Ulf Dahlén

Swedish ice hockey player and coach

Ice hockey player

Ulf Dahlén

Ulf Dahlén in September 2011

Born|  (1967-01-21) 21 January 1967 (age 57)
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|  1985-2003

Ulf Reinhold Dahlén (born 21 January 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]

## Career

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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 15 April 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

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* 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

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### Regular season and playoffs

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|  | Regular season |  | Playoffs

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Season | Team  | League  | GP  | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM
1983–84 | Östersunds IK | SWE.2 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 10 | — | — | — | — | —
1984–85 | Östersunds IK | SWE.2 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4
1985–86 | IF Björklöven | SEL | 22 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | —
1986–87 | IF Björklöven | SEL | 31 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4
1987–88 | Colorado Rangers | IHL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | —
1987–88 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 29 | 23 | 52 | 26 | — | — | — | — | —
1988–89 | New York Rangers | NHL | 56 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
1989–90 | New York Rangers | NHL | 63 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 30 | — | — | — | — | —
1989–90 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2
1990–91 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 66 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4
1991–92 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 79 | 36 | 30 | 66 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2
1992–93 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 83 | 35 | 39 | 74 | 6 | — | — | — | — | —
1993–94 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 65 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 10 | — | — | — | — | —
1993–94 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0
1994–95 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 46 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0
1995–96 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 59 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 27 | — | — | — | — | —
1996–97 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 43 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | — | —
1996–97 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 30 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
1997–98 | HV71 | SEL | 29 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12
1998–99 | HV71 | SEL | 25 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 4 | — | — | — | — | —
1999–00 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 75 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2
2000–01 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 73 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2
2001–02 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 69 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 8 | — | — | — | — | —
2002–03 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 63 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0
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

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Medal record

Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
European Junior Championships
|  1985 France |
World Junior Championships
|  1987 Czechoslovakia |
World Championships
|  1998 Switzerland |
|  1993 Germany |
|  2002 Sweden |
Year  | Team  | Event  |  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM

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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

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

## External links

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* Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by

Terry Carkner

|  New York Rangers first round draft pick
1985 | Succeeded by

Brian Leetch

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Preceded by

Jörgen Jönsson

|  Golden Puck
1998  | Succeeded by

Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin