Kelly Buchberger's NHL career
Right winger Kelly Buchberger was drafted 188th overall by Edmonton Oilers in 1985. He played 18 seasons for 5 clubs, 1986-2004. That came to 1182 games and 309 points, 105 goals and 204 assists.
Below: the whole of Kelly Buchberger's career, season by season.
- Year 19851985 NHL Draft
Kelly Buchberger is drafted 188 overall by Edmonton Oilers
First off the board- 1Wendel ClarkTOR
- 2Craig SimpsonPIT
- 3Craig WolaninNJD
Swedes from the same draft
Calle Johansson1109 GP · 535 P- Fredrik Olausson1022 GP · 581 P
- Ulf Dahlén966 GP · 655 P
- 1 year, 11 months and 2 days later · 2 seasonsYear 19871986-1987 seasonNHL debut
Kelly Buchberger makes his NHL debut
Kelly was 20 years old ·
Northlands Coliseum, CanadaSwedes on the ice:
Pelle Eklund, Kjell Samuelsson and Kent Nilsson.Season1986-1987
Kelly Buchberger scores 0 points and wins the Stanley Cup
EventsStanley Cup80games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1986-1987Points0Games0 of 800%Goals0Assists0P/GP—+/-0PlayoffsStanley Cup3 of 21 games0 pointsFirst roundLAKLos Angeles Kings4–1Second roundWINWinnipeg Jets4–0Conference finalDETDetroit Red Wings4–1Stanley Cup FinalPHIPhiladelphia Flyers4–3 - Year 1988Season
1987-1988
Kelly Buchberger scores 1 points and wins the Stanley Cup
EventsStanley Cup61games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1987-1988PlayoffsStanley Cup0 of 18 games0 pointsFirst roundWINWinnipeg Jets4–1Second roundCGYCalgary Flames4–0Conference finalDETDetroit Red Wings4–1Stanley Cup FinalBOSBoston Bruins4–0 - Year 1989Season
1988-1989
Kelly Buchberger scores 14 points
The whole season and the playoff run1988-1989PlayoffsEliminated by Los Angeles Kings0 of 7 games0 pointsFirst roundLAKLos Angeles Kings3–4 - Year 1990Season
1989-1990
Kelly Buchberger scores 8 points and wins the Stanley Cup
EventsStanley Cup25games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1989-1990PlayoffsStanley Cup19 of 22 games5 points0 G · 5 AFirst roundWINWinnipeg Jets4–3Second roundLAKLos Angeles Kings4–0Conference finalCHIChicago Blackhawks4–2Stanley Cup FinalBOSBoston Bruins4–1 - Year 1991Season
1990-1991
Kelly Buchberger scores 4 points
Events16games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1990-1991PlayoffsEliminated by Minnesota North Stars12 of 18 games3 points2 G · 1 AFirst roundCGYCalgary Flames4–3Second roundLAKLos Angeles Kings4–2Conference finalMNSMinnesota North Stars1–4 - Year 1992Season
1991-1992
Kelly Buchberger scores 44 points — the best season of his career
EventsCareer bestHis best points seasonThe whole season and the playoff run1991-1992PlayoffsEliminated by Chicago Blackhawks16 games5 points1 G · 4 AFirst roundLAKLos Angeles Kings4–2Second roundVANVancouver Canucks4–2Conference finalCHIChicago Blackhawks0–4 - Year 1997Season
1996-1997
Kelly Buchberger scores 38 points
EventsCareer bestHis best assist seasonThe whole season and the playoff run1996-1997PlayoffsEliminated by Colorado Avalanche12 games7 points5 G · 2 AFirst roundDALDallas Stars4–3Second roundCOLColorado Avalanche1–4 - Year 1998Season
1997-1998
Kelly Buchberger scores 23 points
The whole season and the playoff run1997-1998PlayoffsEliminated by Dallas Stars12 games3 points1 G · 2 AFirst roundCOLColorado Avalanche4–3Second roundDALDallas Stars1–4 - Year 1999Season
1998-1999
Kelly Buchberger scores 8 points
Events30games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1998-1999PlayoffsEliminated by Dallas Stars4 games0 pointsFirst roundDALDallas Stars0–4 - Year 2000Season
1999-2000
Kelly Buchberger scores 20 points
The whole season and the playoff run1999-2000PlayoffsEliminated by Detroit Red Wings4 games0 pointsFirst roundDETDetroit Red Wings0–4 - Year 2001Season
2000-2001
Kelly Buchberger scores 20 points
The whole season and the playoff run2000-2001PlayoffsEliminated by Colorado Avalanche8 of 13 games1 points1 G · 0 AFirst roundDETDetroit Red Wings4–2Second roundCOLColorado Avalanche3–4 - Year 2002Season
2001-2002
Kelly Buchberger scores 13 points
Events1,000NHL gamesThe whole season and the playoff run2001-2002PlayoffsEliminated by Colorado Avalanche7 games0 pointsFirst roundCOLColorado Avalanche3–4 - The career
Kelly Buchberger played his last NHL game in 2004
The career ended after 18 seasons, the last of them with Pittsburgh Penguins.