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Swedish Hockey Players in the National Hockey Leagues 2012-2013 Season

By Bengt Eriksson

When the 2012-2013 National Hockey League (NHL) season finally got started in January, 50 Swedish players were on the starting rosters of the 30 NHL teams, a total of 10 more than last year’s list. 24 of the 30 NHL teams had at least one Swedish player on that opening roster this year.

Throughout the years there is always one NHL team that has been called “The Swedish Club” because of the number of Swedish players on its roster. This year the Detroit Red Wings hold the title once again with 7 Swedish players on their roster.

Following is a list of the Swedish players that started the season in the NHL, their NHL team and Birthplace in Sweden.

Name Jhonas Enroth Viktor Fasth Jonas Gustavsson Anders Lindbäck Henrik Lundqvist Christopher Nilsson Daniel Alfredsson Mikael Backlund Nicklas Bäckström Patrik Berglund Jonas Brodin Alexander Edler Oliver Ekman-Larsson Tobias Enström Jonathan Ericsson Loui Eriksson Johan Franzén Nicklas Grossmann Carl Gunnarsson Carl Hagelin Victor Hedman Niklas Hjalmarsson Patric Hörnqvist NHL Team Buffalo Sabres Anaheim Ducks Detroit Red Wings Tampa Bay Lightning New York Rangers Dallas Stars Ottawa Senators Calgary Flames Washington Capitals St. Louis Blues Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks Phoenix Coyotes Winnipeg Jets Detroit Red Wings Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings Philadelphia Flyers Toronto Maple Leafs New York Rangers Tampa Bay Lightning Chicago Blackhawks Nashville Predators Birthplace Stockholm Kalix Danderyd Gävle Åre Malmö Göteborg Västerås Gävle Västerås Karlstad Östersund Karlskrona Nordingrå Karlskrona Göteborg Vetlanda Stockholm Örebro Södertälje Örnsköldsvik Eksjö Sollentuna

Top: Henrik and Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks | Left: Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings | Right: Nicklas Bäckström, Washington Capitals

Name Marcus Johansson Jacob Josefson Erik Karlsson Niklas Kronwall Marcus Krüger Gabriel Landeskog Douglas Murray Gustav Nyquist Johnny Oduya Magnus Pääjärvi Rickard Rakell David Rundblad Mikael Samuelsson Daniel Sedin Henrik Sedin Jacob Silfveberg Viktor Stålberg Anton Strålman Henrik Tallinder Mattias Tedenby David Ullström Tom Wandell Henrik Zetterberg NHL Team Washington Capitals New Jersey Devils Ottawa Senators Detroit Red Wings Chicago Blackhawks Colorado Avalanche San Jose Sharks Detroit Red Wings Chicago Blackhawks Edmonton Oilers Anaheim Ducks Phoenix Coyotes Detroit Red Wings Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Ottawa Senators Chicago Blackhawks New York Rangers New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils New York Islanders Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings Birthplace Landskrona Stockholm Landsbro Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm Bromma Halmstad Stockholm Norrköping Sundbyberg Lycksele Mariefred Örnsköldsvik Örnsköldsvik Gävle Göteborg Tibro Stockholm Vetlanda Jönköping Södertälje Njurunda