Sports
Mikael Samuelsson
born 1976
· ice hockey player, right winger
Swedish winger who found his best NHL form with the Red Wings, winning the 2008 Stanley Cup and joining hockey's Triple Gold Club, and later returned to Detroit for two more seasons.
- Born
Mariefred, Sweden
age 49- Birth name
- Karl Mikael Samuelsson
- Detroit years
- 2005–2009, 2012–2014
- Field
- Sports
01 / The Detroit story
The Detroit story
After short stints with four NHL teams, Samuelsson signed with the Red Wings in 2005 as play resumed following the lockout, and joining Detroit marked a turning point in his career. He scored 23 goals in his first Red Wings season and became a steady scoring threat on a perennial contender. In 2008 he helped Detroit beat the Pittsburgh Penguins for the Stanley Cup, completing hockey's Triple Gold Club alongside his 2006 Olympic and World Championship golds with Sweden, and celebrated by bringing the Cup home to his hometown of Mariefred. Detroit returned to the Final again in 2009 but lost to Pittsburgh. After two seasons with the Vancouver Canucks, Samuelsson re-signed with the Red Wings in 2012 for two more injury-shortened seasons before finishing his career in Sweden.
Highlights
- Signed with Detroit in 2005; his best NHL seasons came as a Red Wing
- Won the Stanley Cup with Detroit in 2008
- Completed hockey's Triple Gold Club (Stanley Cup, Olympic gold, World Championship gold)
- Returned to the Red Wings for two more seasons, 2012–2014
02 / Their Detroit places
Their Detroit places 1
Where they lived, worked, performed and liked to hang out. Closed and demolished places stay here too, because they are part of the city's history.
Played here · 2005–2009, 2012–2014
Joe Louis Arena
Demolished · 1979–2019
The Red Wings' home during both his Detroit stints, including the 2008 Stanley Cup run; demolished in 2019.