Thomas Eriksson (ice hockey)
Thomas Eriksson | |||
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Born |
Stockholm, Sweden | October 16, 1959||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
NHL Philadelphia Flyers Elitserien Djurgårdens IF Västerås IK AHL Maine Mariners | ||
National team | Sweden | ||
NHL Draft |
98th overall, 1979 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
Playing career | 1977–1995 |
Thomas Bo Eriksson (born October 16, 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 October 16, 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]
Awards[]
- Bronze medal in Lake Placid Winter Olympic Games
- His number 27 is retired by Djurgårdens IF.
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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[]
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's ice hockey | ||
1980 Lake Placid | Team Competition | |
1984 Sarajevo | Team Competition | |
1988 Calgary | Team Competition |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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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[]
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Categories:
- 1959 births
- Djurgårdens IF Hockey players
- Ice hockey players at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Maine Mariners players
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- Olympic ice hockey players of Sweden
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Philadelphia Flyers draft picks
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Sportspeople from Stockholm
- Swedish ice hockey defencemen
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- VIK Västerås HK players
- Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Swedish ice hockey defenceman stubs