Tommy Albelin
| Tommy Albelin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
21 May 1964 Stockholm, SWE | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 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 Switzerland national team.
Playing career
Albelin has, over the course of a 24-year professional career, played a total of 952 games for three NHL teams:[1] the Quebec Nordiques, the New Jersey Devils, and the Calgary Flames. Albelin was drafted 152nd overall by Quebec in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. Before joining the club he played five seasons for Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Elitserien, winning the Swedish championship in his first year (1982-83). Albelin left for Quebec upon the conclusion of the 1986-87 season. 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). He finished out his final year in 2006 playing for the Devils.
Coaching career
On 25 July 2007, Albelin was hired by the New Jersey Devils as an assistant coach to head coach Brent Sutter. It was 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.
On 9 September 2014, following Scott Stevens' decision to step down from a coaching position in New Jersey, Albelin was promoted and was an assistant coach under Peter DeBoer in the 2014-15 season.
In July 2016, he was appointed as assistant coach of the Swiss men's national team.[2]
Career statistics
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | ||
| NHL totals | 952 | 44 | 211 | 255 | 417 | 81 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 22 | ||||
Coaching statistics
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
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| World Championship | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1986 Soviet Union | |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1987 Austria | |
| | 1997 Finland | |
Played for Sweden in:
- 1983 World Junior Championships
- 1984 World Junior Championships
- 1985 World Championships
- 1986 World Championships (silver medal)
- 1987 World Championships (gold medal)
- 1987 Canada Cup
- 1989 World Championships
- 1991 Canada Cup
- 1996 World Cup of Hockey
- 1997 World Championships (silver medal)
- 1998 Winter Olympics
International statistics
| 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 | — | ||
References
- 2004 NHL Official Guide & Record Book ISBN 0-920445-84-5
- 2005 NHL Official Guide & Record Book ISBN 0-920445-91-8
- Scott Stevens leaves Devils coaching staff, Albelin to replace
External links
- Tommy Albelin's official website
- Tommy Albelin's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Tommy Albelin's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Tommy Albelin profile at Eurohockey.com
References
- ↑ "Tommy Albelin Stats and News". NHL.com. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ↑ SIHF. "Tommy Albelin to join the coaching staff of the national teams". Retrieved 2016-07-09.