RookiesSwedish NHL Rookies 1987-1988
6 Swedish rookies played in the NHL in 1987-1988. Ulf Dahlén won the Swedish rookie points race with 52 points. Ulf Dahlén finished as the highest-ranked Swede in the overall NHL rookie points race, at number 4 with 52 points.
Rookie points leaders 1987-1988
Rookie goal leaders 1987-1988
Rookie assist leaders 1987-1988
Entire NHL rookie points race 1987-1988 · top 10
Joe NieuwendykCGYRay SheppardBUFBrett HullSTL
Ulf DahlénNYRTony HrkacSTL
Bob SweeneyBOSRob BrownPITIain DuncanWINPierre TurgeonBUFCalle JohanssonBUF2 Swedes among the NHL's top 10 rookies.The Calder Trophy race
Entire NHL rookie goals race 1987-1988 · top 10
Joe NieuwendykCGYRay SheppardBUFBrett HullSTLUlf DahlénNYRRob BrownPITRandy WoodNYIBob SweeneyBOSIain DuncanWINDoug BrownNJDPierre TurgeonBUF1 Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies.The Calder Trophy race
Entire NHL rookie assists race 1987-1988 · top 10
Joe NieuwendykCGYCalle JohanssonBUFTony HrkacSTLBrett HullSTLGlen WesleyBOSPierre TurgeonBUFRay SheppardBUFJeff SharplesDETDerek KingNYIUlf DahlénNYR2 Swedes 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
Ulf Dahlén had 52 points in 70 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.