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Medal record
Men's ice hockey
World Championships

Born	May 21, 1964 (age 45),; Stockholm, SWE
Height; Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m); 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
Pro clubs	Quebec Nordiques; New Jersey Devils; Calgary Flames
Ntl. team	Sweden
NHL Draft	152nd overall, 1983; Quebec Nordiques
Pro career	1982 – 2006

Tommy Albelin (born May 21, 1964 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a retired Swedish ice hockey defenceman who is currently an assistant coach for the New Jersey Devils in the NHL.

[edit] Playing career

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 July 29, 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.

[edit] Coaching career

On July 25, 2007 Tommy was hired by the New Jersey Devils as an assistant coach to head coach Brent Sutter. It will be his first NHL coaching job.

 Actually his final season in in the 2006-2007 season with the New Jersey Devils and retired from hockey after spwnding 19 seasons in the NHL.

[edit] 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	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

[edit] 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

[edit] International play

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

[edit] 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	—

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