Tomas Holmström
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| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname | Homer, Demolition Man |
| 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 winger.
[edit] Playing career
He was drafted 257th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft and has played for the Red Wings since 1996 with the exception of the season lost due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout where Holmström returned to Sweden to play for his old team, Luleå HF of the SEL.
He won the Stanley Cup in 1997, 1998 and 2002.
Holmström is known for standing in front of goal to screen the opposing goaltender to try to tip in goals.[1] Because he has to withstand hits from pucks as well as his opponents in this position, he wears several extra pads to protect his body.[2] Holmström is known to many fans in Detroit by the nickname of "Homer".
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's ice hockey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 2006 Turin | Team | |
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994-95 | Luleå HF | SEL | 40 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 1995-96 | Luleå HF | SEL | 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 Red Wings | NHL | 57 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 44 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 16 | ||
| 1998-99 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 82 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 69 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1999-00 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 72 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 2000-01 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 73 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2001-02 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 69 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 58 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 8 | ||
| 2002-03 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 74 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2003-04 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 67 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2004-05 | Luleå HF | SEL | 47 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 2005-06 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 81 | 29 | 30 | 59 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| SEL 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 | ||||
[edit] Notes
- ^ Grossman, Evan (2007). Hand ... eye ... puck ... stick ... goal!. NHL.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-07.
- ^ Wigge, Larry (2006). Cry havoc and let slip Tomas Holmstrom!. NHL.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-07.
Categories: 1973 births | Detroit Red Wings draft picks | Detroit Red Wings players | Hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics | Living people | Luleå HF players | Olympic competitors for Sweden | Olympic gold medalists for Sweden | Stanley Cup champions | Swedish ice hockey players | Winter Olympics medalists
