Nations in the NHL

Swedish NHL players 1981–82

27 Swedish players played in the NHL in 1981–82. Together they scored 806 points, the third most of any country, and Sweden finished third of 5 in the nations league. Thomas Gradin scored the most, 86 points.

NHL players

806

Points

3rd

Nations league

Goalie wins

1981–82Active season80/82 games

1980–81 1982–83

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

3rd

of 5 ranked nations

league points

Rate4thTop trio4thBlue line2ndGoalies1stPer million2nd

Sweden accounts for 4.0% of the NHL's players and 4.5% of its points.

The full nations league

Swedish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Pelle LindberghPHI	8	2-4-0	.879	4.39	0

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

27 players across 11 teams.

VANVancouver Canucks5 players

Thomas GradinINACTIVE

C · 76 GP · 37G 49A86P

Lars MolinINACTIVE

LW · 72 GP · 15G 31A46P

Lars LindgrenINACTIVE

D · 75 GP · 5G 16A21P

Per-Olov BrasarINACTIVE

C · 53 GP · 6G 12A18P

Anders EldebrinkINACTIVE

D · 38 GP · 1G 8A9P

NYINew York Islanders4 players

Robert NyströmINACTIVE

RW · 74 GP · 22G 25A47P

Stefan PerssonINACTIVE

D · 70 GP · 6G 37A43P

Anders KallurINACTIVE

C · 58 GP · 18G 22A40P

Tomas JonssonINACTIVE

D · 70 GP · 9G 25A34P

MNSMinnesota North Stars3 players

Kent-Erik AnderssonINACTIVE

RW · 70 GP · 9G 12A21P

Anders HåkanssonINACTIVE

LW · 72 GP · 12G 4A16P

Roger MelinINACTIVE

C · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

WINWinnipeg Jets3 players

Willy LindströmINACTIVE

RW · 74 GP · 32G 27A59P

Thomas SteenINACTIVE

C · 73 GP · 15G 29A44P

Bengt LundholmINACTIVE

LW · 66 GP · 14G 30A44P

CGYCalgary Flames2 players

Kent NilssonINACTIVE

C · 41 GP · 26G 29A55P

Dan LabraatenINACTIVE

LW · 43 GP · 10G 12A22P

CLRColorado Rockies2 players

Christer KellgrenINACTIVE

LW · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P

Peter GustavssonINACTIVE

LW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

NYRNew York Rangers2 players

Peter WallinINACTIVE

RW · 40 GP · 2G 9A11P

Anders HedbergINACTIVE

RW · 4 GP · 0G 1A1P

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers2 players

Thomas ErikssonINACTIVE

D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

Pelle LindberghINACTIVE

G · 8 GP · 2 W · .8792W

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WSHWashington Capitals2 players

Bengt-Åke GustafssonINACTIVE

LW · 70 GP · 26G 34A60P

Roland StoltzINACTIVE

RW · 14 GP · 2G 2A4P

STLSt. Louis Blues1 player

Jörgen PetterssonINACTIVE

LW · 77 GP · 38G 31A69P

TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player

Börje SalmingINACTIVE

D · 69 GP · 12G 44A56P

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.

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.

Most points by Swedish players

Most goalie wins

Best seasons by a Swedish player

Sweden against Canada

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.

Sweden

3rd in the league

2–5

Canada

1st in the league

Canada wins 5–2 against Sweden.

0.62Points per game0.64

215Best trio495

0.46Defencemen's points per game0.41

.874Goalies' save percentage.873

2.5NHL players per million inhabitants13.6

806Total points14 259

27Players in the NHL547

Sweden against Canada season by season

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Top scorer

Thomas Gradin

Sweden's top scorer in 1981–82.

The team

Vancouver Canucks

Where Thomas Gradin plays.

Nations in the NHL

Every nation in the NHL

How many players each country has in the NHL, with a page for each.

Nations league

NHL battle of the nations 1981–82

The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.

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