Tomas Sandström

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Tomas Sandström


Born	(1964-09-04) September 4, 1964 Jakobstad, FIN
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Rangers (1984–1990) Los Angeles Kings (1990–1994) Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–1997) Detroit Red Wings (1997) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–1999)
National team	Sweden
NHL Draft	36th overall, 1982 New York Rangers
Playing career	1982–2002

Tomas Sandström (born September 4, 1964) 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 skilled power forward, he was effective when healthy but his career was marred by injuries due to his physical style of play.

After being acquired by the Wayne Gretzky-led Los Angeles Kings in a January 1990 trade for former 70 goal scorer Bernie Nicholls, Sandström formed a deadly one-two punch with Gretzky over the next three seasons. Sandström's time with the Kings, however, was marred by several serious injuries that included a 1990 fight that left him with a scratched cornea and broken cheekbone and a broken leg in the 1991 Smythe Division Finals.

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 Gretzky and Toronto's Doug Gilmour.

Today, Sandström works as a firefighter in Skanör, Sweden.

Transactions

June 7, 1982 - New York Rangers' 2nd round draft choice (36th overall) in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.
January 20, 1990 - Traded by the New York Rangers, along with Tony Granato, to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Bernie Nicholls.
February 16, 1994 - Traded by the Los Angeles Kings, along with Shawn McEachern, to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Marty McSorley and Jim Paek.
January 27, 1997 - Traded by the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Detroit Red Wings 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^[1]
Named to the 1985 NHL All-Rookie Team.
Ranked No. 70 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons, 2009).

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1984–85	New York Rangers	NHL	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	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	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	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	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

References

↑ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.515, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6

External links

Tomas Sandström's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Persondata
Name	Sandstrom, Tomas
Alternative names
Short description	Swedish ice hockey player
Date of birth	September 4, 1964
Place of birth	Jacobstad, FIN
Date of death
Place of death

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