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289. Thomas Steen

Thomas Steen played his entire National Hockey League career with the Winnipeg Jets where he may not have been known outside small market Winnipeg and his home country of Sweden, but this was a player who was vastly underrated and selfless and thus invaluable to the Jets who never let him go.  Beyond his work with the Jets, Steen played for Sweden Internationally on three Canada Cups and was a two time Silver Medalist in the World Championship.  Steen’s #25 would be retired by the Jets in 1995.

225. Mattias Ohlund

Mattias Ohlund spend the majority of his career with the Vancouver Canucks where he provided solid defensive play, which he combined with six 30 Point Seasons.  An All-Star in 1999, the Defenseman had a respectable 343 career Points and he represented Sweden four times in the Olympics where he would help his country win the Gold in 2006.

224. Ulf Samuelsson

The possessor of one of the coolest Scandinavian names in sports history, Ulf Samuelsson played 1,080 Games in the National Hockey League who was known for his hard hits and defensive play.  Samuelsson may never have been an All-Star but he was one of the better blueliners in his day and he played many times internationally for Sweden.