Background
He is the son of two-time Penguins Stanley Cup winner, Ulf Samuelsson. Samuelsson was born in Leksand, Sweden, and raised in the United States where his father played in the National Hockey League until 2000.
He is the son of two-time Penguins Stanley Cup winner, Ulf Samuelsson. Samuelsson was born in Leksand, Sweden, and raised in the United States where his father played in the National Hockey League until 2000.
He is currently playing within the Arizona Coyotes organization of the National Hockey League (National Hockey League). Samuelsson was drafted in the second round, 61st overall, of the 2009 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Samuelsson played at Avon Old Farms in 2005-2006, and two season for Public Finance Changs of the Midwest Elite Hockey League while living in Scottsdale, Arizona where his father was an assistant coach for the Phoenix Coyotes.
He began playing junior hockey with the United States National Development Program before joining the Chicago Steel of the USHL in 2008-2009.
In his season in Chicago, Samuelsson recorded 22 assists in 54 games and was an East Division All-Star. After playing only one season of junior hockey, Samuelsson began playing college hockey with Boston College in 2009.
He helped the Boston College Eagles to the 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament title in his freshman year. Philip made his National Hockey League debut with the Pittsburgh Penguins on December 16, 2013.
On December 5, 2014 Samuelsson was traded to the Arizona Coyotes for Rob Klinkhammer and a conditional fifth round pick of the 2016 National Hockey League Entry Draft.
Following the 2014-2015 National Hockey League season Samuelsson became a restricted free agent under the National Hockey League Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Arizona Coyotes made him a qualifying offer to retain his National Hockey League rights and, on July 5, 2015, Samuelsson filed for Salary Arbitration.
