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| 1984 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Kjell Samuelsson
Selected in
sixth round
No. 119 overall by New York Rangers
Born October
18, 1958
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-6 Weight: 235
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Leksand (Sweden)
Birthplace:
Tingsryd, Sweden
Hometown: Tingsryd, Sweden |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1976-77 |
Tingsryd | Sweden |
22 |
1 | 2 |
3 | -- |
| 1977-78 |
Tingsryd | Sweden |
20 | 3 |
0 | 3 |
41 | | 1978-79 |
Tingsryd | Sweden |
24 | 3 |
4 | 7 |
67 | | 1979-80 |
Tingsryd | Sweden |
26 | 5 |
4 | 9 |
45 | | 1980-81 |
Tingsryd | Sweden |
35 | 6 |
7 | 13 |
61 | | 1981-82 |
Tingsryd | Sweden |
33 | 11 |
14 | 25 |
68 | | 1982-83 |
Tingsryd | Sweden |
32 | 11 |
6 | 17 |
57 | | 1983-84 |
Leksand | Sweden |
36 | 6 |
6 | 12 |
59 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Was eligible for the draft at age 25 due to NHL rule that
all Europeans, regardless of age, had to enter the league through the entry
draft rather than as unrestricted free agents. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10, 1985 (Washington at N.Y.
Rangers)
Numbers: 8, 26 (N.Y. Rangers); 28
(Philadelphia); 23, 28 (Pittsburgh);
28 (Tampa Bay)
Stanley Cup: 1992.
Playing Status:
Retired April 15, 1999 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1985-1999 |
NYR, PHI, PIT, TB | 813 |
48 | 138 |
186 | 1,225 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1986-1998 |
NYR, Phila., Pitt. | 123 |
4 | 30 |
24 | 178 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1988 (Philadelphia)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost):
1987, 1997 (Philadelphia)
Philadelphia Ashbee Trophy (Top Defenseman): 1988-89, 1990-91
Pittsburgh Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1995 (32)
Miscellaneous: Had one year left on his contract with Leksand when he was
drafted by N.Y. Rangers, delaying his arrival in North America until N.Y.
Rangers' 1985 training camp. ... Was tallest player in NHL as a rookie in
1986-87 and was tied with Uwe Krupp for the league's tallest player
distinction every season from 1987-88 through 1996-97. ... Paired on defense with
Mark Howe for Philadelphia in 1987-88. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season
with pulled groin, an injury suffered during Philadelphia's Feb. 15, 1988,
game vs. Hartford. He did not return to action until Philadelphia's Feb. 27,
1988, game at Los Angeles. ... Led Philadelphia with plus-28 rating in
1987-88. ... Missed start of 1988-89 season with herniated disc in lower
back, an injury suffered during Philadelphia's training camp in September
1988. He did not make his 1988-89 NHL regular-season debut until
Philadelphia's Oct. 15, 1988, game at Los Angeles. ... Missed part of
1988-89 season with pulled groin muscle, an injury suffered during
Philadelphia's Nov. 9, 1988, game at N.Y. Rangers. He did not return to
action until Philadelphia's Nov. 15, 1988, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed
part of 1988-89 season with bruised hand, an injury suffered during
Philadelphia's March 11, 1989, game vs. Chicago. ... Finished second among
all NHL players with plus-13 rating in 1989 playoffs. ... Missed part of
1989-90 season with bruised right shoulder, an injury suffered during
Philadelphia's Nov. 22, 1989, game vs. Montreal. He did not return to action
until Philadelphia's Dec. 19, 1989, game vs. Washington. ... Missed part of
1989-90 season with bruised shoulder, an injury suffered during
Philadelphia's March 8, 1990, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Had postseason
surgery in April 1990 to correct chronic separation in right shoulder. ...
Missed part of 1991-92 season with bruised right shoulder, an injury
suffered during Philadelphia's Nov. 16, 1991, game at Montreal. ... Missed
part of 1991-92 season with strained neck, an injury suffered during
Philadelphia's Dec. 27, 1991, game at Vancouver. He did not return to action
until Philadelphia's Jan 7, 1992, game vs. Buffalo. ... Missed part of
1991-92 season with the flu, an illness contracted in March 1992. ... Missed
part of 1992 playoffs with jammed wrist, an injury suffered during Game 4 of
Pittsburgh's first-round series vs. Washington on April 25, 1992. He did not
return to action until Game 4 of Pittsburgh's second-round series vs. N.Y.
Rangers on May 9, 1992. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with bruised left
knee, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Nov. 27, 1992, game at
Washington. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with broken right foot, an
injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Dec. 1, 1992, game at N.Y. Islanders. He
did not return to action until Pittsburgh's Dec. 23, 1992, game at
Philadelphia. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with broken cheekbone, an
injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Dec. 27, 1992, game at Buffalo. He did
not return to action until Pittsburgh's Jan. 22, 1993, game at Edmonton. ...
