Patrik Carnbäck

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Jan Patrik Carnbäck (born 1 February 1968) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player.

Patrik Carnbäck
Born (1968-02-01) 1 February 1968 (age 56)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for Västra Frölunda HC
Kölner Haie
Montreal Canadiens
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
National team  Sweden
NHL draft 125th overall, 1988
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1986–2003

Playing career

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Patrik started playing ice hockey at age 8, with the local club IFK Bäcken. After five years with Bäcken he joined Västra Frölunda HC. At age 17 he started playing with Frölunda's elite team, at the time in Swedish hockey's Division 1. Patrik and Frölunda played three seasons in Division 1 before advancing to Elitserien in 1989. During these three seasons, Carnbäck played 83 games, scoring 49 goals and 49 assist for a total of 98 points.

In his first season in Elitserien (1989–90), Patrik ended up second in the scoring race with a total of 54 points, as a rookie. He won Rookie of the year, voted ahead of Mats Sundin. Trailing him in the scorings race were some top notch scoring machines, Håkan Loob (53), Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (46), Peter Gradin (46), Thomas Rundqvist (46), Anders Carlsson (43) and Lars-Gunnar Pettersson (42). The only player to finish ahead of him was AIK's Robert Burakovsky with 57 points. His success in Elitserien lead to his debut with the national team in November, 1989.

In the 1992 World Championships he was one of the best players for team Sweden. He started the tournament playing with Mats Sundin and Peter Forsberg. After a disappointing tie game, 0-0, against team Italy he formed a line with newly arrived, NHL player Mikael Andersson and Daniel Rydmark. They became Sweden's new offensive weapon. In the tournament final, Carnbäck was named "best player of the game."

After his success in the World Championships and his play in Elitserien, the Montreal Canadiens decided to bring him over the pond. However, Patrik didn't manage to get a roster spot in Montreal and played most of the season with Montreal's farm team, the Fredericton Canadiens.

On August 10, 1993, Montreal traded Patrik and Todd Ewen to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for their 3rd round choice (Chris Murray) in the 1994 Entry Draft. He had more success in Anaheim and was a regular on the team in his first season. Halfway through his third season with the Ducks, he was loaned to Kölner Haie of the DEL.[1]

Awards

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  • Elitserien Rookie of the Year in 1990.
  • Named to the Elitserien All-Star Team in 2000.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1986–87 Västra Frölunda HC SEL-2 10 3 1 4 14
1987–88 Västra Frölunda HC SEL-2 33 16 19 35 24 11 4 5 9 8
1988–89 Västra Frölunda HC SEL-2 28 18 19 37 22 11 8 5 13 10
1989–90 Västra Frölunda HC SEL 40 27 27 54 34
1990–91 Västra Frölunda HC SEL 22 10 9 19 46
1990–91 Västra Frölunda HC Allsv 18 11 14 25 14 10 4 10 14 10
1991–92 Västra Frölunda HC SEL 33 17 24 41 32 3 1 5 6 20
1992–93 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 45 20 37 57 45 5 0 3 3 14
1992–93 Montreal Canadiens NHL 6 0 0 0 2
1993–94 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 73 12 11 23 54
1994–95 Västra Frölunda HC SEL 13 2 6 8 20
1994–95 Västra Frölunda HC Allsv 4 2 4 6 24
1994–95 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 41 6 15 21 32
1995–96 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 34 6 12 18 34
1995–96 Kölner Haie DEL 5 1 6 7 2 14 8 8 16 34
1996–97 Kölner Haie DEL 45 20 41 61 72 4 1 1 2 2
1997–98 Västra Frölunda HC SEL 44 8 17 25 38 6 3 3 6 6
1998–99 Västra Frölunda HC SEL 50 19 28 47 54 4 1 1 2 8
1999–2000 Västra Frölunda HC SEL 46 17 23 40 85 5 2 0 2 31
2000–01 Västra Frölunda HC SEL 33 7 11 18 44 5 2 3 5 12
2001–02 Västra Frölunda HC SEL 49 15 23 38 61 10 4 1 5 8
2002–03 Västra Frölunda HC SEL 49 12 12 24 96 16 4 5 9 8
SEL totals 379 134 180 314 510 49 17 18 35 93
NHL totals 154 24 38 62 122

International

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Patrik Carnbäck
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
  1992 Team
  1994 Team
Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1988 Sweden WJC 7 3 3 6 10
1992 Sweden OG 7 1 1 2 2
1992 Sweden WC 8 2 2 4 16
1994 Sweden WC 8 1 0 1 8
Senior totals 23 4 3 7 26

Notes and references

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Notes

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  1. ^ Teaford, Elliott (January 31, 1996). "Ducks Loan Carnback to German League Team". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

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