Patric Göran Kjellberg (born June 17, 1969) is a Swedish former professional

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. He was drafted in the fourth round, 83rd overall, by the

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in the

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Career

Drafted from the

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, Kjellberg made his North American professional debut during the 1992–93 season with Montreal's AHL affiliate, the

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. He also made his

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debut that same season with Montreal, appearing in seven games. After the season, however, Kjellberg returned to Sweden and played five more seasons in Elitserien. With HV71, he won the Swedish National Championship during the season of 1994–1995. Kjellberg returned to the NHL in the 1998–99 season to play with the

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. He was traded during the 2001–02 season to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in exchange for Petr Tenkrat. In his NHL career, Kjellberg appeared in 394 games. He scored 64 goals and added 96 assists. He also appeared in ten

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playoff games with Anaheim during the 2003 playoffs, going scoreless. After his playing career, Kjellberg has worked for Leksands IF as sports manager.Patric Kjellberg blir kvar i Leksand

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2010-04-15

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Regular season and playoffs

International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kjellberg, Patric 1969 births AIK IF players Djurgårdens IF Hockey players Falu IF players Fredericton Canadiens players HV71 players Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics Living people Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players Montreal Canadiens draft picks Montreal Canadiens players Nashville Predators players New York Rangers scouts Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic ice hockey players of Sweden Olympic medalists in ice hockey People from Trelleborg Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Canada Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Swedish ice hockey left wingers Sportspeople from Skåne County