TORToronto Maple Leafs2 players
Börje SalmingINACTIVE
D · 76 GP · 12G 66A78P
Inge HammarströmINACTIVE
LW · 78 GP · 24G 17A41P
CLECleveland Barons1 player
Björn JohanssonINACTIVE
D · 10 GP · 1G 1A2P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Juha WidingINACTIVE
C · 75 GP · 9G 16A25P
MNSMinnesota North Stars1 player
Roland ErikssonINACTIVE
C · 80 GP · 25G 44A69P
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Robert NyströmINACTIVE
RW · 80 GP · 29G 27A56P

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 Canada

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Sweden
Sweden
2nd in the league
2–5
Canada
Canada
1st in the league

Canada wins 5–2 against Sweden.

0.60Points per game0.53
203Best trio363
0.49Defencemen's points per game0.36
–Goalies' save percentage.891
0.6NHL players per million inhabitants11.3
271Total points11 384
6Players in the NHL452
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