Tommy Sjödin

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size = 230px
played_for = Brynäs IF
Minnesota North Stars
Dallas Stars
Quebec Nordiques
HC Lugano
HC Bolzano
EHC Kloten
position = Defence
shot = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 198
nationality = SWE
birth_date = Birth date and age|1965|8|13
birth_place = Timrå, SWE
draft = 237th overall
draft_year = 1985
draft_team = Minnesota North Stars
career_start = 1983
career_end = 2008

Tommy Sjödin (born August 13 1965, in Timrå, Sweden), is a retired Swedish 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 elite league 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.

February 3, 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. [cite web
url=http://www.hockeyligan.se/vonkonow.php?nid=10653 | title=Äldsta målskyttar i Elitserien | accessdate=2007-02-07 | date=2007-02-03 | publisher=Hockeyligan.se | language=Swedish ]

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

References

General

* [http://www.azhockey.com/index.html A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey]
*hockeydb|4989
* [http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=48 Elite Prospects]
*Eurohockey|151

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