Tomas Sandström
Encyclopedia
Tomas Sandström is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey
right winger
who played in the National Hockey League
(NHL) from 1984 to 1999. He grew up in Fagersta
, Sweden
.
Sandström was selected 36th overall by the New York Rangers
in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft
. He played 983 career NHL games, scoring 394 goals and 462 assists for 856 points. He also registered 1,193 career penalty minutes. He won a Stanley Cup
in 1997 with the Detroit Red Wings
.
A power forward
, he was effective when healthy but his career was marred by injuries due to his physical style of play, particularly after a 1988 fight that left him with a scratched cornea and broken cheekbone.
Sandström was a key component of the Kings' run to the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals
, after missing most of the regular season with a broken jaw. Sandström finished third in playoff scoring after Wayne Gretzky
and Doug Gilmour
.
Today, Sandström works as a firefighter in Skanör, Sweden.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
right winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
who played in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL) from 1984 to 1999. He grew up in Fagersta
Fagersta
Fagersta is a locality and the seat of Fagersta Municipality in Västmanland County, Sweden, with 10,890 inhabitants in 2005.- Geography :The city is located at the junction of two railways between Ludvika-Västerås and Avesta -Örebro, in the heart of the historic Bergslagen region which is rich in...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.
Sandström was selected 36th overall by the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft
1982 NHL Entry Draft
The 1982 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. The National Hockey League teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1981–82 NHL season and playoff standings. This is the list of those players...
. He played 983 career NHL games, scoring 394 goals and 462 assists for 856 points. He also registered 1,193 career penalty minutes. He won a Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
in 1997 with the Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
.
A power forward
Power forward (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, power forward is a loosely applied characterization of a forward who is big and strong, equally capable of playing physically or scoring goals and would most likely have high totals in both points and penalties...
, he was effective when healthy but his career was marred by injuries due to his physical style of play, particularly after a 1988 fight that left him with a scratched cornea and broken cheekbone.
Sandström was a key component of the Kings' run to the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals
1993 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1993 Stanley Cup Final series was contested by the Los Angeles Kings and the Montreal Canadiens to decide the NHL championship for the 1992–93 season. It was the first appearance in the Final for the Kings, and the 34th for Montreal, their first since the 1989 Final. The Canadiens won the...
, after missing most of the regular season with a broken jaw. Sandström finished third in playoff scoring after Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Douglas Gretzky, CC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. Nicknamed "The Great One", he is generally regarded as the best player in the history of the National Hockey League , and has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters,...
and Doug Gilmour
Doug Gilmour
Douglas Robert Gilmour is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who is the current general manager of the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League . During his National Hockey League career, Gilmour played for 7 NHL clubs: the St...
.
Today, Sandström works as a firefighter in Skanör, Sweden.
Transactions
- June 7, 1982 - New York RangersNew York RangersThe New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
' 2nd round draft choice (36th overall) in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft1982 NHL Entry DraftThe 1982 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. The National Hockey League teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1981–82 NHL season and playoff standings. This is the list of those players...
. - January 20, 1990 - Traded by the New York Rangers, along with Tony GranatoTony GranatoAnthony Lewis Granato is an American retired National Hockey League left winger and a former head coach and assistant coach of the Colorado Avalanche...
, to the Los Angeles KingsLos Angeles KingsThe Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
in exchange for Bernie NichollsBernie NichollsBernard Irvine Nicholls is a former professional ice hockey centre. His junior career was spent with the Kingston Canadians, where he established himself as a dynamic scorer and a multi-faceted talent. He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the fourth round of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, 73rd...
. - February 16, 1994 - Traded by the Los Angeles Kings, along with Shawn McEachernShawn McEachernShawn K. McEachern is an American ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. He is the current head boys' varsity ice hockey coach at The Rivers School, an independent 6–12 school in Weston, Massachusetts....
, to the Pittsburgh PenguinsPittsburgh PenguinsThe Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
in exchange for Marty McSorleyMarty McSorleyMartin James "Marty" McSorley is a retired Canadian professional hockey player, who played in the National Hockey League from 1983 to 2000. A versatile player, he was able to play both the forward and defense positions. He is also a former head coach of the Springfield Falcons of the American...
and Jim PaekJim PaekJim Paek is a former professional ice hockey player. Paek played in the National Hockey League from 1990–91 to 1994–95. He is the first of two Korean hockey players to ever play in the NHL – the other being Richard Park...
. - January 27, 1997 - Traded by the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Detroit Red WingsDetroit Red WingsThe Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
in exchange for Greg Johnson. - October 20, 1997 - Signed as a free agent with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
Achievements
- All-Star Selection, Forward, 1983 IIHF world junior hockey championships
- Named to the 1985 NHL All-Rookie TeamNHL All-Rookie TeamThe NHL All-Rookie Team is chosen by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association from the best rookies in the National Hockey League at each position for the season just concluded based on their performance in that year...
. - Ranked No. 70 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & SonsJohn Wiley & SonsJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc., also referred to as Wiley, is a global publishing company that specializes in academic publishing and markets its products to professionals and consumers, students and instructors in higher education, and researchers and practitioners in scientific, technical, medical, and...
, 2009).
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
74 | 29 | 30 | 59 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 | New York Rangers | NHL | 73 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 109 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | ||
| 1986–87 | New York Rangers | NHL | 64 | 40 | 34 | 74 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 1987–88 | New York Rangers | NHL | 69 | 28 | 40 | 68 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | New York Rangers | NHL | 79 | 32 | 56 | 88 | 148 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1989–90 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 28 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | ||
| 1990–91 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 68 | 45 | 44 | 89 | 106 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 1991–92 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 49 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1992–93 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 39 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 57 | 24 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 12 | ||
| 1993–94 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 51 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original... |
NHL | 27 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 47 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 1994–95 | Malmö IF | SEL Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
12 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 58 | 35 | 35 | 70 | 69 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 30 | ||
| 1996–97 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 40 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York... |
NHL | 34 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||
| 1997–98 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 77 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 58 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Malmö IF | SEL | 42 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Malmö IF | SEL | 50 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 90 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 60 | ||
| 2001–02 | Malmö IF | SEL | 37 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 983 | 394 | 463 | 857 | 1193 | 139 | 32 | 49 | 81 | 183 | ||||