Kjell Samuelsson

Kjell Samuelsson
Born	(1958-10-18) October 18, 1958 Tingsryd, Sweden
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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 associate coach of the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL).

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.

Coaching career

Samuelsson was named the head coach of the Phantoms on October 23, 2006, after then-Phantoms coach Craig Berube was named the assistant coach of the Philadelphia Flyers to replace John Stevens, who was named head coach of the Flyers after Ken Hitchcock was fired.

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

• Kjell Samuelsson's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Kjell Samuelsson at Hockey-Reference.com
• Kjell Samuelsson's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Kjell Samuelsson's player profile at NHL.com