Kjell William Alf Samuelsson (born 18 October 1958) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Tampa Bay Lightning between 1985 and 1999. On December 17, 2018 he was named interim assistant coach of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the AHL. He was then the Flyers’ director of player development for ten years, before being fired on June 1, 2023.
Position | Defenseman/Défenseur |
International Hockey | Sweden World Championships (1991 ) Canada Cup (1991) |
Club Hockey | Tingsryds AIF – Division 1 (Sweden 2nd Tier) Leksands IF – Elitserien (Swedish Top Tier) New Haven Nighthawks – American Hockey League (US/Canada 2nd Tier) New York Rangers – National Hockey League Philadelphia Flyers – NHL Pittsburgh Penguins – NHL VEU Feldkirch – International Central European Hockey League (Austria Top Tier) Tampa Bay Lightning – NHL |
Awards and Honors | NHL All-Star (1987-88) World Championships Gold Medal (1991) Stanley Cup (1992) |
Career Statistics
Transactions
1986-12-18 | Traded by the New York Rangers with 2nd round draft pick in 1989 (Patrik Juhlin) to the Philadelphia Flyers for Bob Froese. |
1992-02-19 | Traded by the Philadelphia Flyers with 3rd round draft pick in 1993 (Dave Roche), Rick Tocchet and Ken Wregget to the Pittsburgh Penguins for 1st round draft pick in 1992 (previously acquired, Philadelphia selected Jason Bowen), Brian Benning and Mark Recchi. |
1995-08-31 | Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Flyers. |
1998-10-14 | Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning. |
1999-04-18 | Retired. |