RookiesSwedish NHL Rookies 1981-1982
10 Swedish rookies played in the NHL in 1981-1982. Lars Molin won the Swedish rookie points race with 46 points. Lars Molin finished as the highest-ranked Swede in the overall NHL rookie points race, at number 17 with 46 points.
Rookie points leaders 1981-1982
Rookie goal leaders 1981-1982
Rookie assist leaders 1981-1982
Entire NHL rookie points race 1981-1982 · top 10
Dale HawerchukWIN
Neal BrotenMNSBarry PedersonBOSMark PavelichNYRRon FlockhartPHIRon FrancisHFDBobby CarpenterWSHChris ValentineWSHMark OsborneDETMike BullardPITNo Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies. Best Swede: Lars Molin, 17th with 46P.The Calder Trophy race
Entire NHL rookie goals race 1981-1982 · top 10
Dale HawerchukWINBarry PedersonBOSNeal BrotenMNS
Paul MacLeanWINMike BullardPITSteve BozekLAKRon FlockhartPHIMark PavelichNYRBobby CarpenterWSHChris ValentineWSHNo Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies. Best Swede: Lars Molin, 23rd with 15G.The Calder Trophy race
Entire NHL rookie assists race 1981-1982 · top 10
Neal BrotenMNSDale HawerchukWINBarry PedersonBOSMark PavelichNYRRon FrancisHFDMark OsborneDETRon FlockhartPHI
Reijo RuotsalainenNYRChris ValentineWSHJean-Francois SauveBUFNo Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies. Best Swede: Lars Molin, 14th with 31A.The Calder Trophy race
Rookie streaks
How the season's rookies stacked up
Compared with the best rookie seasons until then
Lars Molin had 46 points in 72 games. The record at the time: Jörgen Pettersson, 73 points in 1980-1981.
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.