Mikael Renberg

Mikael Renberg
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
Teams	NHL Philadelphia Flyers Tampa Bay Lightning Phoenix Coyotes Toronto Maple Leafs Elitserien Luleå HF Skellefteå AIK
Nationality	Swedish
Born	(1972-05-05)May 5, 1972, Piteå, SWE
NHL Draft	40th overall, 1990 Philadelphia Flyers
Pro Career	1990 – 2009

Mikael Renberg (born May 5, 1972) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player, last playing for Skellefteå AIK in Elitserien. He spent twelve seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and eight in the Swedish Elitserien.

Playing career

Renberg began his National Hockey League career with the Philadelphia Flyers, who drafted him 40th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. He played with them for four seasons before being traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Chris Gratton; two seasons later the teams would virtually undo the trade, sending him back to Philadelphia for two more years. He was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Rick Tocchet during the 1999–2000 NHL season. He returned to Sweden to play for Luleå HF for one season and returned to the NHL by signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs. After three seasons in Toronto, Renberg once again returned to play for Luleå HF.

In Philadelphia he became popular with fans for playing on the feared "Legion of Doom" line with John LeClair and Eric Lindros, and helped the team to the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals, where they were swept in four games by the Detroit Red Wings.

Awards

• Gold medal at the Junior European Championships in 1990.
• Named to the World Championships All-Star Team in 1993.
• Awarded the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial (Most Improved Player - Philadelphia Flyers) in 1994.
• Awarded the Yanick Dupre Memorial {Class Guy Award - Philadelphia Flyers) in 1995.
• Awarded the Viking Award (Top Swedish player in the NHL) in 1995.
• Gold Medal at the World Championships in 1998.
• Awarded the Golden Puck (Elitserien Player of the Year) in 2001.
• He was inducted into the Piteå Wall of Fame in 2006.

Records and milestones

• Philadelphia Flyers' franchise record for most points in a season by a rookie, 82 (1993–94)
• Scored 200th NHL career point with an assist vs. Vancouver Canucks (December 1, 1996)
• Scored 100th NHL career goal vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (February 16, 1997)

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989–90	Luleå HF	SEL		2	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Luleå HF	SEL		29	11	6	17	12		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Luleå HF	SEL		38	8	15	23	20		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Luleå HF	SEL		39	19	13	32	61		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		83	38	44	82	36		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Luleå HF	SEL		10	9	4	13	16		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		47	26	31	57	20		15	6	7	13	6
1995–96	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		51	23	20	43	45		11	3	6	9	14
1996–97	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		77	22	37	59	65		18	5	6	11	4
1997–98	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		68	16	22	38	34		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		20	4	8	12	4		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		46	11	15	26	14		6	0	0	0	0
1999–00	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		62	8	21	29	30		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Luleå HF	SEL		48	22	32	54	36		11	6	5	11	35
2001–02	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		71	14	38	52	36		3	0	0	0	2
2002–03	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		67	14	21	35	36		7	1	0	1	8
2003–04	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		59	12	13	25	50		2	0	0	0	4
2004–05	Luleå HF	SEL		22	6	5	11	16		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Luleå HF	SEL		44	15	19	34	32		5	0	0	0	10
2006–07	Luleå HF	SEL		48	18	32	50	34		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Skellefteå AIK	SEL		41	13	20	33	30		5	0	1	1	4
2008–09	Skellefteå AIK	SEL		21	3	3	6	16		11	0	0	0	2
NHL totals				661	190	274	464	372		67	16	21	37	42

External links

• Mikael Renberg's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Mikael Renberg - player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
• Mikael Renberg's biography at Legends of Hockey

Preceded by Paul Ysebaert	Tampa Bay Lightning captains 1997–98	Succeeded by Rob Zamuner
Preceded by Mikael Johansson	Golden Puck 2001	Succeeded by Henrik Zetterberg