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Swedish NHL players 1990–91

17 Swedish players played in the NHL in 1990–91. Together they scored 643 points, the third most of any country, and Sweden finished second of 6 in the nations league. Tomas Sandström scored the most, 89 points.

17
NHL players
643
Points
2nd
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1990–91Active season80/82 games
1989–901991–92

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

2nd
of 6 ranked nations
19
league points
Rate2ndTop trio3rdBlue line2ndGoalies5thPer million4th

Sweden accounts for 2.3% of the NHL's players and 4.2% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

17 players across 13 teams.
DETDetroit Red Wings2 players
Johan GarpenlövINACTIVE
LW · 71 GP · 18G 22A40P
Pär DjoosINACTIVE
D · 26 GP · 0G 12A12P
NJDNew Jersey Devils2 players
Patrik SundströmINACTIVE
C · 71 GP · 15G 31A46P
Tommy AlbelinINACTIVE
D · 47 GP · 2G 12A14P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers2 players
Pelle EklundINACTIVE
C · 73 GP · 19G 50A69P
Kjell SamuelssonINACTIVE
D · 78 GP · 9G 19A28P
WINWinnipeg Jets2 players
Thomas SteenINACTIVE
C · 58 GP · 19G 48A67P
Fredrik OlaussonINACTIVE
D · 71 GP · 12G 29A41P
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
Roger JohanssonINACTIVE
D · 38 GP · 4G 13A17P
HFDHartford Whalers1 player
Mikael AnderssonINACTIVE
RW · 41 GP · 4G 7A11P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Tomas SandströmINACTIVE
RW · 68 GP · 45G 44A89P
MNSMinnesota North Stars1 player
Ulf DahlénINACTIVE
RW · 66 GP · 21G 18A39P
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NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Jan ErixonINACTIVE
LW · 53 GP · 7G 18A25P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Ulf SamuelssonINACTIVE
D · 76 GP · 4G 22A26P
QUEQuebec Nordiques1 player
Mats SundinINACTIVE
C · 80 GP · 23G 36A59P
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Robert NordmarkINACTIVE
D · 45 GP · 2G 6A8P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Calle JohanssonINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 11G 41A52P

Season by season

Sweden had 22 players in the NHL in 1989–90 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.
5
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
3rd in the league

Canada wins 5–2 against Sweden.

0.59Points per game0.50
225Best trio409
0.41Defencemen's points per game0.36
–Goalies' save percentage.886
1.6NHL players per million inhabitants13.4
643Total points10 558
17Players in the NHL538
Sweden against Canada season by season
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