NHL players from Gavle, Sweden

9 NHL players on file were born in Gavle, Sweden. 5 are on NHL rosters now, among them Jacob Markstrom, Theo Lindstein, and Gustav Hillstrom. Nicklas Backstrom has played the most NHL seasons of them, 17. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

On NHL rosters now (5)

NHL players from Gavle, Sweden on rosters now

Player	Pos	Years	Seasons
Jacob MarkstromFLA	G	2010–2026	16
Theo LindsteinSTL	D	2025–2026	1
Gustav HillstromNJ	C	No games yet	—
Kevin ReidlerOTT	G	No games yet	—
Samuel JonssonEDM	G	No games yet	—

Former NHL players (4)

Former NHL players from Gavle, Sweden

Player	Pos	Years	Seasons
Nicklas Backstrom	C	2007–2024	17
Andreas Dackell	RW	1996–2004	8
Anders Lindback	G	2010–2016	6
Joacim Eriksson	G	2013–2014	1

Birthplace as ESPN lists it for each player. Most seasons first.

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