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Mikael Samuelsson
Born (1976-12-23) December 23, 1976 (age 47)
Mariefred, SWE
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 213 lb (97 kg; 15 st 3 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Detroit Red Wings
Florida Panthers
Pittsburgh Penguins
New York Rangers
San Jose Sharks
NHL draft 145th overall, 1998
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 1996–present

Mikael Samuelsson (born December 23, 1976 in Mariefred, Sweden) is a professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Samuelsson was drafted in the 5th round, 145th overall, by the San Jose Sharks in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. He was with the Sharks in 2000–01, played in four games and did not register a single point. The following season he signed with the New York Rangers, and spent two seasons there, while racking up 14 goals and 24 assists for 38 points during the two seasons he spent as a Ranger. During the 2002–03 season he was traded to Pittsburgh Penguins. But after just scoring 2 goals and 0 assists in 22 games the Pens traded him to the Florida Panthers in the summer of 2003.

During the NHL lockout, Samuelsson, played in Europe and Russia. Samuelsson split his time in Europe to play for Genève-Servette HC of the of the Swiss Nationalliga A and Södertälje SK of the Swedish Elitserien.

In September 2005, Samuelsson signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings.[1] During his first season with the Red Wings, Samuelsson recorded career NHL highs in games played, goals, assists, and points. In March 2006, Samuelsson signed a three-year contract extension with the Red Wings.[2]

Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 Södertälje SK SEL 29 4 2 6 10 - - - - -
1997–98 Södertälje SK SEL 31 8 8 16 47 - - - - -
1998–99 Frölunda HC SEL 27 0 5 5 10 - - - - -
1998–99 Södertälje SK Swe-2 18 13 10 23 26 - - - - -
1999–00 Brynäs IF SEL 40 4 3 7 76 - - - - -
2000–01 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 66 32 46 78 58 3 1 0 1 0
2000–01 San Jose Sharks NHL 4 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2001–02 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 8 3 6 9 12 - - - - -
2001–02 New York Rangers NHL 67 6 10 16 23 - - - - -
2002–03 New York Rangers NHL 58 8 14 22 32 - - - - -
2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 22 2 0 2 8 - - - - -
2003–04 Florida Panthers NHL 37 3 6 9 35 - - - - -
2004–05 Genève-Servette HC Swiss-A 12 2 4 6 14 - - - - -
2004–05 Södertälje SK SEL 29 7 13 20 45 10 3 3 6 24
2005–06 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Swiss-A 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2005–06 Detroit Red Wings NHL 71 23 22 45 42 6 0 1 1 6
2006–07 Detroit Red Wings NHL 53 14 20 34 28 18 3 8 11 14
2007-08 Detroit Red Wings NHL 73 11 29 40 26 22 5 8 13 8
NHL Totals 385 67 101 168 194 46 8 17 25 28

International play

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Team

Played for Sweden in:

International statistics

Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM
2005 Sweden WC 9 1 4 5 4
2006 Sweden Oly 8 1 3 4 2
2006 Sweden WC 8 4 5 9 4

References

  1. ^ "Red Wings sign Samuelsson". 2005. Retrieved 2006-09-22.
  2. ^ "Samuelsson signs extension with Red Wings". 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-22.
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