Tomas Holmström

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Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
Nickname	Homer
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 202 lb (92 kg)
NHL Team	Detroit Red Wings
Nationality	Sweden
Born	January 23, 1973, Piteå, SWE
NHL Draft	257th overall, 1994 Detroit Red Wings
Pro Career	1994 – present

Tomas Holmström (born January 23, 1973 in Piteå, Sweden) is a Swedish ice hockey left winger.

He was drafted 257th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, where he has played for the last seven and a half seasons. He won the Stanley Cup in 1997, 1998 and 2002.

His specialty is to be the player in front of goal to screen the opposing goaltender and take care of rebounds. He is arguably the best in the world in his role. Because he has to withstand hard hits from his opponents in this position, he has constructed several extra protection pads. He has absorbed more abuse than most teams. Holmström is a highly praised player for his incredible work ethics.

Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
Gold	2006 Turin	Team

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994-95	Luleå HF	Elitserien		40	14	14	28	56		8	1	2	3	20
1995-96	Luleå HF	Elitserien		34	12	11	23	78		11	6	2	8	22
1996-97	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		6	3	1	4	7		--	--	--	--	--
1996-97	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		47	6	3	9	33		1	0	0	0	0
1997-98	Detroit	NHL		57	5	17	22	44		22	7	12	19	16
1998-99	Detroit	NHL		82	13	21	34	69		10	4	3	7	4
1999-2000	Detroit	NHL		72	13	22	35	43		9	3	1	4	16
2000-01	Detroit	NHL		73	16	24	40	40		6	1	3	4	8
2001-02	Detroit	NHL		69	8	18	26	58		23	8	3	11	8
2002-03	Detroit	NHL		74	20	20	40	62		4	1	1	2	4
2003-04	Detroit	NHL		67	15	15	30	38		12	2	2	4	10
2004-05	Luleå HF	Elitserien		47	14	16	30	50		4	0	0	0	18
2005-06	Detroit	NHL		81	29	30	59	66		1	0	0	0	0
Elitserien Totals				121	40	41	81	184		23	7	4	11	60
AHL Totals				6	3	1	4	7		-	-	-	-	-
NHL Totals				622	125	170	295	453		88	26	25	51	66