Mikael Renberg

Birthdate: 5 May 72
Birthplace: Pitea, Sweden
Height: 6'2
Weight: 218
Sweater Number: 19
Position: Right Wing
Drafted: Drafted in 2nd round (40th overall) of 1990 Entry Draft by Flyers
Marital Status: Married to Stina (now divorced), daughter named Emma

Career Notes

1990-91: Drafted by Flyers. Played next three seasons with Lulea of Swedish Elite League
1993-94: Signed with Flyers May 20. Scored first NHL goal October 12. Led NHL rookies in goals (38), points (82), and shoting percentage (19.5) -- 82 points is a Flyers rookie record. Awarded the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as the most improved Flyer. Finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy (top rookie). Named to Upper Deck/NHL All-Rookie Team.
1994-95: Played with Lulea during the NHL lockout. Scored 100th NHL point March 3. Was +20. Won the 1995 Class Guy Award from the Philadelphia chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.
1995-96: Had a flying start to the season, eventually missing time with a severe abdominal injury.
1996-97: Decreased production led to time spent off the top line. Traded during the summer for the four first round draft picks lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Chris Gratton deal along with Karl Dykhuis.
1997-98: Missed time with a broken wrist. Named Lightning team captain. Won gold medal with Sweden at World Championships, scoring 5 goals.
1998-99: Gave up captaincy to Lightning to close friend Rob Zamuner. Reaquired by the Flyers on December 12th along with Daymond Langkow in exchange for Chris Gratton and Mike Sillinger. Happiness reigned in the Delaware Valley.
1999-2000: Traded by the Flyers to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Rick Tocchet. During the summer, Renberg returns to play for his old team in Sweden, Lulea.

Profile

Mikael Renberg is back in the orange and black and this webmaster is extremely happy. He's a skilled right wing with decent speed, playmaking ability, and most importantly should bring scoring depth to the squad.

Renberg is a powerful skater with good hockey sense that allows him to anticipate plays well. His wrist shot is probably his best. Renberg will look to make a pass when he has a finisher around, but he's learned to shoot more over the course of his career. He is a two-way forward who can play both the power play and the penalty kill. He plays physically, although he doesn't fight, and his size is a good asset.

Renberg seemed to struggle as captain of the Lightning. On the Flyers, however, he is a good presence in the locker room, where he was and obviously still is very popular. When his return was anounced, both John LeClair and Eric Lindros were clearly estatic. He will be one of the funnier presences on a rather quiet passive team. Renberg will probably play wing for Brind'Amour as Keith Jones seems a good fit on the first line.

At 26, Renberg has time to turn his career around from the pit its been in since his abdominal injury. If he can recover the dominancy of his rookie season, his return may help the Flyers return to the Stanley Cup finals

(added 2/9/2000) Since I first wrote this profile, many things have happened: Renberg was traded to Phoenix and then returned to play in Sweden. I still remember him fondly as a Flyer, but I don't know if we'll ever see him play in the NHL again. Since I wrote this profile, I've also redesigned this web site, eliminating player profiles for many players who are no longer with the Flyers. I'm going to keep this one up, however, because I know Renberg fans drift by here every one in a while. Enjoy the rest of Flyertown.

Links

The Unofficial Mikael Renberg Homepage
Renberg happy to be back
Exile gives Renberg a new perspective

>Return to the main page::Return to top of this page