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Swedish NHL players 1977–78

11 Swedish players played in the NHL in 1977–78. Together they scored 388 points, the third most of any country, and Sweden finished first of 3 in the nations league. Börje Salming scored the most, 76 points.

11
NHL players
388
Points
1st
Nations league
2
Goalie wins
1977–78Active season80/82 games
1976–771978–79

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

1st
of 3 ranked nations
12
league points
Rate1stTop trio2ndBlue line1stGoalies2ndPer million2nd

Sweden accounts for 2.2% of the NHL's players and 3.1% of its points.

The full nations league

Swedish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Hardy ÅströmNYR
42-2-0.8873.500
Göran HögostaNYI
10-0-01.0000.000

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

11 players across 6 teams.
MNSMinnesota North Stars3 players
Roland ErikssonINACTIVE
C · 78 GP · 21G 39A60P
Per-Olov BrasarINACTIVE
C · 77 GP · 20G 37A57P
Kent-Erik AnderssonINACTIVE
RW · 73 GP · 15G 18A33P
NYINew York Islanders3 players
Robert NyströmINACTIVE
RW · 80 GP · 30G 29A59P
Stefan PerssonINACTIVE
D · 66 GP · 6G 50A56P
Göran HögostaINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 0 W · 1.0000W
TORToronto Maple Leafs2 players
Börje SalmingINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 16G 60A76P
Inge HammarströmINACTIVE
LW · 73 GP · 20G 20A40P
CLECleveland Barons1 player
Björn JohanssonINACTIVE
D · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Thommie BergmanINACTIVE
D · 14 GP · 1G 6A7P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Hardy ÅströmINACTIVE
G · 4 GP · 2 W · .8872W

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
1st in the league
5–2
USA
USA
3rd in the league

Sweden wins 5–2 against USA.

0.63Points per game0.40
195Best trio152
0.53Defencemen's points per game0.36
.889Goalies' save percentage.877
1.0NHL players per million inhabitants0.1
388Total points623
11Players in the NHL37
Sweden against USA season by season
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