Tomas Forslund

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SwedenSweden  Tomas Forslund Ice hockey player
Date of birth November 24, 1968
place of birth Falun , Sweden
size 180 cm
Weight 91 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1988 , 5th lap, 85th position
Calgary Flames
Career stations
1985-1991 Leksands IF
1991-1993 Calgary Flames
1993-1996 Leksands IF
1996-2001 Cologne Sharks
2001-2003 Leksands IF

Tomas Forslund (born November 24, 1968 in Falun ) is a former Swedish ice hockey player . During his career he played for the Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League , the Kölner Haie in the German Ice Hockey League and Leksands IF in the Swedish Elitserien on the position of right winger .

Career

Forslund began his professional career in 1985 with the then Swedish first division club Leksands IF in the Elitserien , after he had already played five games for the second division HC Dobel in the HockeyAllsvenskan in the preseason . In the 1988 NHL Entry Draft , Forslund was drawn by the Calgary Flames in the fifth round in a total of 85th place.

Leksands IF shirt, 2001/02 season

After Forslund had missed the playoffs in the Swedish Elitserien twice in a row with Leksands, the team was able to move into the finals in the 1987/88 season. In the 1988/89 season Forslund reached the final of the Swedish championship with Leksands, which, however, was lost to Djurgårdens IF .

After two more unsuccessful years with Leksands, Forslund followed the call of the National Hockey League in 1991 and signed a contract with the Calgary Flames. In his first season he managed only five goals and nine assists in 38 games in the NHL . In the following season Forslund got only six times the chance to recommend himself in missions for the Calgary Flames and played a large part of the season with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles in the International Hockey League . There he reached a respectable 54 scorer points in 63 games, including 31 goals, but missed the playoff round in the IHL with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles. After the 1992/93 season, Forslund ended the NHL experiment.

After only two seasons overseas, Forslund returned to his old place of work in 1993 and quickly rejoined the storm ranks of Leksands IF. With 16 goals and 17 assists he played at a high level before he became the top scorer of the Elitserien in the following season with 24 goals.

Cologne Sharks jersey, season 1997/98

In the summer of 1996 he was looking for a new sporting challenge and switched to the Cologne Sharks in the German Ice Hockey League (DEL) for the 1996/97 season . Forslund quickly became a crowd favorite in Cologne due to his open manner and his hobby, rock music. Forslund played well in the DEL, so that he was invited to the DEL All-Star Game in 1998 after his second season . In the game in the Frankfurt ice rink, he scored the opening goal against Team Germany in the first minute, but the All-Stars were ultimately defeated 2: 3 after a penalty shoot-out . The DEL playoffs were less successful for Forslund and the Kölner Haie. After being eliminated three times in the first round between 1997 and 1999, the Haie moved into the final series of the German Ice Hockey League in the 1999/00 season . There Forslund lost the series with the Cologne team 3-1 against the Munich Barons . In the following season the Haie were eliminated again in the quarterfinals, this time against the Hannover Scorpions , after three defeats in a row.

In the 1996/97 and 1997/98 seasons Forslund also played with the Kölner Haien in the European Hockey League (EHL), the successor to the European Cup . However, the Kölner Haie were eliminated from the competition in the preliminary round in both years. In December 1999 the Kölner Haie made a guest appearance at the prestigious HC Davos invitation tournament , the Spengler Cup . Unbeaten Forslund reached the final with the Haien and defeated the Russian representative HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk 6-2 . Forslund was able to contribute a goal to the tournament success. It was the first tournament victory of a German team since 1964. In the following year, the Haie competed again in the Spengler Cup, but had to be content with third place. Forslund left the Haie after the end of the 2000/01 season and returned to his home club Leksands IF.

After his second return to Leksands in 2001, Forslund played in the Swedish second division. There he reached the Superallsvenskan ( Kvalserien ), the promotion round between the Elitserien and the HockeyAllsvenskan . With six goals and four assists in ten games, he contributed significantly to the success of Leksands IF in the promotion round and the subsequent promotion to the Elitserien. In the 2002/03 season Forslund played another season for Leksands in the Swedish top division before ending his career after 18 years.

After his actual career end, Forslund played for nine games in the third Swedish division, Division 1, for Borlänge HF , for which he was also a few games as a coach behind the gang.

International

Forslund played 112 games in the shirt of the Swedish national team and took part in three world championships with the Tre Kronors from 1994 to 1996. While Forslund had won the bronze medal in 1994 and was thus third in the World Cup, the Tre Kronors made it into the final just one year later at the World Cup in their own country. However, in a memorable game, the Swedes were beaten 5-1 by Finland. The World Cup silver medal is Forslund's greatest success on international ice.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1985/86 Leksands IF SEL 32 17th 20th 37 - - - - - -
1986/87 Leksands IF SEL 23 3 5 8th 4th - - - - -
1987/88 Leksands IF SEL 36 9 10 19th 22nd 3 1 1 2 2
1988/89 Leksands IF SEL 39 14th 16 30th 58 10 2 4th 6th 6th
1989/90 Leksands IF SEL 38 14th 21st 35 48 3 0 1 1 2
1990/91 Leksands IF SEL 22nd 5 10 15th 10 - - - - -
1991/92 Calgary Flames NHL 38 5 9 14th 12 - - - - -
1991/92 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 22nd 10 6th 16 25th 5 2 2 4th 2
1992/93 Calgary Flames NHL 6th 0 2 2 0 - - - - -
1992/93 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 63 31 23 54 68 - - - - -
1993/94 Leksands IF SEL 38 16 17th 33 66 - - - - -
1994/95 Leksands IF SEL 34 24 10 34 46 3 1 0 1 25th
1995/96 Leksands IF SEL 35 13 13 26th 65 5 1 2 3 4th
1996/97 Cologne Sharks DEL 48 16 22nd 38 42 4th 0 1 1 2
1997/98 Cologne Sharks DEL 46 15th 29 44 66 3 2 1 3 2
1998/99 Cologne Sharks DEL 51 19th 34 53 44 5 3 3 6th 8th
1999/00 Cologne Sharks DEL 51 14th 24 38 49 9 2 1 3 4th
2000/01 Cologne Sharks DEL 56 13 20th 33 48 3 1 0 1 4th
2001/02 Leksands IF SHA 8th 5 1 6th 56 10 6th 4th 10 39
2002/03 Leksands IF SEL 47 5 2 7th 85 5 1 0 1 2
2003/04 Boron length HF SWE-1 9 3 4th 7th 35 - - - - -
SEL total 297 115 122 237 319 24 5 8th 13 39
NHL overall 44 5 11 16 12 - - - - -
IHL total 85 41 29 70 93 5 2 2 4th 2
DEL total 252 77 129 206 249 24 8th 6th 14th 20th

International

year team event Sp T V Pt SM
1986 Sweden Junior European Championship 5 0 1 1 2
1988 Sweden Junior European Championship 5 5 1 6th 0
1988 Sweden Junior World Championship 7th 0 0 0 0
1991 Sweden Canada Cup 6th 1 0 1 2
1994 Sweden WM 5 2 2 4th 4th
1995 Sweden WM 8th 2 0 2 10
1996 Sweden WM 6th 0 1 1 2
Juniors overall 17th 5 2 7th 2
Men overall 25th 5 3 8th 18th

Others

  • Forslund always wore the number 27 on his back
  • Forslund opened his own bar in his home town in the mid-1990s with the name “No. 27 sports bar "

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personal data
SURNAME Forslund, Tomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH November 24, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Falun