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Swedish NHL players 1987–88

24 Swedish players played in the NHL in 1987–88. Together they scored 899 points, the third most of any country, and Sweden finished second of 5 in the nations league. Håkan Loob scored the most, 106 points.

24
NHL players
899
Points
2nd
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1987–88Active season80/82 games
1986–871988–89

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

2nd
of 5 ranked nations
17
league points
Rate2ndTop trio3rdBlue line2ndGoalies4thPer million2nd

Sweden accounts for 3.3% of the NHL's players and 5.4% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

24 players across 14 teams.
NYRNew York Rangers3 players
Tomas SandströmINACTIVE
RW · 69 GP · 28G 40A68P
Ulf DahlénINACTIVE
RW · 70 GP · 29G 23A52P
Jan ErixonINACTIVE
LW · 70 GP · 7G 19A26P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers3 players
Pelle EklundINACTIVE
C · 71 GP · 10G 32A42P
Kjell SamuelssonINACTIVE
D · 74 GP · 6G 24A30P
Magnus RoupéINACTIVE
LW · 33 GP · 2G 4A6P
BOSBoston Bruins2 players
Michael ThelvénINACTIVE
D · 67 GP · 6G 25A31P
Tommy LehmannINACTIVE
C · 9 GP · 1G 3A4P
BUFBuffalo Sabres2 players
Calle JohanssonINACTIVE
D · 71 GP · 4G 38A42P
Mikael AnderssonINACTIVE
RW · 37 GP · 3G 20A23P
MTLMontréal Canadiens2 players
Mats NäslundINACTIVE
LW · 78 GP · 24G 59A83P
Kjell DahlinINACTIVE
C · 48 GP · 13G 12A25P
NJDNew Jersey Devils2 players
Patrik SundströmINACTIVE
C · 78 GP · 15G 36A51P
Anders CarlssonINACTIVE
C · 9 GP · 1G 0A1P
WSHWashington Capitals2 players
Bengt-Åke GustafssonINACTIVE
LW · 78 GP · 18G 36A54P
Peter SundströmINACTIVE
LW · 76 GP · 8G 17A25P
WINWinnipeg Jets2 players
Thomas SteenINACTIVE
C · 76 GP · 16G 38A54P
Fredrik OlaussonINACTIVE
D · 38 GP · 5G 10A15P
Show all 14 teams
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
Håkan LoobINACTIVE
RW · 80 GP · 50G 56A106P
HFDHartford Whalers1 player
Ulf SamuelssonINACTIVE
D · 76 GP · 8G 33A41P
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Tomas JonssonINACTIVE
D · 72 GP · 6G 41A47P
QUEQuebec Nordiques1 player
Tommy AlbelinINACTIVE
D · 60 GP · 3G 23A26P
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Robert NordmarkINACTIVE
D · 67 GP · 3G 18A21P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Börje SalmingINACTIVE
D · 66 GP · 2G 24A26P

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 game0.54
257Best trio448
0.45Defencemen's points per game0.38
–Goalies' save percentage.879
2.3NHL players per million inhabitants14.0
899Total points12 194
24Players in the NHL563
Sweden against Canada season by season
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