Ulf Samuelsson

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Ulf Samuelsson (Born March 26, 1964, in Fagersta,Västmanlands län, Sweden), is a Swedish-American retired professional ice hockey player. On June 5, 2006, he was named the assistant coach of the Phoenix Coyotes, replacing Rick Bowness.

He was known as one of NHL's most hated players, specialising in heavy body checks and agitating opponents, who largely considered him a pest. His playing style also prompted his English nickname 'Robocop' and 'Tuffe Uffe' in Sweden. His knee-on-knee hit against Cam Neely during the 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs nearly ended Neely's career. Labels of "dirty player" and "cheap-shot artist" stuck with Samuelsson for the remainder of his NHL career.

Another notable Samuelsson moment occurred when Samuelsson checked Sergei Krivokrasov into the boards near Janet Jones, the wife of Wayne Gretzky, causing the Plexiglas to pop out and knock Jones unconscious.

During the Nagano Olympics, he was ejected from the Swedish team when it was discovered that he had requested and received a US citizenship. His Swedish citizenship was revoked and he wasn't allowed to play. In 2001, when Sweden permitted double citizenships, Ulf got his Swedish passport back.

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[edit] Playing career

Samuelsson was selected 67th overall by the Hartford Whalers in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. He was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1991 with Ron Francis in a deal that helped them win Stanley Cups in 1991 and 1992.

Samuelsson played 1,080 career NHL games, scoring 57 goals and 275 assists for 332 points. He accumulated 2,453 penalty minutes over the course of his career.

[edit] Coaching career

[edit] Awards

  • NHL Allstars 1987

[edit] Records

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1981-82 Leksands IF Stars SEL 31 3 1 4 40
1982-83 Leksands IF Stars SEL 33 9 6 15 72
1983-84 Leksands IF Stars SEL 36 5 11 16 53
1984-85 Hartford Whalers NHL 41 2 6 8 83
1984-85 Binghamton Whalers AHL 36 5 11 16 92
1985-86 Hartford Whalers NHL 80 5 19 24 174 10 1 2 3 38
1986-87 Hartford Whalers NHL 78 2 31 33 162 5 0 1 1 41
1987-88 Hartford Whalers NHL 76 8 33 41 159 5 0 0 0 8
1988-89 Hartford Whalers NHL 71 9 26 35 181 4 0 2 2 4
1989-90 Hartford Whalers NHL 55 2 11 13 177 7 1 0 1 2
1990-91 Hartford Whalers NHL 62 3 18 21 174
1990-91 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 14 1 4 5 37 20 3 2 5 34
1991-92 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 62 1 14 15 206 21 0 2 2 39
1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 77 3 26 29 249 12 1 5 6 24
1993-94 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 80 5 24 29 199 6 0 1 1 18
1994-95 Leksands IF Stars SEL 2 0 0 0 8
1994-95 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 44 1 15 16 113 7 0 2 2 8
1995-96 New York Rangers NHL 74 1 18 19 122 11 1 5 6 16
1996-97 New York Rangers NHL 73 6 11 17 136 15 0 2 2 30
1997-98 New York Rangers NHL 73 3 9 12 122
1998-99 New York Rangers NHL 67 3 9 12 93
1998-99 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4 0 0 0 6 9 0 3 3 10
1999-00 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 49 1 2 3 58
NHL Totals 1080 57 275 332 2453 132 7 27 34 272

[edit] International play

  • Played for Team Sweden in the World Junior Championships 1982, -83 and -84.
  • Played for Team Sweden in the European Junior Championships 1982.
  • Played for Team Sweden in the World Championships 1985 and -90.
  • Played for Team Sweden in the Canada Cup 1992.
  • Played for Team Sweden in the Olympics 1998 (first part only).

International Statistics

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1982 Sweden WJC 7 1 3 3 18
1982 Sweden EJC 5 2 1 3 10
1983 Sweden WJC 1 0 1 1 0
1984 Sweden WJC 7 1 4 5 18
1985 Sweden WC 9 1 2 3 22
1990 Sweden WC 7 2 0 2 18
1992 Sweden Canada Cup 3 0 0 0 4
1998 Sweden Olympics 3 0 1 1 4

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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