RookiesSwedish NHL Rookies 1982-1983
3 Swedish rookies played in the NHL in 1982-1983. Mats Näslund won the Swedish rookie points race with 71 points. Mats Näslund finished as the highest-ranked Swede in the overall NHL rookie points race, at number 2 with 71 points.
Rookie points leaders 1982-1983
Rookie goal leaders 1982-1983
Rookie assist leaders 1982-1983
Entire NHL rookie points race 1982-1983 · top 10
Steve LarmerCHI
Mats NäslundMTL
Peter IhnacakTOR
Phil HousleyBUFBrian BellowsMNSMike KrushelnyskiBOSWalt PoddubnyTORDan DaoustTORBernie NichollsLAKBrian MullenWIN1 Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies.The Calder Trophy race
Entire NHL rookie goals race 1982-1983 · top 10
Steve LarmerCHIBrian BellowsMNSBernie NichollsLAKWalt PoddubnyTORPeter IhnacakTORMats NäslundMTLBrian MullenWINPatrik SundströmVANMike KrushelnyskiBOSJeff LarmerNJD2 Swedes among the NHL's top 10 rookies.The Calder Trophy race
Entire NHL rookie assists race 1982-1983 · top 10
Steve LarmerCHIPhil HousleyBUFMats NäslundMTLMike KrushelnyskiBOSPeter IhnacakTORDan DaoustTORWalt PoddubnyTORBrian BellowsMNSGuy CarbonneauMTLBrian MullenWIN1 Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies.The Calder Trophy race
Rookie streaks
How the season's rookies stacked up
Compared with the best rookie seasons until then
Mats Näslund had 71 points in 74 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.
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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.