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| 1984 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mikael Andersson
Selected in first round
No.
18 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Born May 10, 1966
 | Position:
Left Wing / Center
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Goteborg (Sweden)
Birthplace:
Malmo, Sweden
Hometown: Kungalv, Sweden |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Kungalv-Ytterby | Sweden-3 |
16 | 9 |
2 | 11 |
-- | | 1981-82 |
Goteborg | Sweden Jr. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1982-83 |
Goteborg | Sweden Jr. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | |
Goteborg | Sweden |
1 | 1 |
0 | 1 |
0 | | 1983-84 |
Goteborg | Sweden |
18 | 0 |
3 | 3 |
6 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships:
1984 (fifth place)
European Junior Championships: 1983 (fourth), 1984 (bronze)
Sweden Junior Player of Year: 1983-84 (Goteborg)
Miscellaneous: Was born in Malmo, Sweden, while his father, a longtime
Swedish Elite League player, was playing for local club team. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 19, 1985 (Buffalo at
Washington)
Numbers: 14 (Buffalo); 34
(Hart.); 34 (Tampa Bay); 14 (Philadelphia); 43 (N.Y. Islanders)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 2003 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1985-2000 |
Buffalo, Hartford, T.B.,
Philadelphia, NYI | 761 |
95 | 169 |
264 | 134 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1988-1999 |
Buff., Hart., T.B., Phila. |
24 | 2 |
7 | 9 |
10 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Hartford Keyes Award (Unsung Hero): 1989-90
Hartford True Grit
Award (Dedication): 1991-92
Scouting Career: Named Tampa Bay
European amateur scout prior to 2003-04 season and remained in that position
into 2004-05 season.
1992-93: Played on first Tampa Bay Lightning team.
Miscellaneous: Was first Swedish player ever selected by Buffalo in first
round of an NHL draft. ... Attended Buffalo's 1984 training camp, but was
returned to Sweden at start of 1984-85 season. ... Began 1985-86 season in
minor leagues because he had damaged tendons in his heel while playing touch
football during Buffalo's 1985 training camp. ... Wore No. 10 in Buffalo's 1985 training camp, but was forced
to give up number once the 1985-86 season began because Sabres fans
protested that longtime Buffalo player Craig Ramsay's former number had been
given to an untested rookie. ... Played both center and left wing for
Buffalo as a rookie in 1985-86. ... Also played right wing for Buffalo in
1986-87and 1987-88. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with sprained ankle, an injury
suffered in Buffalo's March 3, 1987, game at Philadelphia. He did not
return until Buffalo's March 22, 1987, game vs. Detroit. ...
Missed remainder of 1987-88 regular season and start of 1988 playoffs with twisted ankle, an injury suffered
during Buffalo's March 27, 1988, game vs. Detroit. He did not return to
action until Game 6 of Buffalo's first-round playoff series vs. Boston on
April 14, 1988. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with sprained neck and
shoulder, an injury suffered during Buffalo's Dec. 31, 1988, game vs.
Philadelphia. While he was out with the injury, he was demoted to Rochester
(AHL) and was not back in the NHL until March 1, 1989. ... Missed part of
1989-90 season with bruised left knee, an injury suffered when he collided
with Keith Crowder during Hartford's Dec. 13, 1989, game vs. Los Angeles. He
did not return until Hartford's Dec. 26, 1990, game at Quebec. ...
Missed part of 1989-90 season with bruised ankle, an injury suffered when he
was hit by Al MacInnis' slap shot during Hartford's Jan. 19, 1990, game vs.
Calgary. He did not return to action until Hartford's Jan. 27, 1990, game
vs. Chicago. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with re-aggravation of left knee injury
that resulted in cartilage damage and a sprain,
suffered during Hartford's Feb. 9, 1990, game vs. Vancouver. He did not
return to action until Hartford's March 8, 1990, game vs. Toronto. He
re-aggravated the injury in that game and missed another one before
returning to action for Hartford's March 11, 1990, game vs. Boston. ... Missed
remainder of 1989-90 regular season with pulled right hamstring, suffered during Hartford's March 17, 1990, game
at Calgary. He did not return until Game 1 of Hartford's
first-round playoff series at Boston on April 5, 1990. ... Missed remainder of 1990 playoffs with re-aggravation of hamstring injury,
suffered during Game 5 of Hartford's first-round playoff series at Boston
on April 13, 1990. ... Returned to Sweden after the 1990 playoffs and had surgery to
repair the damage in his left knee on May 14, 1990. ... Missed start of
1990-91 season with the flu, an illness contracted in October 1990. He did
not make his 1990-91 regular-season debut until Hartford's Oct. 10, 1990, game
vs. Buffalo. ... Demoted by Hartford to Springfield (AHL) on Nov. 1, 1990.
He was recalled back to the NHL on Nov. 26, 1990. ...
Missed part of 1990-91 season with pulled groin, suffered in
Hartford's Jan. 13, 1991, game at N.Y. Rangers. He did not return to action
until Hartford's Jan. 23, 1991, game vs. Calgary.
... Missed part of 1991-92 season with toe injury, suffered during
Hartford's Oct. 26, 1991, game vs. Chicago. ... Missed part of 1991-92
season with groin injury, suffered during Hartford's Dec. 17, 1991, game
vs. N.Y. Islanders. He did not return to action until Hartford's Dec. 26,
1991, game at Boston. ... Missed remainder of 1991-92 regular season with chip fracture of foot, suffered
during
Hartford's April 12, 1992, game vs. Philadelphia. He did not return to
action until Game 1 of Hartford's first-round playoff series vs. Montreal on
April 19, 1992. ... Led Hartford with plus-18 rating in 1991-92. ... Signed four-year contract with Tampa Bay as an unrestricted free
agent on July 8, 1992. ... Scored first shorthanded goal in Tampa Bay
history during Lightning's Oct. 15, 1992, game at Toronto. ... Missed part
of 1992-93 season with back spasms, an injury suffered during Tampa Bay's
Nov. 21, 1992, game at St. Louis. He did not return to action until Tampa
Bay's Dec. 7, 1992, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. ... Became first player in
Tampa Bay history to score on a penalty shot when he beat Robb Stauber with
32 seconds left in Lightning's Dec. 15, 1992, game at Los Angeles. ...
