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And after this weekend’s NHL draft at Pittsburgh’s Consol Energy Center, the son of former NHLer Ulf Samuelsson could include Boston among his future stops.

Barring any movement, the Bruins will have the No. 24 pick in the draft. And Samuelsson, ranked the No. 75 North American skater by the NHL’s Central Scouting Bureau, could be in the Bruins’ first-round crosshairs.

That possibility might seem a little jarring to Boston fans, considering the history Samuelsson’s father has had with the Bruins and in particular the team’s current president, Cam Neely.

On May 3, 1991, Ulf Samuelsson leveled Neely with a devastating knee-to-thigh check. It was the first in a series of crippling injuries that cut short Neely’s career.

Naturally, Neely has not held Ulf Samuelsson in high regard since the incident. If the Bruins draft Henrik, Neely might have to bite his tongue when they pose for the traditional podium snapshot (even though Henrik was not yet born when the infamous hit took place).

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