Samuel Pahlsson
Jersey Number: 26
Player information for Samuel Pahlsson
Position
Center
Height
6'0" (183cm)
Born
December 17, 1977
Number
26
Shoots
Left
Weight
202 lbs (92kg)
Birthplace
Ange, SWE
Years in Columbus
3
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Player Career Notes
- Played three seasons in Columbus from 2009-12 and recorded 12-25-47 in 222 contests.
- Appeared in all 82 games for the fourth time in his career in 2010-11 season, finishing with 7-13-20.
- Split his final NHL campaign between the Blue Jackets and Vancouver Canucks, recording 4-13-17 in 80 contests in 2011-12.
- Finished his 11-year NHL career with 68-131-199 and 356 PIM in 798 games with the Canucks, Blue Jackets, Chicago Blackhawks, Anaheim Ducks and Boston Bruins from 2000-12.
- Made his NHL debut as a 22-year-old with the Boston Bruins on Oct. 5, 2002 vs. Ottawa.
- Picked up his first career NHL point with an assist on Oct. 9, 2002 vs. Florida and scored his first career NHL goal on Oct. 20, 2002 at Calgary (Andrew Raycroft).
- Won the 2007 Stanley Cup with the Ducks.
- Collected NHL career highs in assists and points during the 2006-07 campaign with Anaheim after posting 8-18-26 in 82 contests and was a finalist for the Selke Trophy (Top Defensive Forward).
- Skated in 13 career American Hockey League games with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks during the 2002-03 campaign.
- Went on to play three seasons with MoDo Hockey in Sweden’s top pro league from 2012-15 and served as the club’s captain in the first two campaigns.
- Prior to his NHL playing career, he spent five years playing in Sweden with MoDo in the Elitserien league from 1995-00 where he posted 48-51-99 in 205 career games played.
- Named the Swedish Junior Hockey Player of the Year in 1996-97.
- Won the Elitserien SM Silver Medal for the 1998-99 and 1999-00 campaigns.
- Skated on the international level with Sweden at two Olympic Games (2006-gold, 2010) and four IIHF World Championships (1999, 2000, 2004, 2005).
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | 79 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -9 | 32 | 93 |
| 2010-2011 | 82 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -13 | 30 | 108 |
| 2011-2012 | 61 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 22 | 63 |
| Totals | 222 | 12 | 35 | 47 | -28 | 84 | 264 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by Colorado in the seventh-round, 176th overall, in the 1996 NHL Draft.
- Signed by Columbus as a free agent on July 1, 2009.
- Traded by Columbus to Vancouver for D Taylor Ellington and two fourth-round picks in the 2012 NHL Draft on Feb. 27, 2012.