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Pelle Eklund

Pelle Eklund, 2013a.JPG
Born
(1963-03-22) 22 March 1963 (age 55)
Solna, Sweden
Height
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight
176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position
Winger
Shot
Left
Played for
Elitserien
AIK
Leksands IF
NHL
Philadelphia Flyers
Dallas Stars
National team
 Sweden
NHL Draft
161st overall, 1983
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career
1981–1999

Per-Erik "Pelle" Eklund (born 22 March 1963 in Solna, Sweden) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey winger who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers and Dallas Stars and nine seasons in the Swedish Elitserien (SEL) with AIK and Leksands IF.




Contents






  • 1 Playing career


  • 2 International


  • 3 Awards


  • 4 Career statistics


    • 4.1 Regular season and playoffs


    • 4.2 International




  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Playing career


Eklund played for AIK of the Elitserien between 1981 and 1985, winning the league championship in 1984. He quickly became one of the top players in the league, winning the Golden Puck as Sweden's top player in 1984 - one of the youngest winners ever at the age of only 21.


He came to the NHL in 1985, joining the Philadelphia Flyers who had selected him 161st overall in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. He made an immediate impact, leading all rookies in assists with 51 and finishing 3rd in overall rookie scoring (behind only Kjell Dahlin and Gary Suter) in the 1985–86 season.


Over the next 9 seasons, Eklund made a name for himself as a slick playmaking center, topping the 50 assist mark on three occasions. He was also noted for his gentlemanly play, always finishing amongst the least-penalized players in the NHL. The high point of his career came in the 1987 playoffs, when his outstanding play helped carry Philadelphia to the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals, as his 27 points were 4th in overall scoring and his 20 assists second to only Wayne Gretzky.


Eklund's scoring touch mysteriously disappeared in the 1993–94 season, as he recorded only 1 goal and 18 points in 48 games for the Flyers. At the trade deadline, he was dealt to the Dallas Stars, where he had a brief stint to finish his NHL career.


Eklund then returned to Sweden to play for Leksands IF for the 1994–95 season. He re-discovered his scoring touch in one of the finest seasons of his career, as he led the SEL in assists and points and was named league MVP. He played 4 more seasons for Leksand before retiring in 1999 at age 36.


In 2005–2006, he served as an assistant coach for Leksand. He served as a scout for the Montreal Canadiens until fired on 31 May 2010.[1] Currently he is an amateur scout with the Edmonton Oilers.



International










Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Sarajevo
Team Competition

Eklund played 126 international games for the Swedish national team. He played in six IIHF World Championships and was on the gold medal Swedish team of 1991. He played in the 1984 Winter Olympics on the Bronze medal team, and in the 1984 Canada Cup, in which Sweden made the finals. He was also on the European Championships gold-medal team in 1990.



Awards



  • Guldpucken Award (Golden Puck) as Sweden's player of the year in 1983–84

  • Guldhjalmen Award (Golden Helmet) as the Most Valuable Player in the Elitserien in 1994–95

  • 1984 Elitserien All-Star Team

  • top scorer in 1984 Elitserien playoffs



Career statistics



Regular season and playoffs





























































































































































































































































































































































































 
 

Regular season
 

Playoffs

Season
Team
League
GP

G

A

Pts

PIM
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
1978–79

Stocksunds IF

SWE III
1
2
0
2






1979–80
Stocksunds IF
SWE III
17
8
2
10






1980–81
Stocksunds IF
SWE III
19
13
20
33







1981–82

AIK

SEL
23
2
2
4
2






1982–83
AIK
SEL
34
13
17
30
14
3
1
4
5
2

1983–84
AIK
SEL
35
9
18
27
24
6
6
7
13
2

1984–85
AIK
SEL
35
16
33
49
10






1985–86

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL
70
15
51
66
12
5
0
2
2
0

1986–87
Philadelphia Flyers
NHL
72
14
41
55
2
26
7
20
27
2

1987–88
Philadelphia Flyers
NHL
71
10
32
42
12
7
0
3
3
0

1988–89
Philadelphia Flyers
NHL
79
18
51
69
23
19
3
8
11
2

1989–90
Philadelphia Flyers
NHL
70
23
39
62
16






1990–91
Philadelphia Flyers
NHL
73
19
50
69
14






1991–92
Philadelphia Flyers
NHL
51
7
16
23
4






1992–93
Philadelphia Flyers
NHL
55
11
38
49
16






1993–94
Philadelphia Flyers
NHL
48
1
16
17
8





1993–94

Dallas Stars
NHL
5
2
1
3
2
9
0
3
3
4

1994–95

Leksands IF
SEL
32
13
36
49
12
2
0
1
1
0

1995–96
Leksands IF
SEL
30
6
17
23
6
4
1
0
1
2

1996–97
Leksands IF
SEL
36
6
16
22
10
9
2
5
7
4

1997–98
Leksands IF
SEL
38
8
18
26
18
4
1
0
1
2

1998–99
Leksands IF
SEL
37
8
17
25
10
4
1
2
3
4
SEL totals
300
81
174
255
106
32
12
19
31
16
NHL totals
594
120
335
455
109
66
10
36
46
8


International












































































































































Year
Team
Event
 
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM

1981

Sweden

EJC
5
0
0
0
4

1982
Sweden

WJC
6
1
3
4
2

1983
Sweden
WJC
7
5
1
6
2

1984

Sweden

OG
7
2
6
8
0

1984
Sweden

CC
8
1
1
2
0

1985
Sweden

WC
10
2
4
6
2

1986
Sweden
WC
4
1
1
2
4

1990
Sweden
WC
10
1
7
8
4

1991
Sweden
WC
10
1
3
4
2

1995
Sweden
WC
8
1
2
3
0

1996
Sweden
WC
6
0
3
3
4
Junior totals
18
6
4
10
8
Senior totals
63
9
27
36
16


References





  1. ^ Uffe Bodin (1 June 2010). "Svensken får lämna Montréa" (in Swedish). Hockeysverige. Retrieved 26 March 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




External links







  • Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database

  • Meltzer, Bill "Flyers Heroes of the Past: Pelle Eklund" at Philadelphiaflyers.com













Preceded by
Håkan Loob

Golden Puck
1984
Succeeded by
Anders Eldebrink
Preceded by
Rick Tocchet

Winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy
1991
Succeeded by
Rod Brind'Amour








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