RookiesSwedish NHL Rookies 1985-1986
4 Swedish rookies played in the NHL in 1985-1986. Kjell Dahlin won the Swedish rookie points race with 71 points. Kjell Dahlin won the overall NHL rookie points race with 71 points.
Rookie points leaders 1985-1986
Rookie goal leaders 1985-1986
Rookie assist leaders 1985-1986
Entire NHL rookie points race 1985-1986 · top 10
Kjell DahlinMTL
Gary SuterCGYPelle EklundPHI
Mike RidleyNYRJoel OttoCGY
Steve ThomasTOR
Petr KlimaDETDean EvasonHFDWendel ClarkTORRandy CunneyworthPIT2 Swedes among the NHL's top 10 rookies.The Calder Trophy race
Entire NHL rookie goals race 1985-1986 · top 10
Wendel ClarkTORPetr KlimaDETKjell DahlinMTLJoel OttoCGYMike RidleyNYRStephane RicherMTLDean EvasonHFDSteve ThomasTOR
Raimo SummanenEDMDave PasinBOS1 Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies.The Calder Trophy race
Entire NHL rookie assists race 1985-1986 · top 10
Pelle EklundPHIGary SuterCGYMike RidleyNYRKjell DahlinMTLSteve ThomasTORJoel OttoCGYRandy CunneyworthPITRaimo HelminenNYRDean EvasonHFDJim JohnsonPIT2 Swedes 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
Kjell Dahlin had 71 points in 77 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.