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Swedish Prospect Rankings
Written by: Unknown on 05/29/2003 
Note: only drafted players are included.
Top 10 Prospects in the SEL
| # | Player | Position | NHL-team |
| 01. | Alexander Steen | F | Toronto |
| 02. | Niklas Kronwall | D | Detroit |
| 03. | Henrik Lundqvist | G | NY Rangers |
| 04. | Joel Lundqvist | F | Dallas |
| 05. | Stefan Liv | G | Detroit |
| 06. | Andreas Holmqvist | D | Tampa Bay |
| 07. | Pär Bäcker | F | Detroit |
| 08. | Magnus Kahnberg | F | Carolina |
| 09. | Niklas Nordgren | F | Carolina |
| 10. | Jens Karlsson | F | Los Angeles |
Top 10 Prospects in the 2nd-tier league
| # | Player | Position | NHL-team |
| 01. | Andreas Jämtin | F | Detroit |
| 02. | Johnny Oduya | D | Washington |
| 03. | Yared Hagos | F | Dallas |
| 04. | Jonas Nordquist | F | Chicago |
| 05. | Patric Blomdahl | F | Washington |
| 06. | Pierre Johnsson | D | Calgary |
| 07. | Robin Jonsson | D | St. Louis |
| 08. | Daniel Fernholm | D | Pittsburgh |
| 09. | Calle Steen | F | Detroit |
| 10. | Pontus Petterström | F | NY Rangers |
Top 10 improved prospects
| # | Player | Position | NHL-team |
| 01. | Henrik Lundqvist | G | NY Rangers |
| 02. | Niklas Nordgren | F | Carolina |
| 03. | Johnny Oduya | D | Washington |
| 04. | Andreas Jämtin | F | Detroit |
| 05. | Mattias Wennerberg | F | Chicago |
| 06. | Staffan Kronwall | D | Toronto |
| 07. | Jonas Frögren | F | Calgary |
| 08. | Patric Blomdahl | F | Washington |
| 09. | Joel Lundqvist | F | Dallas |
| 10. | Jonathan Ericsson | F | Detroit |
10 Prospects with tough seasons
| # | Player | Position | NHL-team |
| 01. | Robin Jonsson | D | St. Louis |
| 02. | Daniel Widing | F | Nashville |
| 03. | Mattias Karlin | F | Boston |
| 04. | David Ytfeldt | F | Vancouver |
| 05. | Erik Lewerström | F | Phoenix |
| 06. | Johan Asplund | G | NY Rangers |
| 07. | Jonas Elofsson | D | Chicago |
| 08. | Stefan Liv | G | Detroit |
| 09. | Joakim Lindström | F | Columbus |
| 10. | Gustav Gräsberg | F | Nashville |
Top 10 prospects in North America
| # | Player | Position | NHL-team |
| 01. | Mikael Tellqvist | G | Toronto |
| 02. | Jonas Johansson | F | Colorado |
| 03. | Fredrik Sjöström | F | Phoenix |
| 04. | Martin Samuelsson | F | Boston |
| 05. | Rickard Wallin | F | Minnesota |
| 06. | Marcus Paulsson | D | NY Islanders |
| 07. | Christian Bäckman | D | St. Louis |
| 08. | Johan Holmqvist | G | NY Rangers |
| 09. | Tony Mårtensson | F | Anaheim |
| 10. | Jonas Andersson | F | Nashville |
Top 10 NHL-ready
| # | Player | Position | NHL-team |
| 01. | Mika Hannula | F | Minnesota |
| 02. | Mathias Tjärnqvist | F | Dallas |
| 03. | Niklas Kronwall | D | Detroit |
| 04. | Magnus Kahnberg | F | Carolina |
| 05. | Niklas Nordgren | F | Carolina |
| 06. | Joel Lundqvist | F | Dallas |
| 07. | Jari Tolsa | F | Detroit |
| 08. | Stefan Liv | G | Detroit |
| 09. | Henrik Lundqvist | G | NY Rangers |
| 10. | Andreas Holmqvist | D | Tampa Bay |
Graduated prospects (age or NHL-experience)
| Player | Position | NHL-team |
| Elias Abrahamsson | D | Boston |
| Niklas Anger | F | Montreal |
| Christian Berglund | F | New Jersey |
| Josef Boumedienne | D | Ottawa |
| Johan Forsander | F | Detroit |
| Pierre Hedin | D | Toronto |
| Jonathan Hedström | F | Anaheim |
| Per-Anton Lundström | D | Phoenix |
| Stefan Lundqvist | F | NY Rangers |
| Magnus Nilsson | F | Detroit |
| Kristofer Ottosson | F | NY Islanders |
| Henrik Rehnberg | D | New Jersey |
| Jan Sandström | D | Anaheim |
| Mikael Simons | F | Los Angeles |
| Jonas Soling | F | Vancouver |
| Henrik Tallinder | D | Buffalo |
| Mattias Weinhandl | F | NY Islanders |
| Henrik Zetterberg | F | Detroit |
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