RED WINGS AND FORWARD MIKAEL SAMUELSSON AGREE TO TERMS ON TWO-YEAR DEAL

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Detroit Red Wings Executive Vice President and General Manager Ken Holland announced that the team has agreed to terms with forward Mikael Samuelsson on a two-year deal. In accordance with team policy, additional terms of the deal were not disclosed.



Samuelsson, 35, was originally a fifth-round selection (145th overall) of the San Jose Sharks in the 1998 National Hockey League Entry Draft. The Mariefred, Sweden, native has appeared in 669 career games with the San Jose Sharks, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks and Detroit Red Wings. His NHL career totals include 148 goals, 194 assists, 342 points and 364 PIM. In 99 career postseason games, Samuelsson has collected 58 points (22G-36A-58P) and 60 PIM. The 6-2, 218-lb. right winger skated last season with the Florida Panthers, posting 28 points (13G-15A-28P) in 48 games. He missed 25 games in 2011-12 due to injury.



Samuelsson previously spent four seasons in the Motor City from 2005-06 through 2008-09. He was a part of Detroit ’s run to the 2008 Stanley Cup championship and its return trip to the Stanley Cup Final in 2009. He has appeared in 278 regular season games for the Red Wings, notching 159 points (67G-92A-159P). Samuelsson has also donned the winged wheel in 69 career postseason games, collecting 35 points (13G-22A-35P).





Mikael Samuelsson, Right Wing

Born Dec 23 1976 -- Mariefred , Sweden

Height 6.02 -- Weight 218 -- Shoots L



Selected by San Jose in the fifth round (#145 overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft



--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----

Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM

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2000-01 San Jose Sharks NHL 4 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --

2000-01 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 66 32 46 78 58 3 1 0 1 0

2001-02 New York Rangers NHL 67 6 10 16 23 -- -- -- -- --

2001-02 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 8 3 6 9 12 -- -- -- -- --

2002-03 New York Rangers NHL 58 8 14 22 32 -- -- -- -- --

2002-03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 22 2 0 2 8 -- -- -- -- --

2003-04 Florida Panthers NHL 37 3 6 9 35 -- -- -- -- --

2004-05 Geneve Servette Swiss 12 2 4 6 14 -- -- -- -- --

2004-05 Sodertalje SK SEL 29 7 13 20 45 10 3 3 6 24

2005-06 Rapperswil-Jona Swiss 1 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --

2005-06 Detroit Red Wings NHL 71 23 22 45 42 6 0 1 1 6

2006-07 Detroit Red Wings NHL 53 14 20 34 28 18 3 8 11 14

2007-08 Detroit Red Wings NHL 73 11 29 40 26 22 5 8 13 8

2008-09 Detroit Red Wings NHL 81 19 21 40 50 23 5 5 10 6

2009-10 Vancouver Canucks NHL 74 30 23 53 64 12 8 7 15 16

2010-11 Vancouver Canucks NHL 75 18 32 50 36 11 1 2 3 8

2011-12 Vancouver Canucks NHL 6 1 2 3 6 -- -- -- -- --

2011-12 Florida Panthers NHL 48 13 15 28 14 7 0 5 5 2

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NHL Totals 669 148 194 342 364 99 22 36 58 60