Mikael Renberg

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Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Height
Weight
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
220 lb (100 kg/15 st 10 lb)
Pro clubs Luleå HF
Philadelphia Flyers
Tampa Bay Lightning
Phoenix Coyotes
Toronto Maple Leafs
Skellefteå AIK
Nationality Flag of Sweden Sweden
Born May 5, 1972 (1972-05-05) (age 36),
Piteå, SWE
NHL Draft 40th overall, 1990
Philadelphia Flyers
Pro career 1990 – 2008

Mikael Renberg (born May 5, 1972, in Piteå, Sweden) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player. He spent twelve seasons in the NHL and eight in the Swedish Elitserien.

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Renberg began his National Hockey League career with the Philadelphia Flyers, who drafted him 40th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. He played with them for four seasons before being traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Chris Gratton; two seasons later the teams would virtually undo the trade, sending him back to Philadelphia for two more years. He was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Rick Tocchet during the 1999–2000 NHL season. He returned to Sweden to play for Luleå HF for one season and returned to the NHL by signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs. After three seasons in Toronto, Renberg once again returned to play for Luleå HF.

In Philadelphia he became popular with fans for playing on the feared "Legion of Doom" line with John LeClair and Eric Lindros, and helped the team to the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals, where they were swept in four games by the Detroit Red Wings.

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Preceded by
Paul Ysebaert
Tampa Bay Lightning captains
1997–98
Succeeded by
Rob Zamuner
Preceded by
Mikael Johansson
Golden Puck
2001
Succeeded by
Henrik Zetterberg