About Pelle Eklund
Per-Erik "Pelle" Eklund (born 22 March 1963) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey winger. He played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers and Dallas Stars from 1985 to 1994 and nine seasons in the Swedish Elitserien (SEL) with AIK and Leksands IF from 1981 to 1985 and 1994 to 1999. Internationally Eklund played for the Swedish national team at several World Championships, winning gold in 1991 and silver in both 1990 and 1995, and the 1984 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal. == Playing career == Eklund played as a Bantam for Stocksund in team 63 where he was the captain of the team. Eklund played for AIK of the Elitserien between 1981 and 1985, winning the league championship in 1984. He won the Golden Puck as Sweden's top player in 1984 at the age of 21. He came to the NHL in 1985, joining the Philadelphia Flyers, who had selected him as the 161st overall pick in the 1983 NHL entry draft. He led all rookies in assists with 51 and finished third in overall rookie scoring (behind Kjell Dahlin and Gary Suter) in the 1985–86 season. Over the next nine seasons, Eklund topped the 50-assist mark on three occasions. In the 1987 Stanley Cup playoffs, he helped carry Philadelphia to the 1987 Stanley Cup Final, as his 27 points were fourth in overall scoring and his 20 assists were second to only Wayne Gretzky; in his only Cup Final, he recorded seven assists in the series along with one goal, but the Flyers lost to the Edmonton Oilers in seven games.
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