Introduction
Ulf Reinhold Dahlén (born January 21, 1967) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player, and former head coach for HV71 and Frölunda HC in the Swedish Hockey League. His son Jonathan Dahlén was drafted 42nd overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
Biography
Dahlén was drafted 7th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. He played 966 career NHL games, scoring 301 goals, 354 assists and 655 points. During his active playing career, he played for 14 seasons, between 1987–88 and 2002–03, in the NHL for the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks and Washington Capitals. On April 15, 1993, Dahlén scored the final goal in Minnesota North Stars history in a 5-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings, Russ Courtnall and Dave Gagner assisted on the goal.
After his playing career, he has served as an assistant coach for the Swedish national team and a pro scout for the Dallas Stars; and in June 2006, he was hired as an assistant coach by the Stars. Following the 2007–08 season, Dahlén left Dallas to take the head coaching position for Frölunda HC in Elitserien in Sweden. After three seasons with Frölunda, Dahlén signed as head coach for HV71, where he played for two seasons in the late 1990s.
Accomplishments and awards
- Swedish Junior Player of the Year Award (1985)
- EJC-A All-Star Team (1985)
- Named Best Forward at EJC-A (1985)
- WJC-A All-Star Team (1987)
- Swedish World All-Star Team (1993)
- WC-A All-Star Team (1993)
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1983–84 | Östersunds IK | Swe-2 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Östersunds IK | Swe-2 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1985–86 | IF Björklöven | SEL | 22 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | IF Björklöven | SEL | 31 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1987–88 | Colorado Rangers | IHL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 29 | 23 | 52 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | New York Rangers | NHL | 56 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | New York Rangers | NHL | 63 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 66 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1991–92 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 79 | 36 | 30 | 66 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 83 | 35 | 39 | 74 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 65 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 46 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 59 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 43 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 30 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | HV71 | SEL | 29 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1998–99 | HV71 | SEL | 25 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 75 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 73 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 69 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 63 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 966 | 301 | 354 | 655 | 230 | 85 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 12 | ||||
| SEL totals | 107 | 36 | 52 | 88 | 48 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 16 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Sweden | EJC | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1986 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1987 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | |
| 1989 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1991 | Sweden | CC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1993 | Sweden | WC | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1996 | Sweden | WCH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1998 | Sweden | OLY | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Sweden | OLY | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 6 | |||
| Senior totals | 53 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 11 | |||