Thomas Eriksson (ice hockey)
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| Thomas Eriksson | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 16, 1959 Stockholm, SWE |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Position | Defense |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | NHL Philadelphia Flyers Elitserien Djurgårdens IF Västerås IK AHL Maine Mariners |
| National team |  Sweden |
| NHL Draft | 98th overall, 1979 Philadelphia Flyers |
| Playing career | 1977–1995 |
Thomas B. Eriksson (born October 16, 1959 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player. He played defense in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers and the Elitserien with Djurgårdens IF and Västerås IK.
On October 16, 1983, Eriksson scored a goal 32 seconds into a game played on his birthday. It established an NHL record for the earliest goal by a player on his birthday. The record was broken in 2009 by Tim Jackman of the New York Islanders.[1]
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[edit] Awards
- Bronze medal in Lake Placid winter olympic games
- His number 27 is retired by Djurgårdens IF.
[edit] International play
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Bronze | 1980 Lake Placid | Team Competition |
[edit] External links
- Thomas Eriksson's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Thomas Eriksson's biography at Legends of Hockey
[edit] Notes
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Categories:
- 1959 births
- Djurgårdens IF Hockey players
- Ice hockey players at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Maine Mariners players
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- Olympic ice hockey players of Sweden
- People from Stockholm
- Philadelphia Flyers draft picks
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Swedish ice hockey players
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- VIK Västerås HK players
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Swedish ice hockey defenceman stubs
