RookiesSwedish NHL Rookies 1997-1998
5 Swedish rookies played in the NHL in 1997-1998. Mattias Öhlund won the Swedish rookie points race with 30 points. Mattias Öhlund finished as the highest-ranked Swede in the overall NHL rookie points race, at number 5 with 30 points.
Rookie points leaders 1997-1998
Rookie goal leaders 1997-1998
Rookie assist leaders 1997-1998
Entire NHL rookie points race 1997-1998 · top 10
Sergei SamsonovBOS
Mike JohnsonTOR
Patrik EliasNJDPatrick MarleauSJS
Marco SturmSJS
Mattias ÖhlundVANDerek MorrisCGYPer-Johan AxelssonBOS
Matt CullenANA
Richard ZednikWSH2 Swedes among the NHL's top 10 rookies.The Calder Trophy race
Entire NHL rookie goals race 1997-1998 · top 10
Sergei SamsonovBOSPatrik EliasNJDRichard ZednikWSHMike JohnsonTORPatrick MarleauSJSAleksey MorozovPITDave ScatchardVANScott FraserEDMColin ForbesPHISteve WashburnFLANo Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies. Best Swede: Magnus Arvedson, 10th with 11G.The Calder Trophy race
Entire NHL rookie assists race 1997-1998 · top 10
Mike JohnsonTORSergei SamsonovBOSMattias ÖhlundVANMatt CullenANAMarco SturmSJSDerek MorrisCGYPatrik EliasNJDPatrick MarleauSJSPer-Johan AxelssonBOSVinny ProspalOTT2 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
Mattias Öhlund had 30 points in 77 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.