Henrik Samuelsson (born February 7, 1994) is a Swedish-American former professional ice hockey player. Samuelsson was most notably played with Modo Hockey in the Swedish Hockey League and the Arizona Coyotes in the National Hockey League (NHL).[2]

Henrik Samuelsson
Samuelsson with the Springfield Falcons in 2015
Born (1994-02-07) February 7, 1994 (age 30)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Modo Hockey
Arizona Coyotes
Manchester Storm
HK Levice
NHL draft 27th overall, 2012
Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career 2014–2020

Playing career

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As a youth, Samuelsson played in the 2007 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Phoenix, Arizona.[3]

Samuelsson was drafted twenty-seventh overall by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft whilst playing major junior hockey for the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League. On March 11, 2013, he was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Coyotes.[4]

On February 26, 2015, Henrik made his NHL debut in a game against the New York Rangers. His father Ulf was in attendance as an assistant coach for the Rangers.[5]

During the 2016–17 season, having contributed with just 2 goals in 20 games with AHL affiliate the Tucson Roadrunners, Samuelsson was traded by the Coyotes to the Edmonton Oilers, in exchange for a former junior teammate, Mitch Moroz, on February 1, 2017.[6] With the Oilers AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors, Samuelsson appeared in 5 scoreless games.

As a free agent, Samuelsson opted to continue his career in the ECHL, agreeing to a one-year deal with the Idaho Steelheads on September 7, 2017.[7]

As of January 2020, Samuelsson was playing for the Manchester Storm in the EIHL.[8]

Samuelsson originally agreed a move to Saryarka Karagandy of the VHL for the 2020–21 season.[9] However, Samuelsson instead moved to Slovak 1. Liga side HK Levice and closed out his professional career after just 1 appearance with the club.

Personal life

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Henrik is the son of two-time Penguins Stanley Cup winner Ulf Samuelsson and his older brother Philip currently plays for IK Oskarshamn in the SHL. Samuelsson was born in Pittsburgh, while his father was a member of the Penguins. As a result of his father's career, Samuelsson lived in four different cities before settling in Scottsdale, Arizona, following the latter's playing career.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 U.S. NTDP Juniors USHL 27 4 7 11 78
2010–11 U.S. NTDP U17 USDP 38 12 16 28 98
2010–11 U.S. NTDP U18 USDP 16 3 4 7 14
2011–12 Modo Hockey J18 3 4 1 5 8
2011–12 Modo Hockey J20 16 4 5 9 22
2011–12 Modo Hockey SEL 15 0 2 2 12
2011–12 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 28 7 16 23 42 17 4 10 14 20
2012–13 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 69 33 47 80 97 22 11 8 19 43
2013–14 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 65 35 60 95 97 21 8 15 23 51
2014–15 Portland Pirates AHL 68 18 22 40 56 5 2 3 5 13
2014–15 Arizona Coyotes NHL 3 0 0 0 2
2015–16 Springfield Falcons AHL 43 3 9 12 30
2016–17 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 20 2 1 3 16
2016–17 Bakersfield Condors AHL 5 0 0 0 4
2017–18 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 49 16 27 43 96
2017–18 Rockford IceHogs AHL 25 9 3 12 33 4 0 0 0 2
2018–19 Rockford IceHogs AHL 40 2 5 7 33
2018–19 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 23 5 5 10 24 11 5 3 8 16
2019–20 Manchester Storm EIHL 31 5 7 12 24
2020–21 HK Levice SVK.2 1 0 0 0 0
AHL totals 201 34 40 74 172 9 2 3 5 15
NHL totals 3 0 0 0 2

International

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Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2011 United States U17   5 6 4 10 6
2011 United States U18   6 0 1 1 4
Junior totals 11 6 5 11 10

Awards and honors

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Honors Year
CHL Memorial Cup All-Star Team 2012, 2014 [10]
Memorial Cup Champion 2014 [11]

References

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  1. ^ Vest, Dave (2012-06-21). "Young Guns: Henrik Samuelsson". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
  2. ^ "Modo Hockey season statistics". eliteprospects.com. 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  3. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  4. ^ "Coyotes sign Samuelsson to entry-level contract". Phoenix Coyotes. 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  5. ^ "Arizona Coyotes at New York Rangers". NHL. 2015-02-27. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015.
  6. ^ "Oilers acquire Samuelsson from Arizona". Edmonton Oilers. 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  7. ^ "Steelheads agree to terms with forward Henrik Samuelsson". Idaho Steelheads. 2017-09-07. Archived from the original on 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  8. ^ "Manchester Storm player roster". Archived from the original on 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  9. ^ "💣Состав "Сарыарки" пополнил американский нападающий.. | "SARYARQA" HK / ХК "Сарыарка" | VK".
  10. ^ Memorial Cup All-Star Teams Archived 2016-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Oil Kings vs Storm". Memorial Cup. 2014-05-25. Archived from the original on 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Arizona Coyotes first round draft pick
2012
Succeeded by