Patric Göran Kjellberg (born June 17, 1969) is a Swedish former professional
ice hockey
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left wing
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. He was drafted in the fourth round, 83rd overall, by the
Montreal Canadiens
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in the
1988 NHL Entry Draft
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The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Teemu Selanne, who retired after the 2013–14 season.
Selections by round
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.
Career
Drafted from the
Swedish Elite League
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's
AIK
AIK Fotboll (), more commonly known simply as AIK (), an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben (meaning ''the public'' or ''general sports club''), is a Swedish football club competing in Allsvenskan, the top flight of Swedish football. The ...
, Kjellberg made his North American professional debut during the
1992–93 season with Montreal's
AHL affiliate, the
Fredericton Canadiens
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. He also made his
NHL
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debut 1992–93 NHL season, 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 NHL season, 1998–99 season to play with the Nashville Predators. He was traded during the 2001–02 NHL season, 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 Stanley Cup playoff games with Anaheim during the 2003 Stanley Cup Playoffs, 2003 playoffs, going scoreless.
After his playing career, Kjellberg has worked for Leksands IF as sports manager.
Patric Kjellberg blir kvar i Leksand
Expressen 2010-04-15
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
References
External links
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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