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46. Pelle Eklund

46. Pelle Eklund
From Stockholm, Sweden, Pelle Eklund played all but five of his NHL Games with the Philadelphia Flyers where he scored 452 Points over 589 Games for a decent .77 Point per Game Average.  Eklund was a very clean player who only 107 Penalty Minutes as a Flyer and he had three seasons where he received votes for the Lady Byng.  His best run with Philadelphia was in the 1987 playoffs where he scored 27 Points in 26 Games.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Center
  • Acquired: Selected in the 8th Round, 161st Overall in the NHL Draft 6/8/83.
  • Departed: Traded to the Dallas Stars for Dallas’ 1994 8th Round Pick (which would be Raymond Giroux) 3/21/94.
  • Games Played: 589
  • Notable Statistics: 118 Goals
    334 Assists
    452 Points
    107 PIM
    .77 PPG
    +12 Plus/Minus
    27.3 Point Shares

    57 Playoff Games
    10 Goals
    33 Assists
    43 Points
    4 PIM
    .75 PPG
    +12 Plus/Minus
  • Major Accolades and Awards: None.

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