Thomas Åhlén

Thomas Åhlén
Date of birth	March 8, 1959
place of birth	Gävle , Sweden
size	183 cm
Weight	89 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1983 , 10th round, 187th position Los Angeles Kings
Career stations
1973-1977	Hofors IK
1977-1979	Leksands IF
1979-1985	Skellefteå AIK
1985-1990	AIK Solna

Thomas Valter Åhlén (born March 8, 1959 in Gävle ) is a former Swedish ice hockey player .

Career

Thomas Åhlén began his career as an ice hockey player at Hofors IK , for whose professional team he was active from 1973 to 1977 - first in Division 2, which was still second at the time, and from the 1975/76 season in the new second Swedish division, Division 1 . From 1977 to 1979 the defender ran for Leksands IF in the Elitserien . He spent the following six years with his league rivals Skellefteå AIK . For the 1985/86 season , the left shooter moved within the Elitserien to AIK Solna , with whom he was immediately relegated to the second-rate Division 1. In the 1986/87 season , however, he was able to return directly to the Elitserien with AIK. Following the 1989/90 season , he ended his career with AIK at the age of 31.

International

For Sweden , Åhlén took part in the junior division exclusively in the U18 European Junior Championship in 1977 , where he won the gold medal with his team. In the senior sector, he was in his country's squad at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo , where he won the bronze medal with Sweden, and at the Canada Cup in 1984 .

Achievements and Awards

• 1987 Promotion to the Elitserien with AIK Solna

International

• 1977 gold medal at the U18 European Junior Championship
• 1984 bronze medal at the Olympic Winter Games

Web links

• Thomas Åhlén at hockeydb.com (English)
• Thomas Åhlén at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Thomas Åhlén at eurohockey.com
• Thomas Åhlén in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )