Ulf Dahlén

Ulf Dahlén
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 02 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (89 kg)
Teams	New York Rangers (1987–1990) Minnesota North Stars (1990–1993) Dallas Stars (1993–1994) San Jose Sharks (1994–1997) Chicago Blackhawks (1997) Washington Capitals (1999–2002) Dallas Stars (2002–2003)
Nationality	Swedish
Born	(1967-01-21)January 21, 1967, Östersund, Sweden
NHL Draft	7th overall, 1985 New York Rangers
Pro Career	1987 – 2003

Ulf Dahlén (born January 21, 1967) is a retired professional player who played 14 seasons between 1987–88 and 2002–03 in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks, and Washington Capitals.

Dahlén was drafted 7th 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.

After his playing career, he has served as an assistant coach for the Swedish National Team and a pro scout for the Dallas Stars; in June 2006, he was hired as an assistant coach by the Stars. Following the 2007–08 season, Dahlén left Dallas and was named Head Coach of Frölunda HC of the Swedish Elite League.

Accomplishments and awards

• 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

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1985–86	IF Björklöven	SEL		22	4	3	7	8		—	—	—	—	—
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		—	—	—	—	—
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
NHL totals				966	301	354	655	230		85	15	25	40	12

External links

• Ulf Dahlén's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Ulf Dahlén's biography at Legends of Hockey

Preceded by Jörgen Jönsson

Golden Puck 1998

Succeeded by Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin