Philip Samuelsson

Philip Samuelsson

With the Penguins in December 2013.
Born (1991-07-26) July 26, 1991
Leksand, Sweden[1][2]
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Montreal Canadiens
St. John's IceCaps (AHL)
Pittsburgh Penguins
Arizona Coyotes
NHL Draft 61st overall, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 2011–present

Philip Bo Samuelsson (born July 26, 1991) is a Swedish-American ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing within the Montreal Canadiens organization of the National Hockey League (NHL). 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]

Background

Samuelsson was born in Leksand, Sweden,[1][2] and raised in the United States where his father played in the National Hockey League until 2000. Samuelsson played at Avon Old Farms in 2005–06, and two season 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.[4] His younger brother Henrik currently belongs to the Arizona Coyotes organization.

Playing career

He began playing junior hockey with the US National Development Program before joining the Chicago Steel of the USHL in 2008–09.[5] In his season in Chicago, Samuelsson recorded 22 assists in 54 games and was an East Division All-Star.[4]

He competed in the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships and won the gold medal with Team USA.[4][6] After playing only one season of junior hockey, Samuelsson began playing college hockey with Boston College in 2009.[4] He helped the Boston College Eagles to the 2010 NCAA Tournament title in his freshman year.

Philip made his NHL debut with the Pittsburgh Penguins on December 16, 2013.[7] 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.[8]

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.[9]

On July 2, 2016, Samuelsson agreed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens.[10]

Career statistics

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

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09Chicago SteelUSHL540222260—————
2009–10Boston CollegeHE421131436—————
2010–11Boston CollegeHE394121672—————
2011–12 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 46 1 8 9 26 10 0 1 1 18
2011–12 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 5 0 1 1 11 3 1 0 1 0
2012–13 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 65 2 8 10 70 15 0 2 2 8
2013–14 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 64 3 19 22 66 8 0 1 1 8
2013–14 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2014–15 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 22 0 4 4 20 — — — — —
2014–15 Portland Pirates AHL 51 5 15 20 31 5 1 2 3 4
2014–15 Arizona Coyotes NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2015–16 Springfield Falcons AHL 56 4 27 31 32 — — — — —
2015–16 Arizona Coyotes NHL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
NHL totals 13 0 0 0 2 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2009 United States WJC18 1st, gold medalist(s) 7 0 3 3 4
Junior totals 7 0 3 3 4

References

  1. 1 2 "Player Bio:Philip Samuelsson". Elite Hockey Prospects. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Player Bio:Philip Samuelsson". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  3. ↑ Molinari, Dave (June 28, 2009). "NHL Draft: Penguins'2nd-round pick is Philip Samuelsson". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Player Bio:Philip Samuelsson". Boston College. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
  5. ↑ Kimelman, Adam (June 22, 2009). "Samuelsson has much in common with famous father". NHL.com. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
  6. ↑ Dahlia, Jeff (April 6, 2009). "2009 prospects: Philip Samuelsson". Hockey's Future. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Maple Leafs @ Penguins boxscore". Pittsburgh Penguins. December 16, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Coyotes trade Klinkhammer, conditional fifth to Penguins for Samuelsson". The Sports Network. 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  9. ↑ "Player arbitration cases announced". National Hockey League. 2015-07-05. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
  10. ↑ "One-year, two-way contract for Philip Samuelsson". Montreal Canadiens. 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
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