Ulf Samuelsson: Bio, Stats, News & More

Born:	March 26, 1964	Draft:	1982 Whalers #67 Overall
Hometown:	Fagersta, Sweden	Position:	D
Known For:	2 Stanley Cups	Shoots:	Left
National Team:	Sweden

Ulf Bo Samuelsson (born March 26, 1964) is a Swedish-American former professional ice hockey defenceman who currently serves as assistant coach of the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. He played several seasons in the NHL with the Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, and Philadelphia Flyers. He was a two-time Stanley Cup champion as a member of the Penguins in 1991 and 1992.

During his playing career, Samuelsson was viewed by NHL stars as “the most hated man in hockey”; he was described to the New York Times as “the lowest form of human being” and someone whose play is all about “trying to hurt you and knock you out of the game”. He is also infamous for his knee-to-knee hit on Boston Bruins Cam Neely during the 1991 playoffs that completely ended Neely’s career five years later.

Years as an NHL player: 1984-2000

Years as an NHL coach: 2006-2011, 2013-2016, 2017-present

Ulf Samuelsson Hartford Whalers — Ulf Samuelson, Hartford Whalers (Photo by Graig Abel/Getty Images)

Ulf Samuelsson Statistics

Trade Tracker

Date	Traded From	Traded With	Traded To	Traded For
Mar. 4, 1991		Ron Francis Grant Jennings		John Cullen Jeff Parker Zarley Zalapski
Aug. 31, 1995		Luc Robitaille		Petr Nedved Sergei Zubov
Mar. 23, 1999		–		Second-Round Pick 1999 (David Inman) Third-Round Pick 1999 (Johan Asplund)
June 25, 1999		–		Future Considerations