2018 NHL Draft Profile: Mattias Samuelsson

Date of Birth - Mar 14, 2000

Age - 18

Place of Birth - Voorhees, NJ, USA

Nation - USA / Sweden

Position - D

Height - 6’4” / 193 cm

Weight - 218 lbs / 99 kg

Shoots - L

#39 by HOCKEYPROSPECT.COM

#38 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS

#31 by ISS HOCKEY

#39 by MCKEEN’S HOCKEY

#21 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters)

#31 by TSN/McKenzie

The son of former NHL defenseman Kjell Samuelsson, Mattias is a young defenseman close to the mold of his father. Big bodied with a decent point shot and a simple game defensively, Samuelsson is solid if unspectacular rearguard prospect. He plays the kind of game you typically find in a prospect with talent and size but who may not be as athletically gifted or developed as quickly as…