Dick Tärnström

Dick Tärnström
Date of birth	20th January 1975
place of birth	Sundbyberg , Sweden
size	185 cm
Weight	93 kg
position	defender
number	# 6
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1994 , 11th round, 272nd position New York Islanders
Career stations
1992-2001	AIK Solna
2001-2002	New York Islanders
2002-2006	Pittsburgh Penguins
2004-2005	Södertälje SK
2006	Edmonton Oilers
2006-2007	HC Lugano
2007-2008	Edmonton Oilers
2008	Columbus Blue Jackets
2008-2013	AIK Solna

Dick Tärnström (born January 20, 1975 in Sundbyberg ) is a former Swedish ice hockey player who last played at AIK Solna in the Elitserien .

Career

Tärnström was selected by the New York Islanders in the 11th round in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft as a total of 272nd players. He played with AIK Solna until 2001 when he ventured to North America.

After only nine games on the farm team in the American Hockey League at the Bridgeport Sound Tigers , he made the leap to the Islanders, prevailed and immediately got a regular place. For the 2002/03 season he moved to the Pittsburgh Penguins . He spent the strike season in his home country Sweden near Södertälje SK and then returned to the Penguins. During the 2005/06 season he moved to the Edmonton Oilers and reached with them the final series of the Stanley Cup .

For private reasons he moved to Europe in 2006/07 and played for the Swiss ice hockey club HC Lugano . In the summer of 2007 he returned to Edmonton, but was transferred to the Columbus Blue Jackets on February 1, 2008 . In the summer of 2008 he returned to Sweden and signed a contract with the Swedish second division club AIK. In the 2009/10 season , the team in the Kvalserien succeeded in advancing to the Elitserien. In January 2013 he ended his active career due to a back injury.

Achievements and Awards

• 1994 Promotion to the Elitserien with AIK Ishockey
• 2010 promotion to the elite series with AIK Ishockey

International

• 1993 gold medal at the U18 European Junior Championship
• 1994 silver medal at the Junior World Championship
• 1995 bronze medal at the Junior World Championship
• 2003 silver medal at the world championship
• 2004 World Championship All-Star Team
• 2004 World Cup best defender
• 2004 silver medal at the world championship
• 2009 bronze medal at the world championship

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	6th	306	35	105	140	254
Playoffs	2	17th	0	2	2	12

Web links

• Dick Tärnström at eurohockey.com
• Dick Tärnström at hockeydb.com (English)
• Dick Tärnström at eliteprospects.com (English)