Missed part of 1992-93 season with the flu, an illness contracted in March
1993. ... Had NHL's highest plus-minus rating among players with 10 points
or less in 1992-93 (plus-25). ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with
strained groin, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Oct. 19, 1993, game
at N.Y. Islanders. He did not return to action until Pittsburgh's Oct. 28,
1993, game vs. Quebec. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with re-aggravation
of groin injury, suffered during Pittsburgh's Oct. 28, 1993, game vs.
Quebec. He did not return to action until Pittsburgh's Nov. 13, 1993, game
vs. Detroit... Missed part of 1993-94 season with re-aggravation of groin
injury, suffered during Pittsburgh's Dec. 26, 1993, game at Washington. He did not
return until Pittsburgh's Jan. 31, 1994, game at N.Y. Rangers.
Missed part of 1995 season with the flu, an illness contracted in late
February 1995. ... Missed part of 1995 season with groin injury, suffered
in Pittsburgh's April 8, 1995, game at Montreal. ... Missed part of 1995
season with the flu, contracted in April 1995. ... Signed with Philadelphia as a Group III
unrestricted free agent on July 7, 1995. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season
with the flu, an illness contracted in November 1995. ... Missed part of
1995-96 season with strained right thumb, an injury suffered in
Philadelphia's Dec. 22, 1995, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed part of
1995-96 season with strained neck, an injury suffered in Philadelphia's
Feb. 22, 1996, game vs. Washington. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season with
the flu, an illness contracted in March 1996. ... Missed part of 1995-96
season with recurrence of flu, contracted in April 1996. ... Missed part of
1996-97 season with virus, contracted in October 1996. ... Missed part of
1996-97 season with sore back, an injury suffered during Philadelphia's Nov.
7, 1996, game at Buffalo. He did not return until Philadelphia's Nov. 16,
1996, game
vs. San Jose. ... Missed part of 1996-97 season with sore ribs, an injury suffered
during Philadelphia's Nov. 16, 1996, game vs. San Jose. He did not return to
action until
Philadelphia's Nov. 27, 1996, game at N.Y. Islanders. ... Missed remainder
of 1996-97 regular season and start of 1997 playoffs with pinched nerve in
neck and shoulder injury, suffered in Philadelphia's Jan. 9, 1997, game
vs. Tampa Bay. The injury required surgery to repair a ruptured disc on Jan. 16, 1997, and Samuelsson did not return to action until
Game 5 of Philadelphia's Eastern Conference Finals series vs. N.Y. Rangers. ...
Missed part of 1997-98 season with strained lower ribs, an injury suffered
during Philadelphia's March 10, 1998, game vs. New Jersey. He did not return until Philadelphia's March 16, 1998, game vs. Toronto. ...
Had his contract bought out by Philadelphia prior to 1998-99 season, making
him an unrestricted free agent. ... Signed with Tampa Bay as a
Group III unrestricted free agent on Oct. 13, 1998, after having begun
1998-99 season in Austria because he had been unable to catch on with an NHL
team. ... Missed part of 1998-99 season with broken left foot, an injury
suffered during Tampa Bay's Nov. 6, 1998, game vs. Chicago. He did not
return to action until Tampa Bay's Dec. 3, 1998, game at Calgary. ... Missed
part of 1998-99 season with hamstring injury, suffered during Tampa Bay's
Jan. 15, 1999, game at New Jersey. He did not return to action until Tampa
Bay's Jan. 29, 1999, game vs. Dallas. ... Missed part of 1998-99 season with
re-aggravation of hamstring injury, suffered during Tampa Bay's Jan. 30,
1999, game at Philadelphia. He did not return to action until Tampa Bay's
Feb. 13, 1999, game vs. San Jose. ... Missed part of 1998-99 season with
shoulder injury, suffered during Tampa Bay's Feb. 26, 1999, game vs.
Philadelphia. He did not return to action until Tampa Bay's March 19, 1999,
game vs. Detroit. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Leksand (Sweden); New Haven (AHL); Feldkirch (Austria)
Canada Cup: 1991
(fourth place)
World Championships: 1991 (gold medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Coaching Career: Named Trenton (ECHL)
part-time assistant coach on Nov. 4, 1999, and remained in that position
until July 8, 2000. ... Named Philadelphia (AHL) assistant coach on July 8,
2000, and remained in that position through 2004-05 season.
Miscellaneous: Was a skilled
carpenter during his playing days in Sweden. He built his own house there.
Personal: Full name is Kjell
William Alf Samuelsson. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
N.Y. Rangers traded Samuelsson and 1989 second-round pick (Patrik Juhlin) to
Philadelphia in exchange for Bob Froese on December 18, 1986. |
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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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