RookiesSwedish NHL Rookies 2001-2002
8 Swedish rookies played in the NHL in 2001-2002. Kristian Huselius won the Swedish rookie points race with 45 points. Kristian Huselius finished as the highest-ranked Swede in the overall NHL rookie points race, at number 3 with 45 points.
Rookie points leaders 2001-2002
Rookie goal leaders 2001-2002
Rookie assist leaders 2001-2002
Entire NHL rookie points race 2001-2002 · top 10
Dany HeatleyATL
Ilya KovalchukATL
Kristian HuseliusFLA
Erik ColeCARPavel DatsyukDET
Martin EratNSHRadim VrbataCOL
Mark BellCHI
Niklas HagmanFLAAndy McDonaldANA1 Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies.The Calder Trophy race
Entire NHL rookie goals race 2001-2002 · top 10
Ilya KovalchukATLDany HeatleyATLKristian HuseliusFLARadim VrbataCOLErik ColeCARPascal DupuisMINMark BellCHIKrys KolanosPHXPavel DatsyukDETPierre DagenaisFLA1 Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies.The Calder Trophy race
Entire NHL rookie assists race 2001-2002 · top 10
Dany HeatleyATLErik ColeCARPavel DatsyukDETMartin EratNSHIlya KovalchukATLKristian HuseliusFLAAndy McDonaldANANiklas HagmanFLAMark BellCHIDaniel TjärnqvistATL2 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
Kristian Huselius had 45 points in 79 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.