Patrick Cehlin (''pæt-rek se-liːn'') (born July 27, 1991) is a Swedish professional

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player, currently an

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. He most recently played for

Luleå HF Luleå Hockeyförening, also known as Luleå Hockey, is a professional ice hockey club from Luleå, Sweden. The club has been playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden, since the 1984–85 season. They are ...

in the

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(SHL). Cehlin was formerly a prospect for the

Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators (colloquially referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Predators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Divisio ...

of the

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Playing career

Cehlin joined Djurgården's U18 team in May 2006 from his first club, Flemingsbergs IK. He became Swedish U18 champion with Djurgården for the 2007–08 season. Cehlin made his Elitserien debut on December 26, 2008 against Rögle BK, but played in Djurgården's J20-team for most of the 2008–09 season. He scored his first goal in Elitserien on October 8, 2009 against Luleå HF. Cehlin was drafted in the 5th round (126th overall) of the 2010 NHL draft by the Nashville Predators. He was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Predators on June 5, 2012. Cehlin played his first North American game on October 12, 2012, against the

Grand Rapids Griffins The Grand Rapids Griffins are a professional ice hockey team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They compete in the American Hockey League (AHL), playing their home games at Van Andel Arena. They are the AHL affiliate to the Detroit Red Wings of t ...

as a member of the Milwaukee Admirals where he tallied his first two career goals. On May 19, 2015, after spending half of the previous season in Sweden on loan from the Predators with

Leksands IF Leksands Idrottsförening is a Swedish professional ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. The team plays in the top-tier league, Swedish Hockey League (SHL), after succeeding through the 2019 SHL qualifiers and thus ...

, Cehlin opted to continue his career in his native land in signing a two-year contract with

Rögle BK Rögle BK (Rögle Bandyklubb) is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Ängelholm that has been playing in the SHL since the 2015–16 season. Rögle has previously played in the SHL (previously named Elitserien) in 1992–1996, 2008–20 ...

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1991 births Living people Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) players Leksands IF players Luleå HF players Milwaukee Admirals players Nashville Predators draft picks Rögle BK players Swedish ice hockey right wingers Ice hockey people from Stockholm {{Sweden-icehockey-winger-stub