On April 3rd, 1988, Calgary Flames forward, Hakan Loob, became the first Swede to reach the 50-goal plateau in a single NHL season.
On this day in 1988, Hakan Loob became the first Swedish-born player to score 50 goals in an NHL season #Hockey365 #Flames pic.twitter.com/jj4M5spbK0
— Mike Commito (@mikecommito) April 3, 2020
In what was their final game of the 1987-88 NHL season, a meaningless affair against the futile Minnesota North Stars, Hakan Loob scored a powerplay goal late in the third period to give himself 50 on the season, becoming the first ever Swedish-born player to reach that marker in a single season.