Biography

Dahlén was drafted 7th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. He played 966 career NHL games, scoring 301 goals, 354 assists and 655 points. During his active playing career, he played for 14 seasons, between 1987-88 and 2002-03, in the NHL for the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks and Washington Capitals. On April 15th, 1993, Dahlén scored the final goal in Minnesota North Stars history in a 5-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings, Russ Courtnall and Dave Gagner assisted on the goal.

After his playing career, he has served as an assistant coach for the Swedish national team and a pro scout for the Dallas Stars; and in June 2006, he was hired as an assistant coach by the Stars. Following the 2007-08 season, Dahlén left Dallas to take the head coaching position for Frölunda HC in Elitserien in Sweden. After three seasons with Frölunda, Dahlén signed as head coach for HV71, where he played for two seasons in the late 1990s.

Accomplishments and awards

• Swedish Junior Player of the Year Award (1985)
• EJC-A All-Star Team (1985)
• Named Best Forward at EJC-A (1985)
• WJC-A All-Star Team (1987)
• Swedish World All-Star Team (1993)
• WC-A All-Star Team (1993)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1983-84	Östersunds IK	Swe-2		36	15	11	26	10		—	—	—	—	—
1984-85	Östersunds IK	Swe-2		31	27	26	53	20		5	6	0	6	4
1985-86	IF Björklöven	SEL		22	4	3	7	8		—	—	—	—	—
1986-87	IF Björklöven	SEL		31	9	12	21	20		6	6	2	8	4
1987-88	Colorado Rangers	IHL		2	2	2	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
1987-88	New York Rangers	NHL		70	29	23	52	26		—	—	—	—	—
1988-89	New York Rangers	NHL		56	24	19	43	50		4	0	0	0	0
1989-90	New York Rangers	NHL		63	18	18	36	30		—	—	—	—	—
1989-90	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		13	2	4	6	0		7	1	4	5	2
1990-91	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		66	21	18	39	6		15	2	6	8	4
1991-92	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		79	36	30	66	10		7	0	3	3	2
1992-93	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		83	35	39	74	6		—	—	—	—	—
1993-94	Dallas Stars	NHL		65	19	38	57	10		—	—	—	—	—
1993-94	San Jose Sharks	NHL		13	6	6	12	0		14	6	2	8	0
1994-95	San Jose Sharks	NHL		46	11	23	34	11		11	5	4	9	0
1995-96	San Jose Sharks	NHL		59	16	12	28	27		—	—	—	—	—
1996-97	San Jose Sharks	NHL		43	8	11	19	8		—	—	—	—	—
1996-97	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		30	6	8	14	10		5	0	1	1	0
1997-98	HV71	SEL		29	9	22	31	16		5	1	3	4	12
1998-99	HV71	SEL		25	14	15	29	4		—	—	—	—	—
1999-00	Washington Capitals	NHL		75	15	23	38	8		5	0	1	1	2
2000-01	Washington Capitals	NHL		73	15	33	48	6		6	0	1	1	2
2001-02	Washington Capitals	NHL		69	23	29	52	8		—	—	—	—	—
2002-03	Dallas Stars	NHL		63	17	20	37	14		11	1	3	4	0
NHL totals				966	301	354	655	230		85	15	25	40	12
SEL totals				107	36	52	88	48		11	7	5	12	16

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1985	Sweden	EJC		5	7	4	11	0
1986	Sweden	WJC		7	3	4	7	4
1987	Sweden	WJC		7	7	8	15	2
1989	Sweden	WC		10	2	2	4	4
1991	Sweden	CC		6	2	1	3	5
1993	Sweden	WC		6	5	2	7	0
1996	Sweden	WCH		4	1	1	2	0
1998	Sweden	OLY		4	1	0	1	2
1998	Sweden	WC		10	3	3	6	0
2002	Sweden	OLY		4	1	2	3	0
2002	Sweden	WC		9	5	2	7	0
Junior totals				19	17	16	33	6
Senior totals				53	20	13	33	11

[ Source: Wikipedia ]