Missed part of 1993-94 season with strained right shoulder, suffered in Tampa Bay's Oct. 27, 1993, game vs. Winnipeg. He did not return
to action until Tampa Bay's Nov. 3, 1993, game at Montreal. ... Switched
from his natural position of left wing to right wing for Tampa Bay in during
1995 season. He remained a right wing for the remainder of his career with
Lightning. ... Missed part of 1995 season with groin injury, suffered in
Tampa Bay's March 4, 1995, game at Hartford. He did not return until Tampa Bay's March 18, 1995, game at New Jersey. ... Missed part of
1995 season with sprained ankle, suffered in Tampa Bay's April
8, 1995, game at Boston. He did not return to action until Tampa Bay's April
24, 1995, game vs. Buffalo. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season with bruised
left knee, an injury suffered during Tampa Bay's Nov. 25, 1995, game at N.Y.
Islanders. He did not return to action until Tampa Bay's Dec. 1, 1995, game
at New Jersey. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season with re-aggravation of left
knee injury, suffered during Tampa Bay's Dec. 3, 1995, game vs. Pittsburgh.
... Missed part of 1995-96 season with tendinitis in left knee, an injury
suffered during Tampa Bay's Dec. 19, 1995, game vs. Winnipeg. He did not
return to action until Tampa Bay's Jan. 3, 1996, game at Edmonton. ...
Missed part of 1996-97 season with pulled hamstring, an injury suffered
during Tampa Bay's Nov. 19, 1996, game vs. Los Angeles. He did not return to
action until Tampa Bay's Nov. 26, 1996, game vs. Los Angeles. ... Missed
part of 1996-97 season with dislocated right shoulder, an injury suffered
in Tampa Bay's Dec. 16, 1996, game at Montreal. He did not return until Tampa Bay's Dec. 31, 1996, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed
remainder of 1996-97 season with impinged nerve in back, an injury suffered
during Tampa Bay's April 5, 1997, game at N.Y. Islanders. ... Missed part of
1997-98 season with the flu, an illness contracted in October 1997. ...
Missed part of 1997-98 season with strained groin, an injury suffered during
Tampa Bay's Dec. 20, 1997, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. He did not return until Tampa Bay's Dec. 29, 1997, game vs. San Jose. ... Missed part
of 1997-98 season with back spasms, an injury suffered during Tampa Bay's
Jan. 28, 1998, game vs. Carolina. He did not return to action until he
joined Team Sweden at the 1998 Olympics and played in Sweden's Feb. 13,
1998, Olympic opener vs. Team USA in Nagano, Japan. ... Missed part of
1998-99 season with sprained MCL in left knee, suffered in
Tampa Bay's Feb. 3, 1999, game at Washington. While he was out with the
injury, Andersson and Sandy McCarthy were traded by Tampa Bay to
Philadelphia for Colin Forbes and 1999 fourth-round pick (Michal
Lanicek) on March 20, 1999. He did not return to action until Philadelphia's
April 3, 1999, game at Boston. ... Missed part of 1999-00 season with back
injury, suffered during N.Y. Islanders' March 18, 2000, game vs. Florida. He
did not return to action until N.Y. Islanders' March 24, 2000, game vs. New
Jersey. ... Became an unrestricted free agent after the 1999-00 season and
left North America to complete his career in Sweden. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Goteborg (Sweden); Rochester (AHL); Springfield (AHL)
Olympics: 1998
(5-8 place)
World Cup of Hockey: 1996 (third place)
Canada Cup: 1991
(fourth place)
World Championships: 1992 (gold), 1993
(silver), 1994 (bronze)
World Junior Championships: 1985
(fifth place), 1986 (fifth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1987
(Rochester), 1991 (Springfield)
Sweden Championship: 2003 (Goteborg)
Rochester Sportsmanship Award: 1988-89 (tri-winner)
AHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1991 (Springfield) (10 goals)
Miscellaneous: Played center on
line with Michel Picard and Mark Greig for Springfield (AHL) in 1990-91. ... Returned to Sweden
and played seven games for Goteborg during 1994-95 NHL lockout. ... Returned
to Sweden after leaving the NHL in 2000 to finish his career with Goteborg.
... An avid tennis player who grew up idolizing Swedish tennis star Bjorn
Borg. ... Became active in Swedish Oldtimers' charity hockey after his
retirement, playing for Goteborg.
Personal:
Full name is Bo Mikael Andersson. ... Son of former Swedish hockey player
Ronny Andersson. ... Younger brother of former Swedish hockey player Thomas
Andersson. ... Older brother of former NHL player Niklas Andersson. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| WAIVER DRAFT: Buffalo left Andersson
unprotected for the 1989 NHL Waiver Draft, and he was claimed by Hartford on
October 2, 1989. |
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SNAPSHOT '84 | | Total Selected: |
250 | | Forwards: |
142 | | Defense: |
88 | | Goaltenders: |
20 | | Major Junior: |
110 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
16/9 | | College Players: |
23 | | High School: |
47 | | Midget: |
4 | | U.S. Junior B: |
1 |
| Canadian: |
145 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
63 |
| European: |
41 |
| Reached NHL: |
102 |
| Stanley Cup: |
20 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
31 |
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