Tommy Albelin

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Tommy Albelin
Euro Hockey Challenge, Switzerland vs. Russia, 22nd April 2017 65.JPG
Tommy Albelin coaching Team Switzerland against Team Russia during an international game in April 2017
Born (1964-05-21) 21 May 1964 (age 60)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Djurgårdens IF
Quebec Nordiques
New Jersey Devils
Calgary Flames
National teamFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
NHL draft 152nd overall, 1983
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1982–2006
Website www.tommyalbelin.com

Tommy Albelin (born 21 May 1964) is a Swedish former ice hockey defenceman who is currently an assistant coach for the New York Islanders. He was formerly an assistant coach for Switzerland's national team. He also was world champion in 1987 [1] and competed in the men's tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics. [2]

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Playing career

Albelin has, over the course of a 24-year professional career, played a total of 952 games for three NHL teams: [3] the Quebec Nordiques, the New Jersey Devils, and the Calgary Flames. Albelin was drafted 152nd overall by Quebec in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. Before joining the club he played five seasons for Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Elitserien, winning the Swedish championship in his first year (1982–83). Albelin left for Quebec upon the conclusion of the 1986–87 season. He played a year and a half for the Nordiques before being traded to New Jersey. It would be with the Devils that he would play 10 seasons for and win two Stanley Cups, in 1995 and 2003. In 1996, he was traded to Calgary, but he signed to play with New Jersey again in 2001. His best season was the 1988–89 season when he put up 37 points. Albelin announced his retirement from hockey on 29 July 2004, however the Devils re-signed him in December 2005 (abbreviating his retirement after he had practiced with the team as an unsigned player for nearly half the season). He finished out his final year in 2006 playing for the Devils.

Coaching career

On 25 July 2007, Albelin was hired by the New Jersey Devils as an assistant coach to head coach Brent Sutter. It was his first NHL coaching job.

On 10 August 2010, Albelin was named assistant coach of the Albany Devils, the AHL affiliate of the New Jersey Devils. On 9 September 2014, following Scott Stevens' decision to step down from a coaching position in New Jersey, Albelin was promoted to be an assistant coach under Peter DeBoer in the 2014–15 season.

In July 2016, he was appointed as assistant coach of the Swiss men's national team. [4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1979–80 Stocksunds IF SWE III 1000——————
1980–81Stocksunds IFSWE III18617——————
1981–82Stocksunds IFSWE III22628——————
1982–83 Djurgårdens IF SEL 19257461012
1983–84 Djurgårdens IFSEL3095142640112
1984–85 Djurgårdens IFSEL3288162282134
1985–86 Djurgårdens IFSEL35481226—————
1986–87 Djurgårdens IFSEL3375124220002
1987–88 Quebec Nordiques NHL 603232647—————
1988–89 Quebec NordiquesNHL1424627—————
1988–89 Halifax Citadels AHL 82574—————
1988–89 New Jersey Devils NHL467243140—————
1989–90 New Jersey DevilsNHL686232963—————
1990–91 Utica Devils AHL1442610—————
1990–91 New Jersey DevilsNHL47212144430112
1991–92 Utica DevilsAHL1146104—————
1991–92 New Jersey DevilsNHL19044411120
1992–93 New Jersey DevilsNHL361561452020
1993–94 Albany River Rats AHL402217—————
1993–94 New Jersey DevilsNHL6221719362025714
1994–95 New Jersey DevilsNHL485101520201782
1995–96 New Jersey DevilsNHL531121314—————
1995–96 Calgary Flames NHL20011440000
1996–97 Calgary FlamesNHL724111514—————
1997–98 Calgary FlamesNHL692171932—————
1998–99 Calgary FlamesNHL601568—————
1999–2000 Calgary FlamesNHL41461012—————
2000–01 Calgary FlamesNHL771192022—————
2001–02 New Jersey DevilsNHL42134460000
2002–03 Albany River RatsAHL50222—————
2002–03 New Jersey DevilsNHL371676161012
2003–04 New Jersey DevilsNHL45134440110
2005–06 New Jersey DevilsNHL36066220002
SEL totals1493030601202032510
NHL totals95244211255417817152222

International

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Soviet Union
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Austria
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Finland
YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1983 Sweden WJC 70336
1984 SwedenWJC713410
1985 Sweden WC 1010110
1986 SwedenWC1030312
1987 SwedenWC1015612
1987 Sweden CC 62242
1989 SwedenWC70228
1991 SwedenCC60006
1996 Sweden WCH 41012
1997 SwedenWC111342
1998 Sweden OG 30004
Junior totals1416716
Senior totals689112058

Coaching statistics

Season  Team               Lge  Type        W - L - OT/SO 2007–08 New Jersey Devils  NHL  Assistant   46 - 29 - 7       2008–09 New Jersey Devils  NHL  Assistant   32 - 16 - 3

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References

  1. ↑ Team Sweden Roster @ Ice Hockey World Championships 1987 ; 1987 Ice Hockey World Championships Gold Medal Team
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tommy Albelin Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Tommy Albelin Stats and News". NHL.com. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  4. ↑ SIHF. "Tommy Albelin to join the coaching staff of the national teams" . Retrieved 2016-07-09.
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