Patrik Carnbäck

Jan Patrik Carnbäck (born February 1, 1968, in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player.
== Playing career ==
Patrik started playing hockey at age 8, with the local club IFK Bäcken. After five years with Bäcken he joined Västra Frölunda HC. At age 17 he started playing with Frölunda's elite team, at the time in Swedish hockey's Division 1. Patrik and Frölunda played three seasons in Division 1 before advancing to Elitserien in 1989. During these three seasons, Carnbäck played 83 games, scoring 49 goals and 49 assist for a total of 98 points.
In his first season in Elitserien (1889–90), Patrik ended up second in the scoring race with a total of 54 points, as a rookie. He won Rookie of the year, voted ahead of Mats Sundin. Trailing him in the scorings race were some top notch scoring machines, Håkan Loob (53), Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (46), Peter Gradin (46), Thomas Rundqvist (46), Anders Carlsson (43) and Lars-Gunnar Pettersson (42). The only player to finish ahead of him was AIK's Robert Burakovsky with 57 points. His success in Elitserien lead to his debut with the national team in November, 1989.
In the 1992 World Championships he was one of the best players for team Sweden. He started the tournament playing with Mats Sundin and Peter Forsberg. After a disappointing tie game, 0-0, against team Italy he formed a line with newly arrived, NHL player Mikael Andersson and Daniel Rydmark. They became Sweden's new offensive weapon. In the tournament final, Carnbäck was named "best player of the game."
After his success in the World Championships and his play in Elitserien, the Montreal Canadiens decided to bring him over the pond. However, Patrik didn't manage to get a roster spot in Montreal and played most of the season with Montreal's farm team, the Fredericton Canadiens.
On August 10, 1993, Montreal traded Patrik and Todd Ewen to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for their 3rd round choice (Chris Murray) in the 1994 Entry Draft. He had more success in Anaheim and was a regular on the team in his first season. He played three seasons with the Ducks before signing with the Kölner Haie of the DEL.
He recorded his only fight in the NHL on January 6, 1994, against Patrick Poulin of the Chicago Blackhawks.
== Awards ==
*Elitserien Rookie of the Year in 1990.
*Named to the Elitserien All-Star Team in 2000.
== Career statistics ==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1986–87 	Västra Frölunda HC 	SEL-2 	 	10 	3 	1 	4 	14 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
1987–88 	Västra Frölunda HC 	SEL-2 	 	33 	16 	19 	35 	24 	 	11 	4 	5 	9 	8
1988–89 	Västra Frölunda HC 	SEL-2 	 	28 	18 	19 	37 	22 	 	11 	8 	5 	13 	10
1989–90 	Västra Frölunda HC 	SEL 	 	40 	26 	27 	53 	34 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
1990–91 	Västra Frölunda HC 	SEL 	 	22 	10 	8 	18 	46 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
1990–91 	Västra Frölunda HC 	SEL-2 	 	18 	11 	14 	25 	14 	 	10 	4 	10 	14 	10
1991–92 	Västra Frölunda HC 	SEL 	 	33 	17 	24 	41 	32 	 	3 	1 	5 	6 	20
1992–93 	Fredericton Canadiens 	AHL 	 	45 	20 	37 	57 	45 	 	5 	0 	3 	3 	14
1992–93 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
1993–94 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL 	 	73 	12 	11 	23 	54 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
1994–95 	Västra Frölunda HC 	SEL 	 	13 	2 	6 	8 	20 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
1994–95 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL 	 	41 	6 	15 	21 	32 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
1995–96 	Kölner Haie 	DEL 	 	5 	1 	6 	7 	2 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
1995–96 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL 	 	34 	6 	12 	18 	34 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
1996–97 	Kölner Haie 	DEL 	 	45 	20 	41 	61 	72 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
1997–98 	Västra Frölunda HC 	SEL 	 	44 	8 	17 	25 	38 	 	6 	3 	3 	6 	6
1998–99 	Västra Frölunda HC 	SEL 	 	50 	19 	28 	47 	54 	 	4 	1 	1 	2 	8
1999–00 	Västra Frölunda HC 	SEL 	 	46 	17 	23 	40 	85 	 	5 	2 	0 	2 	31
2000–01 	Västra Frölunda HC 	SEL 	 	33 	7 	11 	18 	44 	 	5 	2 	3 	5 	12
2001–02 	Västra Frölunda HC 	SEL 	 	49 	15 	23 	38 	61 	 	10 	4 	1 	5 	8
2002–03 	Västra Frölunda HC 	SEL 	 	49 	12 	12 	24 	96 	 	16 	4 	5 	9 	8
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 	 	154 	24 	38 	62 	122 	 	– 	– 	– 	–!– 	
Elitserien totals	Elitserien totals 	Elitserien totals	 	553 	216 	274 	490 	 	 	– 	– 	– 	–!– 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== International play ==
Played for the Sweden in:
*1988 World Junior Championships
*1992 Winter Olympics
*1992 World Championships (gold medal)
*1994 World Championships (bronze medal)
=== International statistics ===
Year	Team 	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1988	Sweden	WJHC	7 	3	3	6 	10
1992	Sweden	Oly 	7 	1	1	2 	2
1992	Sweden	WC 	8 	2	2	4 	16
1994	Sweden	WC 	8 	1	0	1 	8
== Notes and references ==
=== Notes ===
=== References ===
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==External links==
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Category:Born in 1968
Category:Fredericton Canadiens players
Category:Frölunda HC players
Category:Kölner Haie players
Category:Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players
Category:Montreal Canadiens draft picks
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Sweden
Category:Swedish ice hockey players
Category:1992 Olympian
Category:Retired in 2003