Nations in the NHL

Swedish NHL players 1988–89

23 Swedish players played in the NHL in 1988–89. Together they scored 934 points, the third most of any country, and Sweden finished first of 6 in the nations league. Tomas Sandström scored the most, 88 points.

NHL players

934

Points

1st

Nations league

Goalie wins

1988–89Active season80/82 games

1987–88 1989–90

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

1st

of 6 ranked nations

league points

Rate1stTop trio3rdBlue line2ndGoalies4thPer million3rd

Sweden accounts for 3.1% of the NHL's players and 5.6% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

23 players across 14 teams.

NYRNew York Rangers3 players

Tomas SandströmINACTIVE

RW · 79 GP · 32G 56A88P

Ulf DahlénINACTIVE

RW · 56 GP · 24G 19A43P

Jan ErixonINACTIVE

LW · 44 GP · 4G 11A15P

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers3 players

Pelle EklundINACTIVE

C · 79 GP · 18G 51A69P

Kjell SamuelssonINACTIVE

D · 69 GP · 3G 14A17P

Magnus RoupéINACTIVE

LW · 7 GP · 1G 1A2P

WSHWashington Capitals3 players

Bengt-Åke GustafssonINACTIVE

LW · 72 GP · 18G 51A69P

Calle JohanssonINACTIVE

D · 59 GP · 3G 18A21P

Peter SundströmINACTIVE

LW · 35 GP · 4G 2A6P

BOSBoston Bruins2 players

Michael ThelvénINACTIVE

D · 40 GP · 3G 18A21P

Tommy LehmannINACTIVE

C · 26 GP · 4G 2A6P

NJDNew Jersey Devils2 players

Patrik SundströmINACTIVE

C · 65 GP · 28G 41A69P

Anders CarlssonINACTIVE

C · 47 GP · 4G 8A12P

WINWinnipeg Jets2 players

Thomas SteenINACTIVE

C · 80 GP · 27G 61A88P

Fredrik OlaussonINACTIVE

D · 75 GP · 15G 47A62P

BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player

Mikael AnderssonINACTIVE

RW · 14 GP · 0G 1A1P

CGYCalgary Flames1 player

Håkan LoobINACTIVE

RW · 79 GP · 27G 58A85P

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HFDHartford Whalers1 player

Ulf SamuelssonINACTIVE

D · 71 GP · 9G 26A35P

MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player

Mats NäslundINACTIVE

LW · 77 GP · 33G 51A84P

NYINew York Islanders1 player

Tomas JonssonINACTIVE

D · 73 GP · 10G 33A43P

QUEQuebec Nordiques1 player

Tommy AlbelinINACTIVE

D · 60 GP · 9G 28A37P

TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player

Börje SalmingINACTIVE

D · 63 GP · 3G 17A20P

VANVancouver Canucks1 player

Robert NordmarkINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 6G 35A41P

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

1st in the league

2–5

Canada

4th in the league

Canada wins 5–2 against Sweden.

0.66Points per game0.54

261Best trio522

0.46Defencemen's points per game0.36

–Goalies' save percentage.878

2.2NHL players per million inhabitants13.8

934Total points12 113

23Players in the NHL553

Sweden against Canada season by season

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Top scorer

Tomas Sandström

Sweden's top scorer in 1988–89.

The team

New York Rangers

Where Tomas Sandström 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 1988–89

The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.

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Every Swede in the NHL

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