Thommy Abrahamsson
| Thommy Abrahamsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 8, 1947 Umeå, SWE | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Elitserien Leksands IF Timrå IK NHL Hartford Whalers WHA New England Whalers | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| Playing career | 1965–1983 | ||
Ulf Thommie Abrahamsson[1] (born April 8, 1947) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player. During his career he played in the Swedish Elite League, the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association.
Abrahamsson has a twin brother, Christer Abris (who has legally changed his name), who also played ice hockey, as a goaltender.
Playing career
Abrahamsson played three seasons with the New England Whalers of the WHA from 1974–75 to 1976–77. He also played one season, 1980–81, and 32 games for the Hartford Whalers of the NHL. He represented Sweden at the 1972 Winter Olympics.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1964–65 | Leksands IF | Swe-1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1965–66 | Leksands IF | Swe-1 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1966–67 | Leksands IF | Swe-1 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1967–68 | Leksands IF | Swe-1 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Leksands IF | Swe-1 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Leksands IF | Swe-1 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | ||
| 1970–71 | Leksands IF | Swe-1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25 | ||
| 1971–72 | Leksands IF | Swe-1 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Leksands IF | Swe-1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 1973–74 | Leksands IF | Swe-1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 31 | ||
| 1974–75 | New England Whalers | WHA | 76 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | New England Whalers | WHA | 63 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 47 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | ||
| 1976–77 | New England Whalers | WHA | 64 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | Leksands IF | SEL | 28 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Leksands IF | SEL | 24 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1979–80 | Leksands IF | SEL | 26 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 32 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Timrå IK | SEL | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Timrå IK | Swe-2 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Swe-1 totals | 184 | 60 | 55 | 115 | — | 86 | 28 | 17 | 45 | 91 | ||||
| WHA totals | 203 | 28 | 67 | 95 | 126 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | ||||
| SEL totals | 106 | 42 | 18 | 60 | 190 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1971 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1972 | Sweden | OLY | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1972 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 1973 | Sweden | WC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1974 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Senior totals | 47 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 40 | |||
References
- ^ Surgent, Scott (2013). The Complete World Hockey Association, 9e. Tempe, Arizona. p. 317. ISBN 1-490967400.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ab/thommy-abrahamsson-1.html
External links
- Thommy Abrahamsson career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Thommy Abrahamsson career statistics at EliteProspects.com
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