Nations in the NHL

Swedish NHL players 1989–90

22 Swedish players played in the NHL in 1989–90. Together they scored 625 points, the third most of any country, and Sweden finished fifth of 6 in the nations league. Patrik Sundström scored the most, 76 points.

NHL players

625

Points

5th

Nations league

Goalie wins

1989–90Active season80/82 games

1988–89 1990–91

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

5th

of 6 ranked nations

league points

Rate3rdTop trio4thBlue line3rdGoalies5thPer million3rd

Sweden accounts for 3.0% of the NHL's players and 3.8% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

22 players across 13 teams.

NJDNew Jersey Devils3 players

Patrik SundströmINACTIVE

C · 74 GP · 27G 49A76P

Tommy AlbelinINACTIVE

D · 68 GP · 6G 23A29P

Peter SundströmINACTIVE

LW · 21 GP · 1G 2A3P

NYRNew York Rangers3 players

Tomas SandströmINACTIVE

RW · 76 GP · 32G 39A71P

Ulf DahlénINACTIVE

RW · 76 GP · 20G 22A42P

Jan ErixonINACTIVE

LW · 58 GP · 4G 9A13P

CGYCalgary Flames2 players

Jonas BergqvistINACTIVE

RW · 22 GP · 2G 5A7P

Roger JohanssonINACTIVE

D · 35 GP · 0G 5A5P

EDMEdmonton Oilers2 players

Peter ErikssonINACTIVE

LW · 20 GP · 3G 3A6P

Tommy LehmannINACTIVE

C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

HFDHartford Whalers2 players

Mikael AnderssonINACTIVE

RW · 50 GP · 13G 24A37P

Ulf SamuelssonINACTIVE

D · 55 GP · 2G 11A13P

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers2 players

Pelle EklundINACTIVE

C · 70 GP · 23G 39A62P

Kjell SamuelssonINACTIVE

D · 66 GP · 5G 17A22P

WINWinnipeg Jets2 players

Thomas SteenINACTIVE

C · 53 GP · 18G 48A66P

Fredrik OlaussonINACTIVE

D · 77 GP · 9G 46A55P

BOSBoston Bruins1 player

Michael ThelvénINACTIVE

D · 6 GP · 0G 2A2P

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DETDetroit Red Wings1 player

Börje SalmingINACTIVE

D · 49 GP · 2G 17A19P

LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player

Mikael LindholmINACTIVE

C · 18 GP · 2G 2A4P

MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player

Mats NäslundINACTIVE

LW · 72 GP · 21G 20A41P

VANVancouver Canucks1 player

Robert NordmarkINACTIVE

D · 44 GP · 2G 11A13P

WSHWashington Capitals1 player

Calle JohanssonINACTIVE

D · 70 GP · 8G 31A39P

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 Finland

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

Sweden

5th in the league

3–4

Finland

2nd in the league

Finland wins 4–3 against Sweden.

0.57Points per game0.58

213Best trio216

0.40Defencemen's points per game0.38

–Goalies' save percentage.872

2.1NHL players per million inhabitants2.9

625Total points500

22Players in the NHL16

Sweden against Finland season by season

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Top scorer

Patrik Sundström

Sweden's top scorer in 1989–90.

The team

New Jersey Devils

Where Patrik Sundström 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 1989–90

The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.

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Every Swede in the NHL

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