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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mats Thelin
Selected in
seventh round
No. 140 overall by Boston Bruins
Born
March 30, 1961
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 5-10 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Solna (Sweden)
Birthplace:
Stockholm, Sweden
Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Solna | Sweden |
9 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
4 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1980 NHL
draft despite being
eligible. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1984 (Pittsburgh at
Boston)
Numbers: 27 (Boston)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1994 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1984-1987 |
Boston | 163 |
8 | 19 |
27 | 107 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1985 | Boston | 5 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 6 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: His first NHL game was also first in Mario Lemieux's
NHL career. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with strained groin. ...
Missed start of 1985-86 season with broken right foot, an injury suffered
during Boston's final training-camp practice on Oct. 8, 1985. He did not
make his 1985-86 season debut until Boston's Nov. 18, 1985, game at
Montreal. ... Missed remainder of 1985-86 season and entire 1986 playoffs
with strained MCL in right knee, an injury suffered in Boston's Feb. 11,
1986, game at Chicago. ... Missed remainder of 1986-87 season and entire
1987 playoffs with groin injury, suffered in Boston's March 17, 1987,
game at Detroit. The injury required surgery. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Solna (Sweden); Moncton (AHL)
Olympics: 1984 (bronze medal)
Canada Cup: 1984
(second place)
World Championships: 1982 (fourth place), 1983
(fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Swedish Championship:
1982, 1984 (Solna)
Miscellaneous: Played on Solna team
that competed in Sweden's 1981 DN Cup tournament. ... Sent to Moncton (AHL)
for two games on Dec. 6, 1985, marking his only time in North American minor
leagues. |
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SNAPSHOT '81 | | Total Selected: |
211 | | Forwards: |
119 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
25 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
10/4 | | College Players: |
21 | | High School: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
32 |
| Reached NHL: |
114 |
| Stanley Cup: |
17 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
30 |
| Picks Traded: |
38 |
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