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Mikael Samuelsson

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Karl Mikael Samuelsson (born 23 December 1976) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey right winger and current player development coach for the Vancouver Canucks. Samuelsson began his career in Sweden, starting with small town team IFK Mariefred, followed by Södertälje SK as a junior in 1994. He went on to also play for Swedish teams IK Nyköping, Frölunda HC, and Brynäs IF. After being selected 145th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks, he moved to North America for the 2000–01 NHL season. Samuelsson spent short stints with the Sharks, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Florida Panthers, before returning to Europe during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Mikael Samuelsson is the 320th most popular hockey player (down from 318th in 2024), the 1,599th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,620th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Swedish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Mikael Samuelsson ranks 320 out of 676. Before him are Patric Kjellberg, Ladislav Nagy, Ján Lašák, Andrei Kovalenko, Patrick Kane, and Sergei Mozyakin. After him are Ryan Miller, Mark Recchi, Alexei Zhitnik, Mikael Granlund, Herberts Vasiļjevs, and Vincent Lecavalier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Mikael Samuelsson ranks 930. Before him are Reyes Estévez, Chris Gauthier, Lester Morgan, Eduardo Bustos Montoya, Barry Opdam, and Jervis Drummond. After him are José Théodore, Alexandre Goulart, Jamila Afghani, Babo, David Lyons, and Page Kennedy.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Mikael Samuelsson ranks 1,599 out of 1,879. Before him are Fredrik Lööf (1969), Ken Sema (1993), Anna Le Moine (1973), Marie Lindgren (1970), Amelia Andersdotter (1987), and Mikael Dorsin (1981). After him are Sofia Jakobsson (1990), Daniel Gildenlöw (1973), Julia Ragnarsson (1992), Sandra Oxenryd (1982), Amy Deasismont (1992), and Jonatan Johansson (1975).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Sweden

Among hockey players born in Sweden, Mikael Samuelsson ranks 36. Before him are Tomas Holmström (1973), Roger Johansson (1967), Magnus Johansson (1973), Ronnie Sundin (1970), Linus Omark (1987), and Patric Kjellberg (1969). After him are Daniel Tjärnqvist (1976), P. J. Axelsson (1975), Viktor Fasth (1982), Charles Berglund (1965), Johan Hedberg (1973), and Mikael Tellqvist (1979).

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