Ulf Dahlén

Ulf Reinhold Dahlén (born January 21, 1967) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player, and former head coach for HV71 and Frölunda HC in the Swedish Hockey League. His son Jonathan Dahlén was drafted 42nd overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Ulf Dahlén
Ulf Dahlén in September 2011
Born (1967-01-21) January 21, 1967
Östersund, Sweden
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for IF Björklöven
New York Rangers
Minnesota North Stars
Dallas Stars
San Jose Sharks
Chicago Blackhawks
HV71
Washington Capitals
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 7th overall, 1985
New York Rangers
Playing career 19852003

Career

Dahlén was drafted seventh overall by the New York Rangers in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. He played 966 career NHL games, scoring 301 goals, 354 assists and 655 points. During his active playing career, he played for 14 seasons, between 1987–88 and 2002–03, in the NHL for the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks and Washington Capitals. On April 15, 1993, Dahlén scored the final goal in Minnesota North Stars history in a 5-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings, Russ Courtnall and Dave Gagner assisted on the goal.

After his playing career, he has served as an assistant coach for the Swedish national team and a pro scout for the Dallas Stars; and in June 2006, he was hired as an assistant coach by the Stars.[2] Following the 2007–08 season, Dahlén left Dallas to take the head coaching position for Frölunda HC in Elitserien in Sweden.[3] After three seasons with Frölunda, Dahlén signed as head coach for HV71, where he played for two seasons in the late 1990s.[4]

Accomplishments and awards

  • Swedish Junior Player of the Year Award (1985)
  • EJC-A All-Star Team (1985)
  • Named Best Forward at EJC-A (1985)
  • WJC-A All-Star Team (1987)
  • Swedish World All-Star Team (1993)
  • WC-A All-Star Team (1993)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1983–84Östersunds IKSWE.23615112610
1984–85Östersunds IKSWE.2312726532056064
1985–86IF BjörklövenSEL224378
1986–87IF BjörklövenSEL31912212066284
1987–88Colorado RangersIHL22240
1987–88New York RangersNHL7029235226
1988–89New York RangersNHL562419435040000
1989–90New York RangersNHL6318183630
1989–90Minnesota North StarsNHL13246071452
1990–91Minnesota North StarsNHL662118396152684
1991–92Minnesota North StarsNHL793630661070332
1992–93Minnesota North StarsNHL833539746
1993–94Dallas StarsNHL6519385710
1993–94San Jose SharksNHL1366120146280
1994–95San Jose SharksNHL4611233411115490
1995–96San Jose SharksNHL5916122827
1996–97San Jose SharksNHL43811198
1996–97Chicago BlackhawksNHL3068141050110
1997–98HV71SEL299223116513412
1998–99HV71SEL251415294
1999–00Washington CapitalsNHL75152338850112
2000–01Washington CapitalsNHL73153348660112
2001–02Washington CapitalsNHL692329528
2002–03Dallas StarsNHL6317203714111340
SEL totals 107 36 52 88 48 11 7 5 12 16
NHL totals 966 301 354 655 230 85 15 25 40 12

International

Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 France
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Czechoslovakia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Switzerland
Silver medal – second place 1993 Germany
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Sweden
Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1985 Sweden EJC 5 7 4 11 0
1986 Sweden WJC 7 3 4 7 4
1987 Sweden WJC 7 7 8 15 2
1989 Sweden WC 10 2 2 4 4
1991 Sweden CC 6 2 1 3 5
1993 Sweden WC 6 5 2 7 0
1996 Sweden WCH 4 1 1 2 0
1998 Sweden OG 4 1 0 1 2
1998 Sweden WC 10 3 3 6 0
2002 Sweden OLY 4 1 2 3 0
2002 Sweden WC 9 5 2 7 0
Junior totals 19 17 16 33 6
Senior totals 53 20 13 33 11

References

  1. Garrioch, Bruch (June 25, 2016). "Senators draft Dahlen, another son of former NHLer, in second round". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  2. "Stars make front office moves". DallasStars.com. Dallas Stars. June 16, 2006. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  3. "Dahlén och Karlsson leder Frölunda". Hockeyligan.se (in Swedish). Svenska Hockeyligan AB. May 27, 2008. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  4. "Ulf Dahlén ny huvudtränare för HV71". HV71.se (in Swedish). HV71. May 4, 2011. Archived from the original on May 7, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
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