RookiesSwedish NHL Rookies 1980-1981
5 Swedish rookies played in the NHL in 1980-1981. Jörgen Pettersson won the Swedish rookie points race with 73 points. Jörgen Pettersson finished as the highest-ranked Swede in the overall NHL rookie points race, at number 6 with 73 points.
Rookie points leaders 1980-1981
Rookie goal leaders 1980-1981
Rookie assist leaders 1980-1981
Entire NHL rookie points race 1980-1981 · top 10
Peter StastnyQUEAnton StastnyQUE
Larry MurphyLAK
Jari KurriEDMDenis SavardCHI
Jörgen PetterssonSTL
Dave ChristianWINMike AllisonNYRDale HunterQUEDarryl SutterCHI1 Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies.The Calder Trophy race
Entire NHL rookie goals race 1980-1981 · top 10
Darryl SutterCHIPeter StastnyQUEAnton StastnyQUEJörgen PetterssonSTLJari KurriEDMGlenn AndersonEDMDenis SavardCHIDave ChristianWINSteve ChristoffMNSMike AllisonNYR1 Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies.The Calder Trophy race
Entire NHL rookie assists race 1980-1981 · top 10
Peter StastnyQUELarry MurphyLAKDenis SavardCHIAnton StastnyQUEDale HunterQUEJari KurriEDMDave ChristianWINMike AllisonNYRDave BabychWINJörgen PetterssonSTL1 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
Jörgen Pettersson had 73 points in 62 games. That was a new Swedish rookie record. The previous one was Roland Eriksson's, 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.