Samuel Påhlsson

Born:	Dec. 17, 1977	Draft:	1996 Colorado Avalanche 178th Overall
Hometown:	Ånge, Sweden	Position:	Center
Known For:	Olympic Gold Medal Stanley Cup Championship	Shoots/Catches:	Left
National Team:	Sweden	Current Status:	Retired

Samuel Olof Påhlsson (/ˈpɔːlsən/; born December 17, 1977) is a former Swedish professional ice hockey player who last played with Modo Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Påhlsson spent most of his playing career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins, Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Vancouver Canucks. He was initially drafted 176th overall by the Colorado Avalanche at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, though he never played for the team.

Påhlsson won an Olympic gold medal with Sweden at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and a Stanley Cup the following season with Anaheim in 2007.

Samuel Påhlsson Statistics

Trade Tracker

Date	Traded From	Traded With	Traded To	Traded For
Mar. 6, 2000		First-Round Pick 2000 (Martin Samuelsson) Brian Rolston Martin Grenier		Ray Bourque Dave Andreychuk
Nov. 18, 2000				Andrei Nazarov Patrick Traverse
Mar. 4, 2009		Logan Stephenson		James Wisniewski Petri Kontiola
Feb. 27, 2012				Fourth-Round Pick 2012 (Josh Anderson) Fourth-Round Pick 2012 (Taylor Leier) Taylor Ellington

Deeper Dive

• The Canucks Make Changes On Deadline Day
• Colorado Avalanche Trade Deadline History
• Winnipeg Jets Fourth Line Is a Winning Combination
• Five Burning Questions for the 2011-2012 Columbus Blue Jackets
• Anaheim Ducks’ 500 Games Club
• Columbus Blue Jackets Trade Deadline History

Achievements

• U18 EJC Bronze Medal (1995)
• U20 WJC Silver Medal (1996)
• Swedish Junior Player of the Year – Årest Junior (1997)
• Elitserian SM Silver Medal (1999, 2000)
• World Championship Bronze Medal (1999)
• World Championship Silver Medal (2004)
• Elitserian All-Star Team (2005)
• Elitserian Champion (2005)
• Olympic Gold Medal (2006)
• Stanley Cup Champion (2007)

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Elite Prospects