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Philip Samuelsson

Philip Samuelsson

American ice hockey player

Philip Bo Samuelsson (born July 26, 1991) is a Swedish-American professional ice hockey defenceman for Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Samuelsson was drafted in the second round, 61st overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins. He is the son of two-time Penguins Stanley Cup winner, Ulf Samuelsson.[3]

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Background

Samuelsson was born in Leksand, Sweden,[1][2] and raised in the United States where his father played in the National Hockey League (NHL) until 2000.[citation needed] As a youth, he played in the 2004 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Philadelphia Flyers minor ice hockey team.[4] Samuelsson played at Avon Old Farms in 2005–06, and two seasons for PF Changs of the Midwest Elite Hockey League while living in Scottsdale, Arizona where his father was an assistant coach for the Phoenix Coyotes.[5] His younger brother Henrik currently plays for Manchester Storm in the EIHL.[6]

Playing career

He began playing junior hockey with the US National Development Program before joining the Chicago Steel of the USHL in 2008–09.[7] In his season in Chicago, Samuelsson recorded 22 assists in 54 games and was an East Division All-Star.[5]

He competed in the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships and won the gold medal with Team USA.[5][8] After playing only one season of junior hockey, Samuelsson began playing college hockey with Boston College in 2009.[5] He helped the Boston College Eagles to the 2010 NCAA Tournament title in his freshman year.[citation needed]

Philip made his NHL debut with the Pittsburgh Penguins on December 16, 2013.[9] On December 5, 2014 Samuelsson was traded to the Arizona Coyotes for Rob Klinkhammer and a conditional fifth round pick of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.[10]

Following the 2014–15 NHL season Samuelsson became a restricted free agent under the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Arizona Coyotes made him a qualifying offer to retain his NHL rights and, on July 5, 2015, Samuelsson filed for Salary Arbitration.[11]

On July 2, 2016, Samuelsson agreed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens.[12] He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the St. John's IceCaps to begin the 2016–17 season. In 40 games with the IceCaps, Samuelsson posted only 5 points from the blueline before he was traded by the Canadiens to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for defenseman Keegan Lowe on February 21, 2017. His father, Ulf, is currently an assistant coach with the Chicago Blackhawks.[citation needed]

On October 4, 2018, Samuelsson signed a one-year contract with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.[13]

Career statistics

With the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins during the 2012 Calder Cup playoffs.

Regular season and playoffs

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International

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References

  1. [1]
    "Player Bio:Philip Samuelsson". Elite Hockey Prospects. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Player Bio:Philip Samuelsson". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  3. [3]
    Molinari, Dave (June 28, 2009). "NHL Draft: Penguins'2nd-round pick is Philip Samuelsson". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
  4. [4]
    "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Player Bio:Philip Samuelsson". Boston College. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
  6. [6]
    "Manchester Storm player roster". Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  7. [7]
    Kimelman, Adam (June 22, 2009). "Samuelsson has much in common with famous father". NHL.com. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
  8. [8]
    Dahlia, Jeff (April 6, 2009). "2009 prospects: Philip Samuelsson". Hockey's Future. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
  9. [9]
    "Maple Leafs @ Penguins boxscore". Pittsburgh Penguins. December 16, 2013.
  10. [10]
    "Coyotes trade Klinkhammer, conditional fifth to Penguins for Samuelsson". The Sports Network. December 5, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  11. [11]
    "Player arbitration cases announced". National Hockey League. July 5, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  12. [12]
    "One-year, two-way contract for Philip Samuelsson". Montreal Canadiens. July 2, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  13. [13]
    "Phantoms Ink D Philip Samuelsson to One-Year Deal". Lehigh Valley Phantoms. October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
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