RookiesSwedish NHL Rookies 2003-2004
10 Swedish rookies played in the NHL in 2003-2004. Christian Bäckman won the Swedish rookie points race with 18 points. Christian Bäckman finished as the highest-ranked Swede in the overall NHL rookie points race, at number 26 with 18 points.
Rookie points leaders 2003-2004
Rookie goal leaders 2003-2004
Rookie assist leaders 2003-2004
Entire NHL rookie points race 2003-2004 · top 10
Michael RyderMTLTrent HunterNYI
Tuomo RuutuCHI
Ryan MalonePITPatrice BergeronBOSJoffrey LupulANAJohn-Michael LilesCOLBrett McLeanCHIEric StaalCARNo Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies. Best Swede: Christian Bäckman, 26th with 18P.The Calder Trophy race
Entire NHL rookie goals race 2003-2004 · top 10
Trent HunterNYIMichael RyderMTLTuomo RuutuCHIRyan MalonePITPatrice BergeronBOSMatthew LombardiCGYNathan HortonFLAMatt StajanTORJoffrey LupulANANo Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies. Best Swede: Fredrik Sjöström, 25th with 7G.The Calder Trophy race
Entire NHL rookie assists race 2003-2004 · top 10
Michael RyderMTLTrent HunterNYIJohn-Michael LilesCOLPatrice BergeronBOSTuomo RuutuCHIRyan MalonePITJoffrey LupulANABrett McLeanCHIEric StaalCARNo Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies. Best Swede: Christian Bäckman, 18th with 13A.The Calder Trophy race
Rookie streaks
How the season's rookies stacked up
Compared with the best rookie seasons until then
Christian Bäckman had 18 points in 66 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.