Thommy Abrahamsson
| Thommy Abrahamsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
8 April 1947 Umeå, Sweden[1] | ||
| 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 Thomas Abrahamsson[2] (born 8 April 1947)[1] 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. He also played ice hockey, as a goaltender.[1]
Playing career
[edit]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.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1964–65 | Leksands IF | SWE | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1965–66 | Leksands IF | SWE | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1966–67 | Leksands IF | SWE | 20 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1967–68 | Leksands IF | SWE | 26 | 12 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Leksands IF | SWE | 26 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Leksands IF | SWE | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | ||
| 1970–71 | Leksands IF | SWE | 14 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25 | ||
| 1971–72 | Leksands IF | SWE | 25 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Leksands IF | SWE | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 1973–74 | Leksands IF | SWE | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Timrå IK | SWE II | 36 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SWE 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ a b c Thommy Abrahamsson. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ Surgent, Scott (2013). The Complete World Hockey Association, 9e. Tempe, Arizona. p. 317. ISBN 978-1-490967400.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Thommy Abrahamsson. Sports Reference
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database