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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Kjell Dahlin
Selected in
fourth round
No. 82 overall by
Montreal Canadiens
Born February 2, 1963
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Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Timra (Sweden)
Birthplace: Timra, Sweden
Hometown:
Timra, Sweden |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1978-79 |
Timra | Sweden |
2 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
0 | | 1979-80 |
Timra | Sweden |
14 | 4 |
1 | 5 |
0 | | 1980-81 |
Timra | Sweden |
36 | 15 |
14 | 29 |
24 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
European Junior Championships: 1980 (bronze),
1981 (bronze)
Sweden Junior Player of Year: 1980-81 (Timra) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10, 1985 (Montreal at
Pittsburgh)
Numbers: 20 (Montreal)
Stanley Cup:
1986.
Playing Status: Retired 1994 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1985-1988 |
Montreal | 166 |
57 | 59 |
116 | 10 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1986-1988 |
Montreal | 35 |
6 | 11 |
17 | 6 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NHL All-Rookie Team: 1985-86 (Montreal)
Montreal
Records: Most points in a season by a rookie (71 in 1985-86, shares
record) most goals in a season by a rookie (32 in 1985-86)
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in his first NHL game. The power-play goal, at
17:10 of the first period, beat Pittsburgh goaltender Gilles Meloche. ...
Missed remainder of 1986-87 regular season and start of 1987 playoffs with
damaged ligaments in knee, an injury suffered during
Montreal's Jan. 7, 1987, game vs. Vancouver. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season
with back and rib injuries, suffered in November 1987. ... Left NHL to resume
his career in Sweden on May 24, 1988. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Timra, Karlstad, Grums (Sweden)
World Junior Championships: 1982
(fifth place), 1983 (fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Coaching Career: Became head of
Karlstad (Sweden) junior system after his retirement and remained in that
position into 2003-04 season. |
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SNAPSHOT '81 | | Total Selected: |
211 | | Forwards: |
119 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
25 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
10/4 | | College Players: |
21 | | High School: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
32 |
| Reached NHL: |
114 |
| Stanley Cup: |
17 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
30 |
| Picks Traded: |
38 |
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