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Swedish NHL Rookies 1998-1999

4 Swedish rookies played in the NHL in 1998-1999. Johan Davidsson won the Swedish rookie points race with 8 points. Johan Davidsson finished as the highest-ranked Swede in the overall NHL rookie points race, at number 40 with 8 points.

4
Rookies
10
Points
4
Goals
6
Assists
1
8P
points
2
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2P
points
3
0P
points
4
0P
points
64 GP3G
8 GP1G
64 GP5A
8 GP1A

No Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies. Best Swede: Johan Davidsson, 40th with 8P.The Calder Trophy race

The season's longest point streaks

No Swedish rookie has had a point streak this season.

The season's longest goal streaks

No Swedish rookie had a goal streak this season.

Compared with the best rookie seasons until then

Johan Davidsson had 8 points in 64 games. The record at the time: Mikael Renberg, 82 points in 1993-1994.

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SeasonAfter 64 GPTotal
Johan DavidssonANA1998-1999· Best of the class
8 P8 P
Mikael RenbergPHI1993-1994· The record at the time
61 P82 P
Mattias ÖhlundVAN1997-1998· Best of the class before
25 P30 P

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.

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