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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Thomas Eriksson
Selected in
fifth round
No. 98 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born October
16, 1959
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Defense
Height: 6-2 Weight: 182
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Stockholm Djurgarden (Sweden)
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Hometown:
Stockholm, Sweden |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Norsborgs | Sweden Jr. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1976-77 |
Stockholm | Sweden 2 |
20 | 0 |
4 | 4 |
-- | | 1977-78 |
Stockholm | Sweden |
25 | 6 |
4 | 10 |
30 | | 1978-79 |
Stockholm | Sweden |
35 | 6 |
11 | 17 |
70 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Championships: 1979 (bronze medal)
World
Junior Championships: 1979 (bronze medal) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: February 12, 1981 (Vancouver at
Philadelphia)
Numbers: 8, 6, 27 (Philadelphia)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1995 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1981-1986 |
Philadelphia | 208 |
22 | 76 |
98 | 107 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1981-1985 |
Philadelphia | 19 |
0 | 3 |
3 | 12 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NHL All-Rookie First Team: 1983-84 (Philadelphia)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1985 (Philadelphia)
Miscellaneous: Was first European-born and trained player to play for
Philadelphia Flyers. ... Left NHL after one game in 1981-82 season because he
missed his native Sweden and felt he had not adjusted properly to life in the
United States. ... Returned to NHL when he re-signed with Flyers on Aug. 15,
1983, because he felt he was "older, wiser" and more prepared to handle life
in North America. ... Missed remainder of 1985-86 season and 1986 playoffs
with injured left knee, suffered during Philadelphia's Feb. 12, 1986, game at
Buffalo. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Stockholm (Sweden); Maine (AHL);
Vasteras (Sweden)
Olympics: 1980
(bronze medal), 1988 (bronze medal)
Canada Cup: 1981 (fifth place),
1984 (second place)
World Championships: 1982 (fourth place), 1983
(fourth place),
1989 (fourth place), 1990 (silver medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Sweden Championship:
1983, 1989, 1990, 1991 (Stockholm)
Sweden World All-Star First Team: 1979-80, 1982-83, 1989-90, 1990-91
(Stockholm)
Stockholm Djurgarden Records: Most career penalty minutes (755), most
penalty minutes in a season (106 in 1989-90), most goals by a defenseman in
one season (16 in 1990-91)
Sweden Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1989-90 (Stockholm) (106 PIM)
Sweden Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1983 (Stockholm) (26), 1989
(Stockholm) (20), 1990 (Stockholm) (22)
Miscellaneous: Stockholm Djurgarden
retired Eriksson's No. 27.
Personal: Full name is Thomas B.
Eriksson. |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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