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Sweden Ulf Dahlén
#11 Dallas Stars / NHL - 02/03
1-time U18 EJC Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time SHL Best Player (Guldpucken) 1
1-time SHL Champion 1
1-time Sweden Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC Most Points 1
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Jan 21, 1967
Position
RW
Age
57
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Östersund, SWE
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Östersunds IK
Status
Retired
Drafted
1985 round 1 #7 overall by New York Rangers

Son: Jonathan Dahlén

Ulf Dahlén was selected 7th overall in 1985 after scoring 53 points in 31 games with Östersunds IK. The big winger won an SHL Championship with IF Björklöven in 1987 and scored 52 points as a rookie for the Rangers in 1988. He reached the 50-point mark 5 times and set a career-high with 74 points in 1993. Dahlén later won World Championship gold in 1998 and retired in 2003 with 301 goals and 354 assists.

Team Staff profile of Ulf Dahlén also available

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Ulf Dahlén Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1980-81 Östersunds IK U16 - -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1981-82 Östersunds IK U16 - -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1982-83 Östersunds IK U16 - -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Östersunds IK J18 - -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Östersunds IK J20 Juniorserien -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* -* -* -* -* |
1983-84 Östersunds IK J18 J18 Elit -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Östersunds IK J20 J20 Div.1 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Östersunds IK Division 1 31* 15* 11* 26* 18* -* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 3* 1* 0* 1* -* -* |
1984-85 Östersunds IK Division 1 31* 27* 26* 53* 24* -* | Qualification 6 6 2 8 4 -
Sweden U18 EJC-18 5* 7* 4* 11* 0* -* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 11* 11* 8* 19* -* -* |
1985-86 IF Björklöven J20 Juniorserien -* -* -* -* -* -* |
IF Björklöven Elitserien 22* 4* 3* 7* 8* -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 3* 4* 7* 4* -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 11* 6* 7* 13* 8* -* |
1986-87 IF Björklöven Elitserien 31* 9* 12* 21* 20* -* | Playoffs 6 6 2 8 2 -
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 7* 8* 15* 2* -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 12* 9* 8* 17* 8* -* |
Sweden B (all) International 7* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
1987-88 New York Rangers NHL 70* 29* 23* 52* 26* 5* |
1988-89 New York Rangers NHL 56* 24* 19* 43* 50* -6* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -3
Sweden WC 10* 2* 2* 4* 2* -* |
Sweden (all) International 10* 2* 2* 4* 2* -* |
1989-90 New York Rangers NHL 63* 18* 18* 36* 30* -4* |
Minnesota North Stars NHL 13* 2* 4* 6* 0* 1* | Playoffs 7 1 4 5 2 -2
1990-91 Minnesota North Stars NHL 66* 21* 18* 39* 6* 7* | Playoffs 15 2 6 8 4 -4
1991-92 Minnesota North Stars NHL 79* 36* 30* 66* 10* -5* | Playoffs 7 0 3 3 2 0
Sweden CC 6* 2* 1* 3* 5* -1* |
Sweden (all) International 11* 2* 4* 6* 5* -* |
1992-93 Minnesota North Stars NHL 83* 35* 39* 74* 6* -20* |
Sweden WC 6* 5* 2* 7* 0* 3* |
Sweden (all) International 6* 5* 2* 7* 0* -* |
1993-94 Dallas Stars NHL 65* 19* 38* 57* 10* -1* |
San Jose Sharks NHL 13* 6* 6* 12* 0* 0* | Playoffs 14 6 2 8 0 -3
1994-95 San Jose Sharks “A” NHL 46* 11* 23* 34* 11* -2* | Playoffs 11 5 4 9 0 -13
1995-96 San Jose Sharks “A” NHL 59* 16* 12* 28* 27* -21* |
1996-97 San Jose Sharks NHL 43* 8* 11* 19* 8* -11* |
Chicago Blackhawks NHL 30* 6* 8* 14* 10* 9* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 0
Sweden WCup 4* 1* 1* 2* 0* -1* |
Sweden (all) International 8* 1* 4* 5* 2* -* |
1997-98 HV71 Elitserien 29* 9* 22* 31* 16* 2* | Playoffs 5 1 3 4 12 0
Sweden OG 4* 1* 0* 1* 2* 1* |
Sweden WC 10* 3* 3* 6* 0* 4* |
Sweden (all) International 24* 6* 10* 16* 10* -* |
1998-99 HV71 Elitserien 25* 14* 15* 29* 4* 11* |
1999-00 Washington Capitals NHL 75* 15* 23* 38* 8* 11* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 -1
2000-01 Washington Capitals NHL 73* 15* 33* 48* 6* 11* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 2 -2
2001-02 Washington Capitals NHL 69* 23* 29* 52* 8* -5* |
Sweden OG 4* 1* 2* 3* 0* 2* |
Sweden WC 9* 5* 2* 7* 0* 5* |
Sweden (all) International 15* 7* 5* 12* 0* -* |
2002-03 Dallas Stars NHL 63* 17* 20* 37* 14* 11* | Playoffs 11 1 3 4 0 -3

Ulf Dahlén Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1980-81 Jämtland/Härjedalen TV-Pucken -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1981-82 Jämtland/Härjedalen TV-Pucken -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1982-83 Jämtland/Härjedalen TV-Pucken -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1990-91 Minnesota North Stars Fr-Tour 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |

Ulf Dahlén Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 1 6* 2* 1* 3* 0.50* 5* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Division 1 2 62* 42* 37* 79* 1.27* 42* -* | 1 6 6 * 2 * 8 * 1.33 * 4 * - *
EJC-18 1 5* 7* 4* 11* 2.20* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Fr-Tour 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 7 81* 25* 27* 52* 0.64* 19* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 40* 27* 23* 50* 1.25* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 Div.1 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Juniorserien 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 14 966* 301* 354* 655* 0.68* 230* -20* | 10 85 15 * 25 * 40 * 0.47 * 12 * -31 *
OG 2 8* 2* 2* 4* 0.50* 2* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 4 107* 36* 52* 88* 0.82* 48* 13* | 2 11 7 * 5 * 12 * 1.09 * 14 * 0 *
TV-Pucken 3 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 4 35* 15* 9* 24* 0.69* 2* 12* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 10* 12* 22* 1.57* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ulf Dahlén Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 9 retired by Östersunds IK

Cult/Star player for IF Björklöven

Cult/Star player for Minnesota North Stars

Cult/Star player for Sweden

Cult/Star player for Östersunds IK

Career transactions
- 2002-08-13 • Signed by the Dallas Stars
- 1999-01-21 • Signed by the Washington Capitals
- 1997-01-25 • Traded to the Chicago Blackhawks with Chris Terreri & Michal Sykora for Ed Belfour
- 1994-03-19 • Traded to the San Jose Sharks with a 1995 7th round pick (Brad Mehalko) for Doug Zmolek, Mike Lalor & cash
- 1993-06-09 • Rights transferred to the Dallas Stars after the Minnesota North Stars franchise relocated
- 1990-03-06 • Traded to the Minnesota North Stars with a 1990 4th round pick (Cal McGowan) for Mike Gartner
- 1985-06-15 • Selected 7th overall in the NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers