Kjell Dahlin

Kjell Dahlin
Date of birth	2nd February 1963
place of birth	Timrå , Sweden
size	183 cm
Weight	79 kg
position	Right wing
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1981 , 4th lap, 87th position Montréal Canadiens
Career stations
1981-1982	Timrå IK
1982-1985	Färjestad BK
1985-1988	Montréal Canadiens
1988-1994	Färjestad BK

Kjell Dahlin (born February 2, 1963 in Timrå ) is a former Swedish ice hockey player ( right winger ) who played for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League from 1985 to 1988 .

Career

At the age of 17, Kjell Dahlin played in the second Swedish division at Timrå IK . He became aware of him through strong performances in the junior national team both in Sweden and in North America.

In Sweden he rose to the Elitserien with Timrå , but then moved to top club Färjestad BK in 1982 . In the 1981 NHL Entry Draft , the Montreal Canadiens had selected him in the fourth round as 82nd.

For the 1985/86 season he ventured overseas and was able to win the Stanley Cup in his first season . It was also a very successful season personally and he was selected for the NHL All-Rookie Team because of his 32 goals and 71 points scorer . The following two seasons were overshadowed by injuries and he only came to 41 and 48 games.

He then returned to Sweden to his previous club Färjestad BK. Although he played again and again for the championship with Färjestad, he could never be Swedish champion . The team's two titles during his playing days coincided with his three years in the NHL.

In 1994 he ended his active playing career.

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	3	166	57	59	116	10
Playoffs	3	35	6th	11	17th	6th

Sporting successes

• Stanley Cup : 1986

Personal awards

• Swedish Junior Player of the Year: 1981
• NHL All-Rookie Team : 1986

Web links

• Kjell Dahlin at hockeydb.com (English)
• Kjell Dahlin at legendsofhockey.net (English)