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DeutschThomas Eriksson (ice hockey)
| Thomas Eriksson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 16 October 1959 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Djurgårdens IF Philadelphia Flyers Västerås IK | ||
| National team |  Sweden | ||
| NHL draft | 98th overall, 1979 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 1977–1995 | ||
Thomas Bo Eriksson (born 16 October 1959) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He played defense in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers and the Elitserien with Djurgårdens IF and Västerås IK.
On 16 October 1983, Eriksson scored a goal 32 seconds into a game played on his birthday. It established an NHL record for the earliest goal by a player on his birthday. The record was broken in 2009 by Tim Jackman of the New York Islanders.[1]
Djurgården has retired number 27 in his honor.[2]
Awards
[edit]- Bronze medal in Lake Placid Winter Olympic Games
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1976–77 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE II | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 25 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 35 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 70 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1979–80 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 36 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 24 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1980–81 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 54 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 27 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 32 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||
| 1983–84 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 68 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 72 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1985–86 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 43 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 34 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 39 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1988–89 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | ||
| 1989–90 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 39 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 106 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 1990–91 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 39 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 62 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1991–92 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 31 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 37 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1993–94 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 38 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1994–95 | Västerås IK | SEL | 40 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| SEL totals | 490 | 124 | 144 | 268 | 767 | 66 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 96 | ||||
| NHL totals | 208 | 22 | 76 | 98 | 97 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Sweden | WJC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | |
| 1979 | Sweden | WC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1980 | Sweden | OG | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| 1981 | Sweden | CC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 1983 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 1984 | Sweden | OG | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1984 | Sweden | CC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1988 | Sweden | OG | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1989 | Sweden | WC | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1990 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
| Senior totals | 74 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 74 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Elias Says". Archived from the original on 9 July 2012.
- ^ Jörnmark, Moa (23 November 2011). "Listan på tröjorna som hänger i taket". expressen.se.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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