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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.

22
NHL players
625
Points
5th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1989–90Active season80/82 games
1988–891990–91

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

5th
of 6 ranked nations
17
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.
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 USA

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Sweden
Sweden
5th in the league
2–5
USA
USA
1st in the league

USA wins 5–2 against Sweden.

0.57Points per game0.54
213Best trio278
0.40Defencemen's points per game0.44
–Goalies' save percentage.884
2.1NHL players per million inhabitants0.4
625Total points2 774
22Players in the NHL118
Sweden against USA season by season
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