| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bo Berglund
Selected in
12th round
No. 232 overall by Quebec Nordiques
Born
April 6, 1955
 | Position: Right Wing
/ Left Wing
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Stockholm Djurgarden (Sweden)
Birthplace: Sjalevad, Sweden
Hometown:
Sjalevad, Sweden |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
Ornskoldsvik | Sweden Jr. |
14 | 6 |
4 | 10 |
12 | | 1974-75 |
Ornskoldvik | Sweden |
26 | 15 |
17 | 32 |
16 | | 1975-76 |
Ornskoldvik | Sweden |
35 | 16 |
19 | 35 |
43 | | 1976-77 |
Ornskoldvik | Sweden |
33 | 17 |
21 | 38 |
30 | | 1977-78 |
Stockholm | Sweden |
15 | 7 |
5 | 12 |
6 | | 1978-79 |
Stockholm | Sweden |
36 | 23 |
13 | 36 |
46 | | 1979-80 |
Stockholm | Sweden |
36 | 20 |
17 | 37 |
50 | | 1980-81 |
Stockholm | Sweden |
31 | 13 |
9 | 22 |
64 | | 1981-82 |
Stockholm | Sweden |
34 | 16 |
36 | 52 |
58 | | 1982-83 |
Stockholm | Sweden |
32 | 19 |
13 | 32 |
66 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Olympics: 1980 (bronze medal)
Sweden Championship: 1983
(Stockholm)
World Junior Championships: 1974 (fourth) (unofficial tournament), 1975
(bronze medal) (unofficial tournament)
Sweden Playoffs Penalty-Minutes
Leader: 1975 (Ornskoldsvik)
Miscellaneous: Played in first World Junior Championships in Leningrad and
second World Junior Championships in Winnipeg and Brandon, Manitoba. Both were
unofficial tournaments that helped set stage for first official World Juniors
in 1977. ... Played for Stockholm Djurgarden team that
competed in Sweden's 1980 and 1981 DN Cup tournaments against NHL teams. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 4, 1983 (N.Y. Islanders at
Quebec)
Numbers: 17 (Quebec); 17 (Minnesota); 37, 19
(Philadelphia)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1990 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1983-1985 |
Quebec, Minn., Philadelphia | 130 |
28 | 39 | 67 |
40 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1984-1985 |
Quebec, Minnesota | 9 |
2 | 0 | 2 |
6 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
PREVIOUS DRAFT: 1975 (Boston,
No. 140 overall in Round 8)
Scouting Career: Named Buffalo amateur scout
assigned to cover Sweden and Finland prior to 1998-99 season and remained in
that position through 2006-07 season.
Miscellaneous: Became second
player in history to re-enter draft and be drafted for a second time after
having been taken eight years earlier by Boston. At age 28, he was draft
eligible again because his original draft rights had expired in 1980 and NHL
had ruled that all Europeans, regardless of age, had to enter the league
through the draft, rather than as unrestricted free agents.. ... Had
goal and assist in first NHL game. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Ornskoldsvik, Stockholm
(Sweden); Springfield (AHL); Hershey (AHL); Solna (Sweden)
Olympics: 1988 (bronze medal)
World Championships: 1989
(fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Sweden Golden Puck Award (Player of Year): 1987-88 (Solna)
Sweden
All-Star First Team: 1987-88 (Solna)
Solna Records: Most points
in one season (59 points in 1987-88)
Sweden Points Leader: 1987-88 (Solna)
(59 points)
1985-86: Played on AHL regular-season champion
(Hershey). |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Quebec traded Berglund and Tony
McKegney to Minnesota in exchange for Brad Maxwell and Brent Ashton on
December 14, 1984. |
