RookiesSwedish NHL Rookies 1978-1979
3 Swedish rookies played in the NHL in 1978-1979. Thomas Gradin won the Swedish rookie points race with 51 points. Thomas Gradin finished as the highest-ranked Swede in the overall NHL rookie points race, at number 4 with 51 points.
Rookie points leaders 1978-1979
Rookie goal leaders 1978-1979
Rookie assist leaders 1978-1979
Entire NHL rookie points race 1978-1979 · top 10
Bobby SmithMNSWayne BabychSTLRyan WalterWSH
Thomas GradinVANBehn WilsonPHIRod SchuttPITSteve PayneMNSReg KerrCHIStan SmylVAN
Curt FraserVAN1 Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies.The Calder Trophy race
Entire NHL rookie goals race 1978-1979 · top 10
Bobby SmithMNSRyan WalterWSHWayne BabychSTLRod SchuttPITSteve PayneMNSThomas GradinVANAl SecordBOSReg KerrCHICurt FraserVANJohn AndersonTOR1 Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies.The Calder Trophy race
Entire NHL rookie assists race 1978-1979 · top 10
Bobby SmithMNSWayne BabychSTLBehn WilsonPHIThomas GradinVANRyan WalterWSHMario MaroisNYRReg KerrCHIStan SmylVAN
Willie HuberDETMike O'connellCHI1 Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies.The Calder Trophy race
Rookie streaks
The season's longest point streaks
1The season's longest goal streaks
1How the season's rookies stacked up
Compared with the best rookie seasons until then
Thomas Gradin had 51 points in 76 games. The record at the time: Roland Eriksson, 69 points in 1976-1977.
The rookie classes, season by season
The whole class's points per game played.
The best Swedish rookie seasons of all time
Mikael Renberg holds the record with 82 points. The lists count completed regular seasons and follow the NHL rookie rule: at most 25 games in an earlier season and under 26 years old. Players who came from the WHA are not counted.