Kjell Samuelsson

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.

PositionDefenseman/Défenseur
International Hockey
 Sweden
World Championships (1991 Gold medal – first place)
Canada Cup (1991)
Club HockeyTingsryds 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 HonorsNHL All-Star (1987-88)
World Championships Gold Medal (1991)
Stanley Cup (1992)

Career Statistics

Transactions

1986-12-18Traded by the New York Rangers with 2nd round draft pick in 1989 (Patrik Juhlin) to the Philadelphia Flyers for Bob Froese.
1992-02-19Traded 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.
1995-08-31Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Flyers.
1998-10-14Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
1999-04-18Retired.