Tommy Albelin
 Tommy Albelin 
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| Date of birth | May 21, 1964 |
| place of birth | Stockholm , Sweden |
| size | 185 cm |
| Weight | 91 kg |
| position | defender |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
1983 , 8th lap, 152nd position Québec Nordiques |
| Career stations | |
| 1980-1982 | Stocksunds IF |
| 1982-1987 | Djurgårdens IF |
| 1987-1988 | Québec Nordiques |
| 1988-1996 | New Jersey Devils |
| 1996-2001 | Calgary Flames |
| 2001-2006 | New Jersey Devils |
Thomas Albelin (born May 21, 1964 in Stockholm ) is a former Swedish ice hockey player (defender) and current coach who played for the Québec Nordiques , New Jersey Devils and Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League from 1987 to 2006 . Since July 2016 he has been assistant coach of the Swiss national team.
Career
From 1992 he was active for Djurgårdens IF Stockholm in the Elitserien and was also Swedish champion in his first year there . In the 1983 NHL Entry Draft , the Québec Nordiques selected him in the eighth round as 152nd. However, he stayed in Sweden and played for the Swedish national ice hockey team at the ice hockey world championships in 1985 , 1986 and 1987 . In the last of these he became world champion with his country.
It was not until the 1987/88 season that he moved to Quebec. After a good first season with the Nordiques, he was also used in the AHL farm team for the Halifax Citadels in the second year . In December 1989 he switched to the New Jersey Devils .
In the eight years with the Devils, he was always valued as a solid defender, but also had to go back to the AHL, initially to the Utica Devils , later to the Albany River Rats . With the Devils he won the Stanley Cup in the 1994/95 season . The following year he was given in exchange, among other things for Phil Housley , to the Calgary Flames , played there the season to the end and stayed with the Flames for another five years. During this time he took part in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano .
After his contract expired in the summer of 2001, he returned to the Devils and was able to win his second Stanley Cup there at the end of the 2002/03 season. After another season with the Devils, he announced his retirement in the summer of 2004. When the NHL resumed play after a year of strike, he was persuaded to return and played another 36 games in the regular season and two more in the playoffs.
Trainer
After finishing his active career, Albelin remained active in the organization of the New Jersey Devils and initially worked from 2007 to 2010 under Brent Sutter and Jacques Lemaire as assistant coach of the NHL franchise from Newark , New Jersey , before the Swede for the 2010 season / 11 was hired in the same position on their farm team Albany Devils .
After Scott Stevens resigned as assistant coach of the New Jersey Devils after the 2013/14 season , Albelin took over his post under head coach Peter DeBoer . After a new head coach was introduced in John Hynes in June 2015, Albelin and Mike Foligno left their assistant coach positions.
In July 2016 he was appointed assistant coach of the Swiss national team.
NHL statistics
| Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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| Regular season | 18th | 952 | 44 | 211 | 255 | 417 |
| Playoffs | 10 | 81 | 7th | 15th | 22nd | 22nd |
Sporting successes
- Swedish champion: 1983
- Stanley Cup : 1995 and 2003
- Ice hockey world champion: 1987
- 1986 silver medal at the world championship
- 2018 silver medal at the world championship (as assistant coach)
Personal awards
- Swedish World All-Star Team: 1987 and 1997
Web links
- Tommy Albelin at hockeydb.com (English)
- Tommy Albelin at legendsofhockey.net (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Albelin, Tommy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Albelin, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish ice hockey player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm , Sweden |