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1985 NHL DRAFT PICK
Ulf Dahlen
Selected in first round
No. 7 overall by New York Rangers

Born January 12, 1967
Position: Center
Height: 6-3   Weight: 195
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Ostersund (Sweden)                        
Birthplace: Ostersund, Sweden
Hometown: Ostersund, Sweden
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1983-84 OstersundSweden 3615 1126 10
1984-85 OstersundSweden 3127 2653 20

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
European Junior Championships:
1985 (gold medal)
European Junior Championships Best Forward: 1985
Swedish Junior Player of Year: 1984-85 (Ostersund)
European Junior Championships All-Star First Team: 1985
Sweden European Junior Championships Captain: 1985
European Junior Championships Points Leader: 1985 (7)
Sweden Division II Points Leader: 1984-85 (Ostersund) (53 points)
Sweden Division II Assists Leader: 1984-85 (Ostersund (26 assists)
Miscellaneous: Led Sweden to 1985 European Junior Championships gold medal with 11 points and seven goals in five games. ... Grew up in Ostersund, Sweden, where his father managed a bank and his mother worked for the local phone company.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 8, 1987 (Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers)
Numbers:  9, 16 (N.Y. Rangers); 22, 11 (Minnesota/Dallas); 22 (S.J.);
22 (Chicago); 10 (Washington)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Status: Retired September 21, 2003
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1987-2003 NYR, Minnesota/Dallas,
S.J., Chicago, Wash.
966 301354 655230
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPG ATP PIM
1989-2003 NYR, Minnesota/Dallas,
S.J., Chicago, Wash.
85 1525 4012

