Patrik Carnbäck

Patrik Carnbäck
Born	(1968-02-01) February 1, 1968 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	In Europe  Västra Frölunda HC  Kölner Haie NHL  Montreal Canadiens  Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
National team	Sweden
NHL Draft	125th overall, 1988 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1986–2003

Jan Patrik Carnbäck (born February 1, 1968 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player.

Playing career

Patrik started playing 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 (1889–90), 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. He played three seasons with the Ducks before signing with the Kölner Haie of the DEL.

Awards

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

Career statistics

				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	26	27	53	34		–	–	–	–	–
1990–91	Västra Frölunda HC	SEL		22	10	8	18	46		–	–	–	–	–
1990–91	Västra Frölunda HC	SEL-2		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	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		41	6	15	21	32		–	–	–	–	–
1995–96	Kölner Haie	DEL		5	1	6	7	2		–	–	–	–	–
1995–96	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		34	6	12	18	34		–	–	–	–	–
1996–97	Kölner Haie	DEL		45	20	41	61	72		–	–	–	–	–
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
1999–00	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
NHL totals				154	24	38	62	122		–	–	–	–!–
Elitserien totals				553	216	274	490			–	–	–	–!–

International play

Patrik Carnbäck

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
	1992	Team
	1994	Team

Played for the Sweden in:

• 1988 World Junior Championships
• 1992 Winter Olympics
• 1992 World Championships (gold medal)
• 1994 World Championships (bronze medal)

International statistics

Year	Team	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1988	Sweden	WJHC	7	3	3	6	10
1992	Sweden	Oly	7	1	1	2	2
1992	Sweden	WC	8	2	2	4	16
1994	Sweden	WC	8	1	0	1	8

Notes and references

Notes

References

External links

• Patrik Carnbäck's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database