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Philip Samuelsson

#5

Position: Defenseman

Height: 6-2

Weight: 198

Birthdate: 7/26/91

Hometown: Scottsdale, Ariz.

2010-11 Team: Boston College (HEA)

USA HOCKEY:
2010:
• Skated in five games at the USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp against teams from Finland, Sweden and the U.S.
2009:
• Participated in the USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp, logging one assist in three intrasquad games
• Recorded three assists and tied for a team-best plus-nine rating as the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team captured the gold medal at the 2009 International Ice Hockey Federation World Men’s U18 Championship in Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn.
• Helped the U.S. National Under-18 Team to a first-place finish at the 2009 Five Nations Tournament in Nykoping, Sweden

COLLEGE HOCKEY:
2010-11:
• Third among defensemen on Boston College of the Hockey East Association with six points (1-5) in 16 games through Dec. 6
2009-10:
• Member of NCAA Division I champion Boston College

JUNIOR HOCKEY:
2008-09:
• Finished tied for second among defensemen on the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League with 22 assists

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
• Son of Ulf and Jeanette Samuelsson
• Selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (61st overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft
• Father, Ulf, played in 1,080 games in the National Hockey League including stints with the Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers
• Brother, Henrik, currently skates for the U.S. National Under-17 Team, part of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program
• Skated for the P.F. Chang’s (Ariz.) Midget program from 2006-08
• Born in Leksand, Sweden, and played in the 2008 Under-18 Four Nations Cup in Lake Placid, N.Y., for Team Sweden before committing to future U.S. teams

PLAYER FEATURES:
• Samuelsson selected for Team USA preliminary roster 
• Samuelsson, Wey hope for Lake Placid redemption 
• Draft bloodlines: Phil Samuelsson
• Philip Samuelsson after being selected by the Penguins

2011 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP STATS

Date Opponent G A PTS PIM
12/19 RPI (ex) 0 0 0 0

IIHF EVENT STATISTICS:

Year Event GP G A PTS PIM
2009 World U18 Championship 7 0 3 3 4
  TEAM USA TOTALS 7 0 3 3 4

COLLEGE/JUNIOR STATISTICS:

Season Team GP G A PTS PIM
2010-11 Boston College (HEA) 16 1 5 6 37
2009-10 Boston College (HEA) 42 1 13 14 36
  NCAA TOTALS 58 2 18 20 73
2008-09 Chicago Steel (USHL) 54 0 22 22 60