RookiesSwedish NHL Rookies 1996-1997
9 Swedish rookies played in the NHL in 1996-1997. Jonas Höglund won the Swedish rookie points race with 35 points. Jonas Höglund finished as the highest-ranked Swede in the overall NHL rookie points race, at number 8 with 35 points.
Rookie points leaders 1996-1997
Rookie goal leaders 1996-1997
Rookie assist leaders 1996-1997
Entire NHL rookie points race 1996-1997 · top 10
Jarome IginlaCGY
Bryan BerardNYI
Janne NiinimaaPHIJim CampbellSTL
Sergei BerezinTORJamie LangenbrunnerDALSteve SullivanTOR
Jonas HöglundCGYMike GrierEDMHarry YorkSTL1 Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies.The Calder Trophy race
Entire NHL rookie goals race 1996-1997 · top 10
Sergei BerezinTORJim CampbellSTLJarome IginlaCGYJonas HöglundCGYMike GrierEDMDaymond LangkowTBLEthan MoreauCHIHarry YorkSTLStephen GuollaSJSSteve SullivanTOR1 Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies.The Calder Trophy race
Entire NHL rookie assists race 1996-1997 · top 10
Bryan BerardNYIJanne NiinimaaPHIJarome IginlaCGYJamie LangenbrunnerDALSteve SullivanTORWade ReddenOTTJim CampbellSTLDenis PedersonNJDRem MurrayEDMAndreas DackellOTT1 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
Jonas Höglund had 35 points in 68 games. The record at the time: Mikael Renberg, 82 points in 1993-1994.
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.