Kjell Samuelsson

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size =
position = Defense
played_for = New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Tampa Bay Lightning
shot = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 6
weight_lb = 235
nationality = Sweden
birth_date = Birth date and age|1958|10|18|mf=y
birth_place = Tingsryd, SWE
draft = 119th overall
draft_year = 1984
draft_team = New York Rangers
career_start = 1983
career_end = 1999

Kjell Samuelsson (born 18 October, 1958 in Tingsryd, Sweden) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently the associate coach of the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League.

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. 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 fill the void left by John Stevens, who was named head coach of the Flyers after Ken Hitchcock was fired. After another mediocre season in which the Phantoms failed to make the AHL playoffs for the second year in a row, Samuelsson was demoted to associate coach of the team (Craig Berube being named as his replacement for the 2007 – 2008 season).

External links

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