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Swedish NHL players 1999–00

46 Swedish players played in the NHL in 1999–00. Together they scored 1 156 points, the fifth most of any country, and Sweden finished third of 9 in the nations league. Mats Sundin scored the most, 73 points.

46
NHL players
1 156
Points
3rd
Nations league
27
Goalie wins
1999–00Last season82/82 games
1998–992000–01

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

3rd
of 9 ranked nations
28
league points
Rate5thTop trio5thBlue line7thGoalies1stPer million4th

Sweden accounts for 5.0% of the NHL's players and 6.8% of its points.

The full nations league

Swedish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Tommy SaloEDM
7027-28-0.9142.332

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

46 players across 24 teams.
NYINew York Islanders5 players
Jörgen JönssonINACTIVE
C · 81 GP · 12G 19A31P
Kenny JönssonINACTIVE
D · 65 GP · 1G 24A25P
Mats LindgrenINACTIVE
C · 43 GP · 9G 7A16P
Niklas AnderssonINACTIVE
LW · 24 GP · 3G 8A11P
Johan DavidssonINACTIVE
C · 19 GP · 3G 4A7P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning4 players
Michael NylanderINACTIVE
C · 77 GP · 24G 30A54P
Fredrik ModinINACTIVE
LW · 80 GP · 22G 26A48P
Andreas JohanssonINACTIVE
LW · 40 GP · 5G 10A15P
Nisse EkmanINACTIVE
RW · 28 GP · 2G 2A4P
ATLAtlanta Thrashers3 players
Johan GarpenlövINACTIVE
LW · 73 GP · 2G 14A16P
Andreas KarlssonINACTIVE
C · 51 GP · 5G 9A14P
Per SvartvadetINACTIVE
C · 38 GP · 3G 4A7P
OTTOttawa Senators3 players
Daniel AlfredssonINACTIVE
RW · 57 GP · 21G 38A59P
Andreas DackellINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 10G 25A35P
Magnus ArvedsonINACTIVE
LW · 47 GP · 15G 13A28P
ANAAnaheim Ducks2 players
Fredrik OlaussonINACTIVE
D · 70 GP · 15G 19A34P
Niclas HävelidINACTIVE
D · 50 GP · 2G 7A9P
BOSBoston Bruins2 players
Per-Johan AxelssonINACTIVE
LW · 81 GP · 10G 16A26P
Mattias TimanderINACTIVE
D · 60 GP · 0G 8A8P
DETDetroit Red Wings2 players
Nicklas LidströmINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 20G 53A73P
Tomas HolmströmINACTIVE
LW · 72 GP · 13G 22A35P
EDMEdmonton Oilers2 players
Bert RobertssonINACTIVE
D · 52 GP · 0G 4A4P
Tommy SaloINACTIVE
G · 70 GP · 27 W · .91427W
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NYRNew York Rangers2 players
Kim JohnssonINACTIVE
D · 76 GP · 6G 15A21P
Johan WitehallINACTIVE
LW · 9 GP · 1G 1A2P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers2 players
Mikael AnderssonINACTIVE
RW · 55 GP · 2G 6A8P
Ulf SamuelssonINACTIVE
D · 49 GP · 1G 2A3P
PITPittsburgh Penguins2 players
Hans JonssonINACTIVE
D · 68 GP · 3G 11A14P
Peter PopovicINACTIVE
D · 54 GP · 1G 5A6P
SJSSan Jose Sharks2 players
Niklas SundströmINACTIVE
RW · 79 GP · 12G 25A37P
Marcus RagnarssonINACTIVE
D · 63 GP · 3G 13A16P
TORToronto Maple Leafs2 players
Mats SundinINACTIVE
C · 73 GP · 32G 41A73P
Jonas HöglundINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 29G 27A56P
VANVancouver Canucks2 players
Markus NäslundINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 27G 38A65P
Mattias ÖhlundINACTIVE
D · 42 GP · 4G 16A20P
WSHWashington Capitals2 players
Ulf DahlénINACTIVE
RW · 75 GP · 15G 23A38P
Calle JohanssonINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 7G 25A32P
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
Tommy AlbelinINACTIVE
D · 41 GP · 4G 6A10P
CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player
Tommy WestlundINACTIVE
LW · 81 GP · 4G 8A12P
CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player
Anders ErikssonINACTIVE
D · 73 GP · 3G 25A28P
COLColorado Avalanche1 player
Peter ForsbergINACTIVE
C · 49 GP · 14G 37A51P
FLAFlorida Panthers1 player
Marcus NilsonINACTIVE
LW · 9 GP · 0G 2A2P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Mattias NorströmINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 1G 13A14P
NSHNashville Predators1 player
Patric KjellbergINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 23G 23A46P
PHXPhoenix Coyotes1 player
Mikael RenbergINACTIVE
RW · 72 GP · 10G 25A35P
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Ricard PerssonINACTIVE
D · 41 GP · 0G 8A8P

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
4
241
398
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
3rd in the league
3–4
USA
USA
8th in the league

USA wins 4–3 against Sweden.

0.43Points per game0.39
211Best trio243
0.30Defencemen's points per game0.30
.910Goalies' save percentage.902
4.3NHL players per million inhabitants0.4
1 156Total points2 648
46Players in the NHL146
Sweden against USA season by season
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