Nations in the NHL

Swedish NHL players 1983–84

27 Swedish players played in the NHL in 1983–84. Together they scored 1 146 points, the third most of any country, and Sweden finished first of 5 in the nations league. Patrik Sundström scored the most, 91 points.

NHL players

1 146

Points

1st

Nations league

Goalie wins

1983–84Active season80/82 games

1982–83 1984–85

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

1st

of 5 ranked nations

league points

Rate2ndTop trio3rdBlue line3rdGoalies3rdPer million2nd

Sweden accounts for 3.9% of the NHL's players and 6.6% of its points.

The full nations league

Swedish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Pelle LindberghPHI	36	16-13-0	.860	4.07	1

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

27 players across 13 teams.

NYINew York Islanders5 players

Tomas JonssonINACTIVE

D · 72 GP · 11G 36A47P

Robert NyströmINACTIVE

RW · 74 GP · 15G 29A44P

Stefan PerssonINACTIVE

D · 75 GP · 9G 24A33P

Anders KallurINACTIVE

C · 65 GP · 9G 14A23P

Mats HallinINACTIVE

C · 40 GP · 2G 5A7P

NYRNew York Rangers4 players

Anders HedbergINACTIVE

RW · 79 GP · 32G 35A67P

Peter SundströmINACTIVE

LW · 77 GP · 22G 22A44P

Jan ErixonINACTIVE

LW · 75 GP · 5G 25A30P

Kent-Erik AnderssonINACTIVE

RW · 63 GP · 5G 15A20P

VANVancouver Canucks4 players

Patrik SundströmINACTIVE

C · 78 GP · 38G 53A91P

Thomas GradinINACTIVE

C · 75 GP · 21G 57A78P

Lars LindgrenINACTIVE

D · 66 GP · 3G 16A19P

Lars MolinINACTIVE

LW · 42 GP · 6G 7A13P

CGYCalgary Flames2 players

Kent NilssonINACTIVE

C · 67 GP · 31G 49A80P

Håkan LoobINACTIVE

RW · 77 GP · 30G 25A55P

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers2 players

Thomas ErikssonINACTIVE

D · 68 GP · 11G 33A44P

Pelle LindberghINACTIVE

G · 36 GP · 16 W · .86016W

WSHWashington Capitals2 players

Bengt-Åke GustafssonINACTIVE

LW · 69 GP · 32G 43A75P

Peter AnderssonINACTIVE

D · 42 GP · 3G 7A10P

WINWinnipeg Jets2 players

Thomas SteenINACTIVE

C · 78 GP · 20G 45A65P

Bengt LundholmINACTIVE

LW · 57 GP · 5G 14A19P

EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player

Willy LindströmINACTIVE

RW · 73 GP · 22G 16A38P

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LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player

Anders HåkanssonINACTIVE

LW · 80 GP · 15G 17A32P

MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player

Mats NäslundINACTIVE

LW · 77 GP · 29G 35A64P

QUEQuebec Nordiques1 player

Bo BerglundINACTIVE

LW · 75 GP · 16G 27A43P

STLSt. Louis Blues1 player

Jörgen PetterssonINACTIVE

LW · 77 GP · 28G 34A62P

TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player

Börje SalmingINACTIVE

D · 68 GP · 5G 38A43P

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 USA

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

Sweden

1st in the league

3–4

USA

4th in the league

USA wins 4–3 against Sweden.

0.63Points per game0.53

249Best trio261

0.46Defencemen's points per game0.40

.868Goalies' save percentage.878

2.5NHL players per million inhabitants0.2

1 146Total points1 764

27Players in the NHL83

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Top scorer

Patrik Sundström

Sweden's top scorer in 1983–84.

The team

Vancouver Canucks

Where Patrik Sundström plays.

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Nations league

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