Henrik Samuelsson

Henrik Samuelsson
Born (1994-02-07) February 7, 1994
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA[1]
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
AHL team
Former teams
Rockford IceHogs
Modo Hockey
Arizona Coyotes
NHL Draft 27th overall, 2012
Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career 2014present

Henrik Samuelsson (born February 7, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey player of Swedish ancestry. He is playing under contract with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL and currently on loan with the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League (AHL). Previously, he played with Modo Hockey in the Swedish Hockey League and the Arizona Coyotes in the National Hockey League (NHL).[2]

Playing career

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.[3]

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.[4]

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 former junior teammate, Mitch Moroz, on February 1, 2017.[5] 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.[6]

Personal life

Henrik is the son of two-time Penguins Stanley Cup winner Ulf Samuelsson and his older brother Philip currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes organization. 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

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11USNTDPUSHL27471178
2011–12Modo HockeyJ201645922
2011–12Modo HockeySEL1502212
2011–12Edmonton Oil KingsWHL287162342174101420
2012–13Edmonton Oil KingsWHL6933478097221181943
2013–14Edmonton Oil KingsWHL6535609597218152351
2014–15Portland PiratesAHL6818224056523513
2014–15Arizona CoyotesNHL30002
2015–16Springfield FalconsAHL43391230
2016–17Tucson RoadrunnersAHL2021316
2016–17Bakersfield CondorsAHL50004
2017–18Idaho SteelheadsECHL4916274396
2017–18Rockford IceHogsAHL2593123340002
NHL totals 3 0 0 0 2

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2011 United States WHC17 2nd, silver medalist(s) 5 6 4 10 6
2011 United States WJC18 1st, gold medalist(s) 6 0 1 1 4
Junior totals 11 6 5 11 10

Awards and honors

Honors Year
CHL Memorial Cup All-Star Team 2012 [7]
Memorial Cup Champion 2014 [8]
CHL Memorial Cup All-Star Team 2014 [9]

References

  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. "Coyotes sign Samuelsson to entry-level contract". Phoenix Coyotes. 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  4. "Arizona Coyotes at New York Rangers". NHL. 2015-02-27.
  5. "Oilers acquire Samuelsson from Arizona". Edmonton Oilers. 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  6. "Steelheads agree to terms with forward Henrik Samuelsson". Idaho Steelheads. 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  7. Memorial Cup All-Star Teams Archived 2016-01-07 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. "Oil Kings vs Storm". Memorial Cup. 2014-05-25. Archived from the original on 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  9. Memorial Cup All-Star Teams Archived 2016-01-07 at the Wayback Machine.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Connor Murphy
Arizona Coyotes first round draft pick
2012
Succeeded by
Max Domi


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