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Swedish NHL players 1996–97

36 Swedish players played in the NHL in 1996–97. Together they scored 999 points, the fourth most of any country, and Sweden finished fourth of 8 in the nations league. Mats Sundin scored the most, 94 points.

36
NHL players
999
Points
4th
Nations league
20
Goalie wins
1996–97Last season82/82 games
1995–961997–98

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

4th
of 8 ranked nations
23
league points
Rate6thTop trio3rdBlue line6thGoalies4thPer million3rd

Sweden accounts for 4.3% of the NHL's players and 6.1% of its points.

The full nations league

Swedish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Tommy SaloNYI
5820-27-0.9042.825
Tommy SöderströmNYI
10-0-0–0.000

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

36 players across 19 teams.
NYINew York Islanders4 players
Niklas AnderssonINACTIVE
LW · 74 GP · 12G 31A43P
Kenny JönssonINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 3G 18A21P
Tommy SaloINACTIVE
G · 58 GP · 20 W · .90420W
Tommy SöderströmINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 0 W · –0W
PITPittsburgh Penguins4 players
Tomas SandströmINACTIVE
RW · 74 GP · 18G 24A42P
Fredrik OlaussonINACTIVE
D · 71 GP · 9G 29A38P
Andreas JohanssonINACTIVE
LW · 42 GP · 4G 9A13P
Stefan BergqvistINACTIVE
D · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P
DETDetroit Red Wings3 players
Nicklas LidströmINACTIVE
D · 79 GP · 15G 42A57P
Tomas HolmströmINACTIVE
LW · 47 GP · 6G 3A9P
Anders ErikssonINACTIVE
D · 23 GP · 0G 6A6P
CGYCalgary Flames2 players
Jonas HöglundINACTIVE
RW · 68 GP · 19G 16A35P
Tommy AlbelinINACTIVE
D · 72 GP · 4G 11A15P
FLAFlorida Panthers2 players
Johan GarpenlövINACTIVE
LW · 53 GP · 11G 25A36P
Per GustafssonINACTIVE
D · 58 GP · 7G 22A29P
NYRNew York Rangers2 players
Niklas SundströmINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 24G 28A52P
Ulf SamuelssonINACTIVE
D · 73 GP · 6G 11A17P
OTTOttawa Senators2 players
Daniel AlfredssonINACTIVE
RW · 76 GP · 24G 47A71P
Andreas DackellINACTIVE
RW · 79 GP · 12G 19A31P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers2 players
Mikael RenbergINACTIVE
RW · 77 GP · 22G 37A59P
Kjell SamuelssonINACTIVE
D · 34 GP · 4G 3A7P
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SJSSan Jose Sharks2 players
Ulf DahlénINACTIVE
RW · 73 GP · 14G 19A33P
Marcus RagnarssonINACTIVE
D · 69 GP · 3G 14A17P
STLSt. Louis Blues2 players
Ricard PerssonINACTIVE
D · 54 GP · 4G 8A12P
Christer OlssonINACTIVE
D · 30 GP · 2G 4A6P
TORToronto Maple Leafs2 players
Mats SundinINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 41G 53A94P
Fredrik ModinINACTIVE
LW · 76 GP · 6G 7A13P
VANVancouver Canucks2 players
Markus NäslundINACTIVE
LW · 78 GP · 21G 20A41P
Leif RohlinINACTIVE
D · 40 GP · 2G 8A10P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Mattias TimanderINACTIVE
D · 41 GP · 1G 8A9P
COLColorado Avalanche1 player
Peter ForsbergINACTIVE
C · 65 GP · 28G 58A86P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Mats LindgrenINACTIVE
C · 69 GP · 11G 14A25P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Mattias NorströmINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 1G 21A22P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Peter PopovicINACTIVE
D · 78 GP · 1G 13A14P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Mikael AnderssonINACTIVE
RW · 70 GP · 5G 14A19P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Calle JohanssonINACTIVE
D · 65 GP · 6G 11A17P

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
224
493
1
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 Russia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Sweden
Sweden
4th in the league
2–5
Russia
Russia
1st in the league

Russia wins 5–2 against Sweden.

0.46Points per game0.53
251Best trio214
0.31Defencemen's points per game0.39
.904Goalies' save percentage.906
3.4NHL players per million inhabitants0.4
999Total points1 410
36Players in the NHL54
Sweden against Russia season by season
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