Thomas Eriksson (ice hockey)
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.
| Thomas Eriksson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 16, 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 | ||
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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]
Djurgården has retired number 27 in his honor.[2]
Awards
- Bronze medal in Lake Placid Winter Olympic Games
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| 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
| 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
- "Elias Says".
- Jörnmark, Moa (23 November 2011). "Listan på tröjorna som hänger i taket". expressen.se.
External links
- 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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