Kjell Samuelsson
| Kjell Samuelsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 18, 1958 Tingsryd, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Tingsryds AIF Leksands IF New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL Draft |
119th overall, 1984 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1976–1999 | ||
Kjell Samuelsson (born October 18, 1958) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning. He is currently the Flyers Director of Player Development.
Playing career
Samuelsson was chosen 119th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. He played 813 career NHL games, scoring 48 goals and 138 assists for 186 points, as well as compiling 1,225 penalty minutes. He won the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1992. He retired after playing one season with the Tampa Bay Lightning after the 1998–1999 NHL season. He was the last active NHL player to have been born in the 1950s. Samuelsson played the majority of his career with the Philadelphia Flyers.
Despite his surname and reputation as a physical defenseman, he is not related to former teammate Ulf Samuelsson.
Coaching career
Samuelsson was named an assistant coach of the Phantoms on October 23, 2006, after then-Phantoms coach Craig Berube was named the assistant coach of the Philadelphia Flyers.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1976–77 | Tingsryds AIF | Swe-2 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1977–78 | Tingsryds AIF | Swe-2 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Tingsryds AIF | Swe-2 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Tingsryds AIF | Swe-2 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Tingsryds AIF | Swe-2 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1981–82 | Tingsryds AIF | Swe-2 | 33 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Tingsryds AIF | Swe-2 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Leksands IF | SEL | 36 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Leksands IF | SEL | 35 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 56 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1985–86 | New York Rangers | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1986–87 | New York Rangers | NHL | 30 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 46 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 86 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 25 | ||
| 1987–88 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 74 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 184 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 23 | ||
| 1988–89 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 69 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 140 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | ||
| 1989–90 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 66 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 78 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 54 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 1992–93 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 63 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 106 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 59 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 118 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
| 1994–95 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | ||
| 1995–96 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 75 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 81 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | ||
| 1996–97 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 34 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 49 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | VEU Feldkirch | EuroHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 46 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 813 | 48 | 138 | 186 | 1225 | 123 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 178 | ||||
| Swe-2 totals | 192 | 40 | 37 | 77 | 339 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | ||||
| SEL totals | 71 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Sweden | EJC | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
| 1991 | Sweden | CC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | |
| Senior int'l totals | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 28 | |||
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database