Nations in the NHLSwedish 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
SWEDISH LEADERS
Points
Mats SundinINACTIVE
TORC· 82 GP
41G53A94P
Peter ForsbergINACTIVE
COLC· 65 GP
28G58A86P
Daniel AlfredssonINACTIVE
OTTRW· 76 GP
24G47A71P
4
Mikael RenbergINACTIVE
PHIRW· 77 GP
22G37A59P
5
Nicklas LidströmINACTIVE
DETD· 79 GP
15G42A57P
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 leagueSwedish goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tommy SaloNYI | 58 | 20-27-0 | .904 | 2.82 | 5 |
| 1 | 0-0-0 | – | 0.00 | 0 |
Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team
Niklas AnderssonINACTIVE
LW · 74 GP · 12G 31A43PKenny JönssonINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 3G 18A21PTommy SaloINACTIVE
G · 58 GP · 20 W · .90420WTommy SöderströmINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 0 W · –0WTomas SandströmINACTIVE
RW · 74 GP · 18G 24A42PFredrik OlaussonINACTIVE
D · 71 GP · 9G 29A38PAndreas JohanssonINACTIVE
LW · 42 GP · 4G 9A13PStefan BergqvistINACTIVE
D · 5 GP · 0G 0A0PNicklas LidströmINACTIVE
D · 79 GP · 15G 42A57PTomas HolmströmINACTIVE
LW · 47 GP · 6G 3A9PAnders ErikssonINACTIVE
D · 23 GP · 0G 6A6PShow all 19 teams
Season by season
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.
Swedish NHL players all time
Sweden against USA
Sweden
4th in the league
2–5
USA
5th in the league
USA wins 5–2 against Sweden.
0.46Points per game0.43
251Best trio266
0.31Defencemen's points per game0.31
.904Goalies' save percentage.905
3.4NHL players per million inhabitants0.4
999Total points2 762
36Players in the NHL140
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FinlandContinue reading
Top scorer
Mats Sundin
Sweden's top scorer in 1996–97.
The team
Toronto Maple Leafs
Where Mats Sundin 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 1996–97
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The Swedes in the NHL today
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Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.