| Tommy Albelin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 May 1964 Stockholm, SWE |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | Djurgårdens IF (SEL) Quebec Nordiques New Jersey Devils Calgary Flames |
| National team | Sweden |
| NHL Draft | 152nd overall, 1983 Quebec Nordiques |
| Playing career | 1982–2006 |
Tommy Albelin (born 21 May 1964) is a retired Swedish ice hockey defenceman who is currently an assistant coach for the Albany Devils in the AHL.
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Albelin has, over the course of a 24-year professional career, played for three NHL teams: the Quebec Nordiques, the New Jersey Devils, and the Calgary Flames. Albelin was drafted 158th overall by Quebec in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. Before joining the club he played five seasons in the Swedish Elitserien. He played a year and a half for the Nordiques before being traded to New Jersey. It would be a team that he would play 10 seasons for and win two Stanley Cups 1995, 2003 with the New Jersey Devils. In 1996 he was traded to Calgary, but he signed to play with New Jersey again in 2001. His best season was the 1988–89 season when he piled up 37 points. Albelin announced his retirement from hockey on 29 July 2004, however the Devils re-signed him in December 2005 (abbreviating his retirement after he had practiced with the team as an unsigned player for nearly half the season). Albelin's final year of play was the 2006–07 season.
On 25 July 2007 Albelin was hired by the New Jersey Devils as an assistant coach to head coach Brent Sutter. It will be his first NHL coaching job.
On 10 August 2010, Albelin was named assistant coach of the Albany Devils, the AHL affiliate of the New Jersey Devils.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1979–80 | Stocksunds IF | Sweden Division III | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Stocksunds IF | Sweden Division III | 18 | 6 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Stocksunds IF | Sweden Division III | 22 | 6 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1983–84 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 30 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1984–85 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 32 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1985–86 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 35 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 33 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 60 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 46 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 68 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Utica Devils | AHL | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 47 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 | Utica Devils | AHL | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 36 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 62 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 1994–95 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 48 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 53 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 72 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 69 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 60 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 41 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 77 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 42 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 37 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 45 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 36 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 981 | 44 | 214 | 258 | 417 | 90 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 22 | ||||
Season Team Lge Type W - L - OT/SO 2007–08 New Jersey Devils NHL Assistant 46 - 29 - 7 2008–09 New Jersey Devils NHL Assistant 32 - 16 - 3
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 1986 | Ice hockey |
| Gold | 1987 | Ice hockey |
| Silver | 1997 | Ice hockey |
Played for Sweden in:
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 1984 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 1985 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1986 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 1987 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 1987 | Sweden | Canada Cup | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 1989 | Sweden | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 1991 | Sweden | Canada Cup | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1996 | Sweden | WCH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | Sweden | WC | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 1998 | Sweden | Olympics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Senior int'l totals | 56 | 8 | 16 | 24 | — | ||