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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Pelle Eklund
Selected in
eighth round
No. 161 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born
March 22, 1963
 | Position:
Center
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170
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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 | | 1978-79 |
Stocksund | Sweden |
1 |
2 | 0 |
2 | 0 |
| 1979-80 |
Stocksund | Sweden |
17 | 8 |
2 | 10 |
-- | | 1980-81 |
Stocksund | Sweden |
19 | 13 |
20 | 33 |
-- | | 1981-82 |
Solna | Sweden |
23 | 2 |
3 | 5 |
2 | | 1982-83 |
Solna | Sweden |
34 | 13 |
17 | 30 |
14 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Sweden Championship: 1982 (Solna)
World Junior Championships:
1982 (fifth place), 1983 (fourth place)
European Junior Championships:
1981 (bronze medal)
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1982 or 1983 NHL drafts despite being
eligible both years. ... Was on Solna team that competed in Sweden's 1981 DN
Cup tournament along with N.Y. Rangers. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10, 1985 (New Jersey at
Philadelphia)
Numbers: 9 (Philadelphia); 6
(Dallas)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1999 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1985-1994 | Philadelphia, Dallas |
594 | 120 |
335 | 455 |
109 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1986-1994 |
Philadelphia, Dallas | 66 |
10 | 36 |
46 | 8 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1987 (Philadelphia)
Philadelphia
Clarke Trophy (MVP): 1990-91
NHL
Records: Fastest goal from the start of period, other than first period,
in playoff game (6 seconds for Philadelphia in second period of Game 5 of
Patrick Division Finals at Pittsburgh on April 25, 1989)
Philadelphia
Records: Most assists by a rookie (51 in 1985-86), most assists in one
playoff year (20 in 1987), fastest goal from the start of period, other than
first period, in a playoff game (6 seconds in second period of Game 5 of
Patrick Division Finals series at Pittsburgh on April 25, 1989)
Philadelphia Assists Leader: 1988-89 (51), 1990-91 (50)
Philadelphia Playoffs Assists Leader: 1987 (20)
1993-94: Played on first Dallas Stars team.
Scouting Career: Named Phoenix amateur scout prior to 1999-00 season
and remained in that position through 2002-03 season.
Miscellaneous: Signed first NHL contract with Philadelphia in June 1985.
... Scored goal in his first NHL game. The goal, at 18:46 of
the third period, beat New Jersey goaltender Alain Chevrier to close out the
scoring in a 6-5 Devils victory. ... Led all NHL rookies with 51 assists in
1985-86. ... Finished third among NHL rookies with 66 points in 1985-86. ...
Led all NHL rookies with 0.94 points-per-game average in 1985-86. ... Missed
part of 1987-88 season with bruised hip, an injury suffered in March 1988.
... Missed parts of 1989-90 season with strained left knee, an injury
suffered in October 1989, and with bruised right knee, an injury suffered
during Philadelphia's Nov. 24, 1989, game vs. Edmonton. ... Missed part of
1990-91 season with strained hip flexor and strained stomach muscles,
injuries suffered during Philadelphia's Jan. 31, 1991, game vs. Pittsburgh.
He did not return to action until Philadelphia's Feb. 16, 1991, game at New
Jersey. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with bruised shoulder, an injury
suffered during Philadelphia's Nov. 20, 1991, game at Pittsburgh. ... Missed
part of 1991-92 season with hyper-extended left knee, an injury suffered during
Philadelphia's Jan. 12, 1992, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. He did not return to
action until Philadelphia's Feb. 4, 1992, game at New Jersey. Two nights
later, he re-aggravated the injury
in Philadelphia's Feb. 6, 1992, game vs. Boston, and he did not return to
action until Philadelphia's Feb. 22, 1992, game vs. Washington. ... Missed
part of 1991-92 season with re-aggravation of left-knee injury, suffered
during Philadelphia's Feb. 27, 1992, game at Calgary. He did not return to action until
Philadelphia's March 7, 1992, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed remainder of
1991-92 season with sprained left knee, an injury suffered during
Philadelphia's March 24, 1992, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. The injury required
season-ending arthroscopic surgery on April 14, 1992. ... Missed start of
1992-93 season with broken right foot, an injury suffered during
Philadelphia's Oct. 1, 1992, preseason game vs. Boston in Atlanta. He did
not make his 1992-93 NHL regular-season debut until Philadelphia's Nov. 28,
1992, game at N.Y. Islanders. ... Missed parts of 1992-93 season with hip
flexor injury, suffered during Philadelphia's Dec. 30, 1992, game at San
Jose, and with cut over left eye, an injury suffered during Philadelphia's
Feb. 18, 1993, game at Vancouver. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with
bruised thigh, an injury suffered during Philadelphia's March 30, 1993, game
at N.Y. Islanders. He did not return to action until Philadelphia's April 6,
1993, game at Winnipeg. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with bilateral
hernia, an injury suffered during Philadelphia's Feb. 16, 1994, game at
Anaheim. The injury required surgery, and while he was recovering from the
surgery, he was traded to Dallas. He did not return to action until Dallas'
April 3, 1994, game at Washington ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with
residual pain from bilateral hernia, suffered during Dallas' April 10, 1994,
game at St. Louis. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Solna (Sweden); Leksand (Sweden)
Olympics: 1984 (bronze medal)
Canada Cup: 1984
(second place)
World Championships: 1985 (sixth place), 1986
(silver medal), 1990 (silver medal), 1991 (gold medal), 1995 (silver medal),
1996 (sixth)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Sweden Championship: 1984 (Solna)
Sweden Athlete of Year: 1984
Sweden Golden Puck Award (Player of
Year): 1983-84 (Solna)
Sweden All-Star First Team: 1983-84 (Solna)
Sweden Points Leader: 1994-95 (Leksand) (49 points)
Sweden
Assists Leader: 1994-95 (Leksand) (36 assists)
Sweden Playoffs Goals Leader: 1984 (Solna) (6 goals)
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Rolf Edberg and Peter Gradin for
Solna in 1983-84. ... Finished second in
Swedish scoring race with 49 points for Solna in 1984-85.
Personal: Full name is Per-Erik
Eklund. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Philadelphia traded Eklund to Dallas for future considerations (1994 eighth-round pick
-- Raymond Giroux) on March 21, 1994. |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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