| InternationalWon a gold and earned an All-Star selection at the 1985 European Junior Championships ... Member of the Swedish team at the 1986 and 1987 World Junior Championships ... Won a bronze medal in 1987 ... Named the Outstanding Defenseman of the tournament ... Played for the Swedish team at the 1991 Canada Cup ... Member of Sweden's gold medal teams at the 1991 and 1992 World Championships ... Finished second on the Swedish team scoring list at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey (behind Mats Sundin) ... Played at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano.
Career Buffalo's first choice, 14th overall, in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft ... Boyhood idol was Borje Salming ... Won a Swedish championship with Bjorkloven before making his NHL debut with the Sabres in 1987-88 ... Ranked second among NHL rookies in assists (38) and eighth in points (42)... Named to the 1987-88 All-Rookie Team ... Has been with Washington since March of 1989 ... Established career highs in goals (14), assists (42), and points (56) in 1991-92 ... Led Caps defenseman in scoring in with 31 points in 46 games in 1994-95 ... Played five games for Kloten in Switzerland during the NHL lockout that year ... In 1995-96, played in his 600th NHL game ... Recorded his 300th point in a Capitals uniform ... Wrist injury kept him out of the playoffs for the first time in his career ... Finished 1997-98 regular season as third top scorer on the team ... Recorded 15 goals and 20 assists for 35 points in 73 games. |
