1984 NHL Draft
Kjell Samuelsson in the 1984 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Kjell Samuelsson 119th overall in the 1984 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 6.
He was the fourth of the 13 Swedes selected that year. It was the fifth of the 12 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1984, 102 have played in the NHL regular season. His 813 games put him 26th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 119
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 14
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 25 years
The picks around it
Picks 116–122 in the 1984 draft
- 116Jim NesichCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 117Brett HullR1269 GP · 1391 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 118Gary McColganLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 119Kjell SamuelssonD813 GP · 186 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 120Darren CotaRQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 121John DzikowskiLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 122Vito CramarossaRWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1984 class
4th
of 13 Swedes selected
41st
of 87 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 18Mikael AnderssonR761 GP · 264 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 66Tommy ErikssonLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 91Mats LundstromLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 119Kjell SamuelssonD813 GP · 186 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 133Stefan LarssonDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 141Henrik CedergrenRQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 152Lars KarlssonLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 154Urban NordinCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 165Orwar StambertDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 195Joakim PerssonLCHIChicago Blackhawks
+ 3 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Kjell Samuelsson made his NHL debut on October 10, 1985, 1 year and 123 days after the draft.
813
Games
48
Goals
138
Assists
186
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1984 draft
- 14Terry CarknerD858 GP · 230 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 35Raimo HelminenC117 GP · 59 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 77Paul BrotenR322 GP · 101 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 98Clark DonatelliL35 GP · 7 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 119Kjell SamuelssonD813 GP · 186 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 140Thomas HusseyLNYRNew York Rangers
- 161Brian NelsonCNYRNew York Rangers
- 182Ville KentalaLNYRNew York Rangers
- 189Heinz EhlersCNYRNew York Rangers
- 203Kevin MillerC620 GP · 335 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 224Tom LorentzCNYRNew York Rangers
- 245Scott BrowerGNYRNew York Rangers