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The Swedes who have won the Calder Memorial Trophy

The Calder Trophy, the rookie of the year award, has gone to a Swede 4 times. Peter Forsberg was the first Swedish winner, in 1995, and Elias Pettersson was the latest, in 2019.

The NHL’s rookie of the year.

All Swedish NHL award winners
4
Swedish winners
4
Times to a Swede
1995
First
2019
Latest

MOST WINS

The Swedes who have won the award the most times.

1
Elias Pettersson
C·2019
1
win
1
Gabriel Landeskog
LW·2012
1
win
1
Daniel Alfredsson
RW·1996
1
win
1
Peter Forsberg
C·1995
1
win

The Calder Trophy race 2026-2027 · top 10

USAJames HagensBOS
C· 15 GP· 5G· 6A
11P
CanadaGavin McKennaTOR
LW· 16 GP· 5G· 6A
11P
USATrevor ConnellyVGK
LW· 15 GP· 4G· 5A
9P
SwedenIvar StenbergSJS
LW· 15 GP· 3G· 6A
9P
5
USAJudd CaulfieldANA
RW· 12 GP· 4G· 4A
8P
5
USACole HutsonWSH
D· 13 GP· 4G· 4A
8P
5
SwedenAnton FrondellCHI
C· 14 GP· 3G· 5A
8P
5
NorwayMichael Brandsegg-NygårdDET
RW· 14 GP· 2G· 6A
8P
9
RussiaRoman KantserovCHI
RW· 14 GP· 5G· 2A
7P
9
CanadaPorter MartonePHI
RW· 16 GP· 3G· 4A
7P

2 Swedes among the NHL's top 10 rookies.Swedish NHL rookies right now

YEAR BY YEAR

Every winner year by year, Swedish winners lifted and the season's best Swedish rookie.

  1. 2026

    Swedish rookies 2025-2026

    Best Swedish rookie:Linus KarlssonVAN·8th among NHL rookies· 35P in 79 GP

  2. 2025

    Swedish rookies 2024-2025

    Best Swedish rookie:Emil HeinemanMTL·18th among NHL rookies· 18P in 62 GP

  3. 2024

    Swedish rookies 2023-2024

    Best Swedish rookie:Leo CarlssonANA·12th among NHL rookies· 29P in 55 GP

  4. 2023

    Swedish rookies 2022-2023

    Best Swedish rookie:Jonatan BerggrenDET·14th among NHL rookies· 28P in 67 GP

  5. 2022

    Swedish rookies 2021-2022

    Best Swedish rookie:Lucas RaymondDET·3rd among NHL rookies· 57P in 82 GP

  6. 2021

    Swedish rookies 2020-2021

    Best Swedish rookie:Nils HöglanderVAN·6th among NHL rookies· 27P in 56 GP

  7. 2020

    Swedish rookies 2019-2020

    Best Swedish rookie:Victor OlofssonBUF·4th among NHL rookies· 42P in 54 GP

  8. 2019

    Swedish rookies 2018-2019

  9. 2018

    Swedish rookies 2017-2018

    Best Swedish rookie:Adrian KempeLAK·14th among NHL rookies· 37P in 81 GP

  10. 2017

    Swedish rookies 2016-2017

    Best Swedish rookie:William NylanderTOR·3rd among NHL rookies· 61P in 81 GP

  11. 2016

    Swedish rookies 2015-2016

    Best Swedish rookie:Mattias JanmarkDAL·14th among NHL rookies· 29P in 73 GP

  12. 2015

    Swedish rookies 2014-2015

    Best Swedish rookie:Filip ForsbergNSH·3rd among NHL rookies· 63P in 82 GP

  13. 2014

    Swedish rookies 2013-2014

    Best Swedish rookie:Hampus LindholmANA·11th among NHL rookies· 30P in 78 GP

  14. 2013

    Swedish rookies 2012-2013

    Best Swedish rookie:Mika ZibanejadOTT·8th among NHL rookies· 20P in 42 GP

  15. 2012

    Swedish rookies 2011-2012

  16. 2011

    Swedish rookies 2010-2011

    Best Swedish rookie:Magnus PääjärviEDM·14th among NHL rookies· 34P in 80 GP

  17. 2010

    Swedish rookies 2009-2010

    Best Swedish rookie:Niclas BergforsATL·4th among NHL rookies· 44P in 81 GP

  18. 2009

    Swedish rookies 2008-2009

    Best Swedish rookie:Patrik BerglundSTL·4th among NHL rookies· 47P in 76 GP

  19. 2008

    Swedish rookies 2007-2008

    Best Swedish rookie:Nicklas BäckströmWSH·2nd among NHL rookies· 69P in 82 GP

  20. 2007

    Swedish rookies 2006-2007

    Best Swedish rookie:Loui ErikssonDAL·21st among NHL rookies· 19P in 59 GP

  21. 2006

    Swedish rookies 2005-2006

    Best Swedish rookie:Alexander SteenTOR·9th among NHL rookies· 45P in 75 GP

  22. 2004

    Swedish rookies 2003-2004

    Best Swedish rookie:Christian BäckmanSTL·26th among NHL rookies· 18P in 66 GP

  23. 2003

    Swedish rookies 2002-2003

    Best Swedish rookie:Henrik ZetterbergDET·1st among NHL rookies· 44P in 79 GP

  24. 2002

    Swedish rookies 2001-2002

    Best Swedish rookie:Kristian HuseliusFLA·3rd among NHL rookies· 45P in 79 GP

  25. 2001

    Swedish rookies 2000-2001

    Best Swedish rookie:Daniel SedinVAN·8th among NHL rookies· 34P in 75 GP

  26. 2000

    Swedish rookies 1999-2000

    Best Swedish rookie:Kim JohnssonNYR·20th among NHL rookies· 21P in 76 GP

  27. 1999

    Swedish rookies 1998-1999

    Best Swedish rookie:Johan DavidssonANA·40th among NHL rookies· 8P in 64 GP

  28. 1998

    Swedish rookies 1997-1998

    Best Swedish rookie:Mattias ÖhlundVAN·5th among NHL rookies· 30P in 77 GP

  29. 1997

    Swedish rookies 1996-1997

    Best Swedish rookie:Jonas HöglundCGY·8th among NHL rookies· 35P in 68 GP

  30. 1996

    Swedish rookies 1995-1996

  31. 1995

    Swedish rookies 1994-1995

  32. 1994

    Swedish rookies 1993-1994

    Best Swedish rookie:Mikael RenbergPHI·1st among NHL rookies· 82P in 83 GP

  33. 1993

    Swedish rookies 1992-1993

    Best Swedish rookie:Michael NylanderHFD·21st among NHL rookies· 33P in 59 GP

  34. 1992

    Swedish rookies 1991-1992

    Best Swedish rookie:Nicklas LidströmDET·3rd among NHL rookies· 60P in 80 GP

  35. 1991

    Swedish rookies 1990-1991

    Best Swedish rookie:Mats SundinQUE·2nd among NHL rookies· 59P in 80 GP

  36. 1990

    Swedish rookies 1989-1990

    Best Swedish rookie:Peter ErikssonEDM·48th among NHL rookies· 6P in 20 GP

  37. 1989

    Swedish rookies 1988-1989

    Best Swedish rookie:Tommy LehmannBOS·52nd among NHL rookies· 6P in 26 GP

  38. 1988

    Swedish rookies 1987-1988

    Best Swedish rookie:Ulf DahlénNYR·4th among NHL rookies· 52P in 70 GP

  39. 1987

    Swedish rookies 1986-1987

    Best Swedish rookie:Fredrik OlaussonWIN·9th among NHL rookies· 36P in 72 GP

  40. 1986

    Swedish rookies 1985-1986

    Best Swedish rookie:Kjell DahlinMTL·1st among NHL rookies· 71P in 77 GP

  41. 1985

    Swedish rookies 1984-1985

    Best Swedish rookie:Tomas SandströmNYR·5th among NHL rookies· 58P in 74 GP

  42. 1984

    Swedish rookies 1983-1984

    Best Swedish rookie:Håkan LoobCGY·5th among NHL rookies· 55P in 77 GP

  43. 1983

    Swedish rookies 1982-1983

    Best Swedish rookie:Mats NäslundMTL·2nd among NHL rookies· 71P in 74 GP

  44. 1982

    Swedish rookies 1981-1982

    Best Swedish rookie:Lars MolinVAN·17th among NHL rookies· 46P in 72 GP

  45. 1981

    Swedish rookies 1980-1981

    Best Swedish rookie:Jörgen PetterssonSTL·6th among NHL rookies· 73P in 62 GP

  46. 1980

    Swedish rookies 1979-1980

    Best Swedish rookie:Bengt-Åke GustafssonWSH·4th among NHL rookies· 60P in 80 GP

  47. 1979

    Swedish rookies 1978-1979

    Best Swedish rookie:Thomas GradinVAN·4th among NHL rookies· 51P in 76 GP

  48. 1978

    Swedish rookies 1977-1978

    Best Swedish rookie:Stefan PerssonNYI·5th among NHL rookies· 56P in 66 GP

  49. 1977

    Swedish rookies 1976-1977

    Best Swedish rookie:Roland ErikssonMNS·1st among NHL rookies· 69P in 80 GP

  50. 1976

  51. 1975

  52. 1974

    Swedish rookies 1973-1974

    Best Swedish rookie:Inge HammarströmTOR·4th among NHL rookies· 43P in 66 GP

  53. 1973

    Swedish rookies 1972-1973

    Best Swedish rookie:Thommie BergmanDET·31st among NHL rookies· 21P in 75 GP

  54. 1972

  55. 1971

  56. 1970

    Swedish rookies 1969-1970

    Best Swedish rookie:Juha WidingLAK·13th among NHL rookies· 16P in 48 GP

  57. 1969

  58. 1968

  59. 1967

  60. 1966

  61. 1965

    Swedish rookies 1964-1965

    Best Swedish rookie:Ulf SternerNYR·58th among NHL rookies· 0P in 4 GP

  62. 1964

  63. 1963

  64. 1962

  65. 1961

  66. 1960

  67. 1959

  68. 1958

  69. 1956

  70. 1954

  71. 1953

  72. 1952

  73. 1951

  74. 1937

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