Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) Name Thomas Eriksson Career end 1995 Playing career Career start 1977 | National team Sweden Weight 84 kg Shot Left Role Ice hockey player Positions Defenseman | |
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Born October 16, 1959 (age 64)
Stockholm, Sweden ( 1959-10-16 ) NHL Draft 98th overall, 1979
Philadelphia Flyers Played for National Hockey League, Philadelphia Flyers | ||
Thomas Bo Eriksson (born October 16, 1959 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player. He played defense in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers and the Elitserien with Djurgårdens IF and Västerås IK.
On October 16, 1983, Eriksson scored a goal 32 seconds into a game played on his birthday. It established an NHL record for the earliest goal by a player on his birthday. The record was broken in 2009 by Tim Jackman of the New York Islanders.
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