Left-winger Patrik Juhlin began playing hockey in 1987 with VIK Västerås HK. Juhlin was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL in 1989 and joined the team in 1994. But in the three seasons Juhlin spent with Flyers, he played only in 56 games, spending most of his stay in North America with the Flyers American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate Philadelphia Phantoms. In 1997 Juhlin moved back to Europe and from 1997-99 played with Jokerit Helsinki in Finland. From 1999-04 Juhlin played with SC Bern in Switzerland, winning a Swiss title with them in 2004. After spending most of the 2004-05 season with his old club Västerås, Juhlin had a short spell with HC Davos in 2005, before finishing his career in 2005-09 with Västerås.
Internationally Juhlin was capped 80 times with the Swedish national team. He won an Olympic gold in 1994, World Championships silver in 1993 and bronzes in 1994 and 1996. At the 1994 Olympics, Juhlin was selected to the tournament’s all star team as the leading scorer of the gold medal team with seven goals and one assist in eight games.
Sweden