Shot Left Role Ice hockey player Career end 2006 Name Tommy Albelin Career start 1982 | Playing career Weight 91 kg National team Sweden Height 1.85 m Positions Defenseman | |
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Born 21 May 1964 (age 59)
Stockholm, SWE ( 1964-05-21 ) NHL Draft 152nd overall, 1983
Quebec Nordiques Played for Djurgardens IF Hockey, Quebec Nordiques, New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames | ||
Tommy Albelin
Tommy Albelin (born 21 May 1964) is a retired Swedish ice hockey defenceman who is currently an assistant coach for Switzerland's national team.
Contents
- Tommy Albelin
- 2002 03 round 3 game 2 tommy albelin goal
- Playing career
- Coaching career
- Coaching statistics
- International play
- References
2002 03 round 3 game 2 tommy albelin goal
Playing career
Albelin has, over the course of a 24-year professional career, played a total of 952 games for three NHL teams: 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.
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 - 3International play
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