Henrik Samuelsson Ice hockey player
Henrik Samuelsson (born February 7, 1994) is a American professional ice hockey player of Swedish ancestry. He is currently playing with the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Previously, he played with Modo Hockey in the Swedish Hockey League.He was drafted twenty-seventh overall to the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft whilst playing major junior hockey for the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League. On March 11, 2013, he was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Coyotes.He is the son of two-time Penguins Stanley Cup winner, Ulf Samuelsson, and his older brother Philip currently belongs to the Arizona Coyotes organization. Samuelsson was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when his father was a member of the Penguins, but grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Ice hockey player
Career start | 2011 |
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draft | 27th overall |
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draft year | 2012 |
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shoots | Right |
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