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Swedish NHL players 1984–85

30 Swedish players played in the NHL in 1984–85. Together they scored 1 070 points, the third most of any country, and Sweden finished first of 5 in the nations league. Kent Nilsson scored the most, 99 points.

30
NHL players
1 070
Points
1st
Nations league
40
Goalie wins
1984–85Active season80/82 games
1983–841985–86

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

1st
of 5 ranked nations
20
league points
Rate2ndTop trio3rdBlue line2ndGoalies1stPer million2nd

Sweden accounts for 4.5% of the NHL's players and 6.2% of its points.

The full nations league

Swedish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Pelle LindberghPHI
6540-17-0.8993.022

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

30 players across 15 teams.
NYINew York Islanders5 players
Tomas JonssonINACTIVE
D · 69 GP · 16G 34A50P
Stefan PerssonINACTIVE
D · 54 GP · 3G 19A22P
Anders KallurINACTIVE
C · 51 GP · 10G 8A18P
Robert NyströmINACTIVE
RW · 36 GP · 2G 5A7P
Mats HallinINACTIVE
C · 38 GP · 5G 0A5P
NYRNew York Rangers4 players
Tomas SandströmINACTIVE
RW · 74 GP · 29G 29A58P
Anders HedbergINACTIVE
RW · 64 GP · 20G 31A51P
Peter SundströmINACTIVE
LW · 76 GP · 18G 25A43P
Jan ErixonINACTIVE
LW · 66 GP · 7G 22A29P
QUEQuebec Nordiques3 players
Bo BerglundINACTIVE
LW · 45 GP · 10G 10A20P
Peter LoobINACTIVE
D · 8 GP · 1G 2A3P
Roger HägglundINACTIVE
D · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
CGYCalgary Flames2 players
Kent NilssonINACTIVE
C · 77 GP · 37G 62A99P
Håkan LoobINACTIVE
RW · 78 GP · 37G 35A72P
MTLMontréal Canadiens2 players
Mats NäslundINACTIVE
LW · 80 GP · 42G 37A79P
Thomas RundqvistINACTIVE
C · 2 GP · 0G 1A1P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers2 players
Thomas ErikssonINACTIVE
D · 72 GP · 10G 29A39P
Pelle LindberghINACTIVE
G · 65 GP · 40 W · .89940W
VANVancouver Canucks2 players
Patrik SundströmINACTIVE
C · 71 GP · 25G 43A68P
Thomas GradinINACTIVE
C · 76 GP · 22G 42A64P
WSHWashington Capitals2 players
Bengt-Åke GustafssonINACTIVE
LW · 51 GP · 13G 29A42P
Peter AnderssonINACTIVE
D · 57 GP · 0G 10A10P
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WINWinnipeg Jets2 players
Thomas SteenINACTIVE
C · 79 GP · 30G 54A84P
Bengt LundholmINACTIVE
LW · 78 GP · 12G 18A30P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Mats ThelinINACTIVE
D · 73 GP · 5G 13A18P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Willy LindströmINACTIVE
RW · 80 GP · 12G 20A32P
HFDHartford Whalers1 player
Ulf SamuelssonINACTIVE
D · 41 GP · 2G 6A8P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Anders HåkanssonINACTIVE
LW · 73 GP · 12G 12A24P
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Jörgen PetterssonINACTIVE
LW · 75 GP · 23G 32A55P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Börje SalmingINACTIVE
D · 73 GP · 6G 33A39P

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
1st in the league
3–4
Canada
Canada
3rd in the league

Canada wins 4–3 against Sweden.

0.61Points per game0.58
262Best trio464
0.41Defencemen's points per game0.40
.888Goalies' save percentage.873
2.8NHL players per million inhabitants12.7
1 070Total points13 165
30Players in the NHL511
Sweden against Canada season by season
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