Henrik Samuelsson

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Henrik Samuelsson
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Samuelsson with the Springfield Falcons in 2015
Born (1994-02-07) February 7, 1994 (age 31)
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 20142020

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]

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Playing career

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 to 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

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 his father's playing career.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2010–11 U.S. NTDP Juniors USHL 27471178
2010–11U.S. NTDP U17USDP3812162898
2010–11U.S. NTDP U18USDP1634714
2011–12 Modo Hockey J18 34158
2011–12Modo Hockey J20 1645922
2011–12 Modo Hockey SEL 1502212
2011–12 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 287162342174101420
2012–13 Edmonton Oil KingsWHL6933478097221181943
2013–14 Edmonton Oil KingsWHL6535609597218152351
2014–15 Portland Pirates AHL 6818224056523513
2014–15 Arizona Coyotes NHL 30002
2015–16 Springfield Falcons AHL43391230
2016–17 Tucson Roadrunners AHL2021316
2016–17 Bakersfield Condors AHL50004
2017–18 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 4916274396
2017–18 Rockford IceHogs AHL2593123340002
2018–19 Rockford IceHogsAHL4025733
2018–19 Idaho SteelheadsECHL235510241153816
2019–20 Manchester Storm EIHL 31571224
2020–21 HK Levice SVK.2 10000
AHL totals201344074172923515
NHL totals30002

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2011 United States U17 Silver medal icon.svg564106
2011 United States U18 Gold medal icon.svg60114
Junior totals11651110

Awards and honors

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

References

  1. Vest, Dave (June 21, 2012). "Young Guns: Henrik Samuelsson". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  2. "Modo Hockey season statistics". eliteprospects.com. April 15, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  3. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  4. "Coyotes sign Samuelsson to entry-level contract". Phoenix Coyotes. March 11, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  5. "Arizona Coyotes at New York Rangers". NHL. February 27, 2015. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015.
  6. "Oilers acquire Samuelsson from Arizona". Edmonton Oilers. February 1, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  7. "Steelheads agree to terms with forward Henrik Samuelsson". Idaho Steelheads. September 7, 2017. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  8. "Manchester Storm player roster". Archived from the original on February 2, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  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. May 25, 2014. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Arizona Coyotes first round draft pick
2012
Succeeded by