With full encouragement from now ex-boss Ron Francis, NHL Seattle pro scout Ulf Samuelsson was announced Monday as the new coach for Leksands IF in the elite-level professional Swedish Hockey League.
The Swedish team's management is hoping Samuelsson can help avoid relegation or dropping to play in a second-tier Swedish pro league next season. The task takes on extra meaning for Samuelsson: He played for the club three years as a teenager before joining the NHL's Hartford Whalers as a 20-year-old. Plus, his son, Philip, is a defenseman on Leksands IF's current roster.
Sweden Bound
NHL Seattle pro scout Ulf Samuelsson accepts head coaching job for Swedish pro hockey club Leksands IF, where he starred as a teen before a 16-year NHL career
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