Ulf Dahlén

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Right Wing
shot = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 02
weight_lb = 195
played_for = New York Rangers
Minnesota North Stars
Dallas Stars
San Jose Sharks
Chicago Blackhawks
Washington Capitals
league = NHL
nationality = SWE
birth_date = Birth date and age|1967|1|21|mf=y
birth_place = Östersund, Sweden
career_start = 1987
career_end = 2003
draft = 7th overall
draft_year = 1985
draft_team = New York Rangers


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Ulf Dahlén (born January 21, 1967) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 14 seasons between 1987–88 and 2002–03 in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks, and Washington Capitals.

Dahlén was drafted 7th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. He played 966 career NHL games, scoring 301 goals, 354 assists and 655 points.

After his playing career, he has served as an assistant coach for the Swedish national team and a pro scout for the Dallas Stars; in June 2006, he was hired as an assistant coach by the Stars. [ [http://stars.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=315856&page=NewsPage&service=page Dallas Stars - News: Stars make front office moves - 06/16/2006 ] ] Following the 2007–08 season, Dahlén left Dallas and was named Head Coach of Frölunda HC of the Swedish Elite League. [http://www.frolundaindians.com/notice/notice_read.asp?id=2037]

Accomplishments and awards

*Swedish Junior Player of the Year Award (1985)
*EJC-A All-Star Team (1985)
*Named Best Forward at EJC-A (1985)
*WJC-A All-Star Team (1987)
*Swedish World All-Star Team (1993)
*WC-A All-Star Team (1993)

References

*legendsofhockey|10328