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost):
1991 (Minnesota)
San Jose Most Valuable Player: 1995
Minnesota Most Popular Player: 1991-92 (co-winner)
Minnesota Most Improved Player: 1991-92
Minnesota Goals Leader: 1991-92 (36)
San Jose Points Leader: 1995 (34)
San Jose Assists Leader: 1995 (23)
San Jose Playoffs Points Leader Leader: 1995 (9, tie)
San Jose Playoffs Goals Leader: 1995 (5, tie)
Coaching Career: Named Dallas assistant coach on June 16, 2006, and remained in that position through 2006-07 season.
Scouting Career: Named Dallas European pro scout, based in Sweden, on Aug. 25, 2005, and held that position until June 16, 2006.
Miscellaneous: Signed first NHL contract with N.Y. Rangers in May 1987 after winning Swedish championship with Umea and winning bronze medal with Sweden in World Championships. ... Scored three goals in his third NHL game for N.Y. Rangers on Oct. 23, 1987, vs. Chicago. The performance, in the team's eighth game of the season, earned him a permanent spot in the N.Y. Rangers' lineup and was the only hat trick by a N.Y. Rangers player in 1987-88. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with bruised shin, an injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers' Nov. 28, 1987, game at N.Y. Islanders. He did not return to action until N.Y. Rangers' Dec. 5, 1987, game at St. Louis. ... Shifted from his natural position of center to right wing while playing for N.Y. Rangers during second half of 1987-88 season. He would remain primarily a right wing for the balance of his NHL career. ... Finished fourth among all NHL rookies with 52 points, 29 goals, 11 power-play goals and 159 shots on goal in 1987-88. ... Began playing left wing, in addition to right wing, for N.Y. Rangers in 1988-89. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with bruised left shoulder, an injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers' Nov. 26, 1988, game at N.Y. Islanders. He did not return to action until N.Y. Rangers' Dec. 4, 1988, game at Edmonton. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with separated left shoulder, an injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers' Jan. 14, 1989, game at Pittsburgh. He did not return to action until N.Y. Rangers' Feb. 12, 1989, game vs. Edmonton. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with bruised right shoulder, an injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers' Feb. 25, 1989, game at Quebec. He did not return to action until N.Y. Rangers' March 18, 1989, game at Quebec. ... Scored five points on three goals and two assists in Minnesota's March 9, 1991, game vs. Detroit. ... Led Minnesota with 16.3% shooting percentage in 1991-92. ... Was on Minnesota team that relocated to Dallas on June 9, 1993. ... Scored first playoff hat trick in San Jose Sharks history when he achieved feat in Game 3 of San Jose's second-round playoff series vs. Toronto on May 6, 1994. ... Missed part of 1995 season with the flu, an illness contracted in February 1995. ... Named San Jose assistant captain on Feb. 28, 1995, and served in that role until he was traded to Chicago on Jan. 25, 1997. ... Scored first playoff overtime goal in San Jose Sharks history in Game 2 of team's first-round series at Calgary on May 9, 1995. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season with groin injury, suffered during San Jose's Oct. 28, 1995, game vs. Dallas. He did not return to action until San Jose's Nov. 4, 1995, game vs. St. Louis. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season with broken right toe, an injury suffered while blocking a shot during San Jose's Jan. 11, 1996, game at New Jersey. He did not return to action until San Jose's March 3, 1996, game vs. Calgary. ... Scored game-winning goal for Chicago in his first game in Blackhawks uniform on Jan. 27, 1997, at N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed part of 1996-97 season with back spasms, an injury suffered during Chicago's March 23, 1997, game vs. Detroit. ... Opted to return to Sweden rather than play in minor leagues after Chicago assigned him to Indianapolis (IHL) on Sept. 29, 1997. Dahlen had failed to win a spot on Chicago's 1997-98 roster. In order to go back to Sweden, he accepted a buyout of the final two seasons of his contract, which would have paid him a total of $3 million for the 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons. Under terms of the buyout he was not allowed to return to the NHL until the 1999-00 season. ... Signed with Washington as a Group III unrestricted free agent on July 21, 1999. ... Missed part of 1999-00 season with neck injury, suffered during Washington's March 15, 2000, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. ... Missed part of 2000-01 season with back injury, suffered during Washington's Dec. 14, 2000, game vs. Minnesota. He did not return to action until Washington's Dec. 23, 2000, game vs. Florida. ... Missed part of 2000-01 season with flu, an illness contracted in February 2001. ... Missed part of 2000-01 season with stiff neck, an injury suffered in Washington's March 1, 2001, game vs. Toronto. ... Missed part of 2000-01 season with re-aggravation of neck injury, suffered in Washington's March 6, 2001, game at N.Y. Islanders. He did not return until Washington's March 11, 2001, game vs. Ottawa. ... Missed part of 2000-01 season with bruised foot, an injury suffered during Washington's March 30, 2001, game at Carolina. ... Missed part of 2001-02 season with bruised foot, an injury suffered during Washington's Dec. 19, 2001, game at Florida. He did not return to action until Washington's Dec. 30, 2001, game vs. Carolina. ... Missed part of 2001-02 season with re-aggravation of foot injury, suffered during Washington's Dec. 30, 2001, game vs. Carolina. He did not return to action until Washington's Jan. 18, 2001, game at Detroit. ... Signed with Dallas as a Group III unrestricted free agent on Aug. 13, 2002. ... Missed part of 2002-03 season with high ankle sprain, an injury suffered during Dallas' Dec. 6, 2002, vs. Detroit. He did not return to action until Dallas' Jan. 7, 2003, game vs. Los Angeles. ... Scored his 300th career NHL goal for Dallas on March 29, 2003, at San Jose. ... Was Dallas' nominee for 2002-03 Masterton Trophy.
A Year of Uncertainty: Due to a special arrangement between the Minnesota North Stars and the soon-to-be San Jose Sharks, Dahlen was forced to spend the 1990-91 season wondering if it would be his last in Minnesota. The issue stemmed from brothers George and Gordon Gund's preseason sale of the North Stars to a group run by Howard Baldwin. The deal was contingent on the NHL's having given the Gund brothers rights to an expansion team in the San Francisco Bay Area for the 1991-92 season. The Gunds retained Minnesota general manager Jack Ferreira to run their new team, and as part of this arrangement, the Bay Area team would be allowed to take players with less than 50 games of NHL experience from the Minnesota roster in the 1991 NHL Expansion Draft. The Bay Area team could also take veteran players off the North Stars roster, although Minnesota would be allowed to protect 16 of them. This technically put all Minnesota players on alert that they could be playing in the Bay area one year later. But prior to the 1990-91 season, Ferreira made a deal that put additional pressure on Dahlen. Because he was eager to get Dahlen for his new team, Ferreira told North Stars general manager Bob Clarke that if the North Stars let him to take Dahlen, he would return the favor by letting them keep one player with under 50 games of experience and expand their protected list from 16 to 17. Ferreira told Clarke he would not have to make this decision until after the 1990-91 season and could keep Dahlen if he wanted. Clarke accepted the offer but admitted it was tough on Dahlen, who was essentially being asked to play well enough to avoid being traded. But Dahlen handled the pressure well and responded with a strong 1990-91 performance. As a result, Clarke turned down the offer and kept Dahlen in Minnesota.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Umea (Sweden); Colorado (IHL); Jonkoping (Sweden)
Olympics: 1998 (5-8 place)
Canada Cup: 1991 (fourth place)
World Cup of Hockey: 1996 (third), 2004 (fifth) (assistant coach)
World Championships: 1989 (fourth place), 1993 (silver medal),
1998 (gold medal), 2004 (silver medal) (assistant coach)
World Jr. Championships: 1986 (fifth place), 1987 (bronze medal)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Sweden Championship:
1987 (Umea)
World Championships All-Star First Team: 1993
World Junior Championships All-Star First Team: 1987
Sweden World All-Star Team: 1992-93 (Minnesota)
Sweden World Junior Championships MVP: 1987
World Jr. Championships Points Leader: 1987 (15 points)
World Jr. Championships Goals Leader: 1987 (7, tie)
Coaching Career: Named Swedish national team assistant coach following his retirement in September 2003 and remained in that position through September 2004 season.
Miscellaneous: Became second-highest drafted Swedish player in NHL history at the time he was chosen by N.Y. Rangers. ... Was not allowed to enter NHL for first two years after he was drafted because he had to fulfill military commitment to the Swedish army. ... Shared apartment with N.Y. Rangers teammate Jan Erixon as rookie in 1987. ... Played on line with Tomas Sandstrom and Anders Carlsson for host country Sweden during the 1989 World Championships in Stockholm. ... Was on Minnesota team that joined Montreal to compete in the 1990 NHL Friendship Tour in Soviet Union. ... Ran hockey camp in his hometown of Ostersund, Sweden, during off-seasons of his playing days in San Jose. ... Was active in local charitable causes during his playing days in San Jose, including work with the Adult and Child Guidance Center and New Children's Shelter.
Personal: Full name is Ulf R. Dahlen.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: N.Y. Rangers traded Dahlen, 1990 fourth-round pick (Los Angeles) (Cal McGowan) and 1991 conditional draft pick to Minnesota in exchange for Mike Gartner on March 6, 1990.

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