Mikael Samuelsson

Free agent forward Mikael Samuelsson signed a three-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks on Friday. "Obviously (the money) was the key, I shouldn't lie," Samuelsson said in a telephone conference call after signing the deal. Financial terms were not disclosed. The Swedish right wing spent the past four seasons in Detroit, winning the Stanley Cup in 2008 and falling one game short this year. The 32-year-old has 86 goals and 208 points in 466 career NHL games. Samuelsson was also part of Sweden's gold-medal winning team at the 2006 Turin Olympics. He's the third forward to leave the Red Wings this spring. Marian Hossa ... Read Full Story

Kukla's Korner Hockey Next entry: Lemaire Likes The Puck-Moving Forwards Previous entry: Antoine Vermette Signs Extension With Columbus by Paul on 09/15/09 at 12:05 PM ET Comments (1) “I like to get into some scrums in front of the net.  I try to play a little gritty. I’m not tough or anything like that, but I try to play hard, go to the net and shoot a lot of pucks and stay for rebounds.” -Mikael Samuelsson of the Vancouver Canucks.  More on Samuelsson from Ben Kuzma of the Vancouver Province. Filed in: NHL Teams , Vancouver Canucks | KK Hockey | Permalink  Tags: Mikael+Samuelsson ... Read Full Story

Kukla's Korner Hockey Previous entry: Arnason Signs With Rangers by Paul on 07/03/09 at 11:44 AM ET Comments (23) via Sportsnet , The Detroit Red Wings are about to lose another of its free agents as Mikael Samuelsson is poised to sign elsewhere. Sources tell Sportsnet that the Swedish winger is close to a deal with one of the six Canadian teams. Samuelsson, 32, has played the past four seasons in Detroit, averaging $1.2 million in salary. In 2008-09 he appeared in 81 games, scoring 19 goals and 40 points. added 12:14pm , Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks General Manager Mike Gillis announced today ... Read Full Story

The Detroit Red Wings lost their fourth unrestricted free agent on Friday as forward Mikael Samuelsson has signed a three-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks. Samuelsson joins Marian Hossa (Chicago), Tomas Kopecky (Chicago) and Ty Conklin (St. Louis) as former Red Wings this offseason. Financial figures for Samuelsson’s contract were not immediately available. Read Full Story

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Free agent forward Mikael Samuelsson signed a three-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks on Friday. “Obviously (the money) was the key, I shouldn’t lie,” Samuelsson said in a telephone conference call after… Read Full Story