Tommy Sjödin Explained

Played For:Brynäs IF
Minnesota North Stars
Dallas Stars
Quebec Nordiques
HC Lugano
HC Bolzano
EHC Kloten
Position:Defence
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:198
Ntl Team:SWE
Birth Date:13 August 1965
Birth Place:Timrå, Sweden
Draft:237th overall
Draft Year:1985
Draft Team:Minnesota North Stars
Career Start:1983
Career End:2008

Tommy Sören Sjödin (born 13 August 1965) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman, who played 106 NHL games during two seasons, five years for clubs in the Swiss Nationalliga A and fifteen seasons with Brynäs IF in the Swedish Elitserien.

Playing career

Sjödin played in the Swedish Elitserien with Brynäs IF from 1986 to 1992, winning the Golden Puck as Sweden's top player in 1991-92. He went on to play in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars, Dallas Stars, and Quebec Nordiques between 1992 and 1994. He played in Switzerland with HC Lugano from 1994 to 1998, except for a brief period with HC Bolzano in Italy in 1996-97.

Before Sjödin returned to the Swedish Elite League, he played one season with Kloten. He then rejoined his former team, Brynäs IF, which was to become his last.

3 February 2007, in an away game against Frölunda, putting Brynäs up 2-1 he became the oldest player ever to score a goal in Elitserien; at the age of 41 years, 5 months and 21 days, breaking Börje Salming's record from 1992.[1]

Sjödin played for the Swedish national team in four IIHF World Championships from 1992 to 1996, and was on the 1992 Olympic team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1983–84Timrå IKSWE II16448660004
1984–85Timrå IKSWE II238111914
1985–86Timrå IKSWE II3213122540
1986–87Brynäs IFSEL2904424
1987–88Brynäs IFSEL40691528
1988–89Brynäs IFSEL40811195251016
1989–90Brynäs IFSEL401414284650002
1990–91Brynäs IFSEL381217297720112
1991–92Brynäs IFSEL40616224650334
1992–93Minnesota North StarsNHL777293630
1993–94Dallas StarsNHL70224
1993–94 Quebec NordiquesNHL22191018
1993–94Kalamazoo WingsIHL3812324422
1994–95HC LuganoNDA361727443653252
1995–96HC LuganoNDA30321242642242
1996–97HC BolzanoSerie A62240
1996–97HC LuganoNDA452328515582462
1997–98HC LuganoNDA291219313674150
1998–99EHC KlotenNDA33619252281236
1999–2000Brynäs IFSEL5081422441105510
2000–01Brynäs IFSEL50911206940222
2001–02Brynäs IFSEL4911213238410133
2002–03Brynäs IFSEL509132230
2003–04Brynäs IFSEL499152450
2004–05Brynäs IFSEL507152252
2005–06Brynäs IFSEL48910196010002
2006–07Brynäs IFSEL506202666701112
2007–08Brynäs IFSEL52291192
SEL totals675116199315774442121473
NHL totals1068404852
NDA/NLA totals173611141751753212112312

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1992SwedenOLY84152
1992SwedenWC80116
1994SwedenWC80006
1995SwedenWC82356
1996SwedenWC61120
Senior totals38761320

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Äldsta målskyttar i Elitserien . 7 February 2007 . 3 February 2007 . Hockeyligan.se . Swedish .