Kjell Samuelsson

Kjell Samuelsson was a large defenseman who played a physical gameArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceClose. Looking back on the 1991 World Championship, Sweden's national-team coach Conny Evensson also emphasized his hockey sense and puck skillsArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Kjell SamuelssonArticle in WikipediaRead the sourceClose played senior hockey for Tingsryds AIF in Division 1 from 1976/77 to 1982/83. He then spent 2 seasons with Leksands IFArticle in WikipediaRead the sourceClose, playing in Elitserien in 1983/84 and 1984/85.

Samuelsson began coaching as an assistant with the Trenton TitansArticle in American Hockey LeagueRead the sourceClose in 1999/00, moving to the same role with the Philadelphia Phantoms in 2000. After 6 seasons as an assistant, he became the Phantoms’ head coach on October 23, 2006Article in American Hockey LeagueRead the sourceClose. He recruited Joe Mullen, his former Pittsburgh teammate, to join the coaching staffArticle in American Hockey LeagueRead the sourceClose.

Samuelsson later worked as a Philadelphia FlyersArticle in HockeyNewsRead the sourceClose development coach from 2013 to 2023, according to Hockeynews’ June 5, 2023 report on his departure from the organization. The same article described how he and John RileyArticle in HockeyNewsRead the sourceClose often ran the Flyers’ summer camps.

Leksand also featured in the family’s summers: in a December 2018 interview with SVT SportSVT stands for Sveriges Television, Sweden’s public service television broadcaster.SVT Sport is the sports newsroom of Sveriges Television (SVT), Sweden’s public service television broadcaster.Article in SVT SportRead the sourceClose, his son Mattias described spending summers there. Mattias was then preparing to face Sweden for the USA at the World Junior ChampionshipArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceClose.