Jonathan Dahlén (born 20 December 1997) is a Swedish professional

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player who is currently with

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in the

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(SHL). Dahlén was rated as a top prospect, and was drafted 42nd overall by the

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in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft and played in the

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(NHL) with the

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Playing career

In 2016, Dahlén led his team in scoring with 15 goals and 29 points in 51 games. He improved upon this in his second year, leading his team again with 25 goals and 19 assists in just 45 games. On 27 February 2017, Dahlén was traded by the Senators to the

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in exchange for Alex Burrows ahead of the NHL trade deadline. It was speculated the Canucks drafted friend

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based partly on highly successful chemistry with Dahlén on the top line for

, where they finished fifth and ninth in league scoring as teenagers. The two scored the first shift they ever played together in Sweden. At the conclusion of his season with Timrå IK, Dahlén was signed by the Canucks to a three-year entry-level contract on 21 April 2017. After suffering from

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during the 2017–18 preseason, Dahlén signed a contract with Timrå IK on 10 October 2017. Playing in Sweden in 2017–18, Dahlén was a leading contributor on offence as Timrå earned a promotion to the SHL. Dahlén was announced as the Top Forward and MVP in

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. On 12 April 2018, it was announced that Dahlén had been assigned to the

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of the AHL. Dahlén attended Vancouver's 2018 training camp and played with the Canucks during the 2018–19 pre-season, before he was assigned back to the Utica Comets before the NHL season opener. On 25 February 2019, Dahlén was traded from the

to the

in exchange for prospect Linus Karlsson. He registered 4 assists in 7 games with the Sharks’ AHL affiliate, the

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, to close the season. In early August 2019, unable to replicate his offensive success from Sweden in North America, Dahlén signed to return to Timrå IK of the Allsvenskan on loan from the San Jose Sharks. In the 2019–20 season, Dahlén matched the league's regular season scoring record with 77 points in 51 regular season games. He registered 5 points in the opening qualification game before Timrå's quest for promotion to the SHL was halted due to the

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. On 26 May 2020, Dahlén agreed to a one-year extension to continue with Timrå IK, with his rights still owned by the Sharks. Selected as team

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of Timrå, Dahlén again led the club and league in scoring during the 2020–21 season, registering 71 points through 45 regular season games. He was named as the Allsvenskan's forward of the year and Most Valuable Player for the second season in succession, and finished as the playoff MVP, by registering 22 points through 15 post-season games to help Timrå IK claim the championship and gain promotion to the SHL. On 14 June 2021, Dahlén was re-signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the San Jose Sharks. He made his NHL debut on 16 October 2021, in a 4–3 win over the

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. His first goal came three days later, scoring twice in a 5–0 victory against the

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. In completing his rookie season with the Sharks, Dahlén contributed with 12 goals and 22 points through 61 regular season games. In the 2022 offseason, after not being tendered a qualifying offer to remain with the Sharks, he returned to his native Sweden in re-joining Timrå IK on a five-year contract on 31 August 2022.

International play

He has represented Team Sweden at the U17, U18 and U20 World Junior Championships and led the tournament with 34 shots in seven games, for a 4.85 SH/GP. He scored a hat trick in the

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Personal life

He is the son of former longtime NHL player

Ulf Dahlén Ulf Reinhold Dahlén (born 21 January 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 ...

, who played 966 regular season games for six different teams. They are the first father-son duo to have played for the San Jose Sharks.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dahlen, Jonathan 1997 births Living people Ottawa Senators draft picks Ice hockey people from Östersund San Jose Barracuda players San Jose Sharks players Swedish ice hockey left wingers 21st-century Swedish sportsmen Timrå IK players Utica Comets players