RookiesSwedish NHL Rookies 2007-2008
10 Swedish rookies played in the NHL in 2007-2008. Nicklas Bäckström won the Swedish rookie points race with 69 points. Nicklas Bäckström finished as the highest-ranked Swede in the overall NHL rookie points race, at number 2 with 69 points.
Rookie points leaders 2007-2008
Rookie goal leaders 2007-2008
Rookie assist leaders 2007-2008
Entire NHL rookie points race 2007-2008 · top 10
Patrick KaneCHI
Nicklas BäckströmWSH
Jonathan ToewsCHIPeter MuellerPHXSam GagnerEDMAndrew CoglianoEDMBrandon DubinskyNYRTobias EnströmATL
Martin HanzalPHXTom GilbertEDM2 Swedes among the NHL's top 10 rookies.The Calder Trophy race
Entire NHL rookie goals race 2007-2008 · top 10
Jonathan ToewsCHIPeter MuellerPHXPatrick KaneCHIAndrew CoglianoEDMCurtis GlencrossEDMNigel DawesNYRNicklas BäckströmWSHBrandon DubinskyNYRDaniel CarcilloPHXDavid PerronSTL1 Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies.The Calder Trophy race
Entire NHL rookie assists race 2007-2008 · top 10
Nicklas BäckströmWSHPatrick KaneCHISam GagnerEDMTobias EnströmATLPeter MuellerPHXJonathan ToewsCHIErik JohnsonSTLAndrew CoglianoEDMMartin HanzalPHXBrandon DubinskyNYR2 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
Nicklas Bäckström had 69 points in 82 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.