Patrik Carnbäck

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Right Wing
shot = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 192
played_for = "In Europe"
Västra Frölunda HC
Kölner Haie
"NHL"
Montreal Canadiens
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
nationality = Sweden
birth_date = Birth date and age|1968|2|1|mf=y
birth_place = Gothenburg, SWE
career_start = 1986
career_end = 2003
draft = 125th overall
draft_year = 1988
draft_team = Montreal Canadiens


image_size =
nickname = Carna

Jan Patrik Carnbäck (born February 1, 1968, in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player.

Playing career

Patrik started playing hockey at age 8, with the local club IFK Bäcken. After five years with Bäcken he joined Västra Frölunda HC. At age 17 he started playing with Frölunda's elite team, at the time in Swedish hockey's Division 1. Patrik and Frölunda played three seasons in Division 1 before advancing to Elitserien in 1989. During these three seasons, Carnbäck played 83 games, scoring 49 goals and 49 assist for a total of 98 points.

In his first season in Elitserien (1889-90), Patrik ended up second in the scoring race with a total of 54 points, as a rookie. He won Rookie of the year, voted ahead of Mats Sundin. Trailing him in the scorings race were some top notch scoring machines, Håkan Loob (53), Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (46), Peter Gradin (46), Thomas Rundqvist (46), Anders Carlsson (43) and Lars-Gunnar Pettersson (42). The only player to finish ahead of him was AIK's Robert Burakovsky with 57 points. His succes in Elitserien lead to his debut with the national team in November, 1989.

In the 1992 World Championships he was one of the best players for team Sweden. He started the tournament playing with Mats Sundin and Peter Forsberg. After a disappointing tie game, 0-0, against team Italy he formed a line with newly arrived, NHLer Mikael Andersson and Daniel Rydmark. They became Sweden's new offensive weapon. In the tournament final, Carnbäck was named "best player of the game."

After his success in the World Championships and his play in Elitserien, the Montreal Canadiens decided to bring him over the pond. However, Patrik didn't manage to get a roster spot in Montreal and played most of the season with Montreal's farm team, the Fredericton Canadiens.

On August 10, 1993, Montreal traded Patrik and Todd Ewen to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for their 3rd round choice (Chris Murray) in the 1994 Entry Draft. He had more success in Anaheim and was a regular on the team in his first season. He played three seasons with the Ducks before signing with the Kölner Haie of the DEL.

He recorded his only fight in the NHL on January 6, 1994, against Patrick Poulin of the Chicago Blackhawks. [cite web | title=Patrik Carnback 1993-1994 Regular Season - Fight Card | publisher=Hockeyfights.com | url=http://hockeyfights.com/players/3744/fightcard/reg1994 | accessdate=2007-01-10]

Awards

*Elitserien Rookie of the Year in 1990.
*Named to the Elitserien All-Star Team in 2000.

Career statistics

International play

Played for the Sweden in:

*1988 World Junior Championships
*1992 Winter Olympics
*1992 World Championships (gold medal)
*1994 World Championships (bronze medal)

International statistics

Notes and references

Notes

References

* cite web
url = http://www.frolundaindians.com/default.asp?initid=1308&menutree=1555.1852.1922&toplinkname=f%F6reningen&menuheading=f%F6reningen&mainpage=templates/05.asp?sida=1605
title = Del 75 - Årets Rookie 1989-90
accessdate = 2007-01-10
author = Lars O. Carlsson
last = Carlsson
first = Lars O.
date = 2006-12-25
work = Nostalgiska Återblickar
publisher = Frölunda HC
language = Swedish
* cite web
url = http://www.wilsonlarsson.sbgb.se/profiler.htm
title = Patrik Carnbäck - player profile
accessdate = 2007-01-10
author =
last =
first =
publisher = http://frolunda.info.se/
language = Swedish
* cite web
url = http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=10222
title = Patrik Carnback at Legends of Hockey
accessdate = 2007-01-10
publisher = Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum

External links

*hockeydb|830