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Sweden Tomas Sandström
#28 MIF Redhawks / Elitserien - 01/02
1-time U18 EJC Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC Best Forward 1
Date of Birth
Sep 04, 1964
Position
RW
Age
60
Height
6'2" / 189 cm
Place of Birth
Pietarsaari, FIN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Fagersta AIK
Status
Retired
Drafted
1982 round 2 #36 overall by New York Rangers

Brothers: Krister Sandström, Mikael Sandström
Nephews: Lucas Sandström, Rasmus Sandström, Casper Sandström

The Swedish power forward quickly found his place in the NHL, scoring 29 goals and 30 assists his rookie year. Sandstrom went on to win World Championship gold in 1987 and a Stanley Cup with the Red Wings in 1997. He recorded at least 50 points in 10 seasons and retired from the NHL in 1999 with 394 goals and 463 assists.

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Tomas Sandström Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1978-79 Fagersta AIK U16 - -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1979-80 Fagersta AIK U16 - -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Fagersta AIK J20 Juniorserien -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Fagersta AIK Division 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* -* -* -* -* |
1980-81 Fagersta AIK Division 2 20* 23* 5* 28* -* -* |
1981-82 Fagersta AIK Division 1 32* 28* 11* 39* 74* -* |
Sweden U18 EJC-18 5* 5* 2* 7* 16* -* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 11* 9* -* -* -* -* |
1982-83 Brynäs IF J20 Juniorserien -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Brynäs IF Elitserien 36* 23* 14* 37* 50* -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 9* 3* 12* 12* -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 13* 12* -* -* -* -* |
Sweden B (all) International 5* 2* -* -* -* -* |
Sweden (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* -* -* |
1983-84 Brynäs IF Elitserien 34* 20* 10* 30* 81* -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 4* 2* 6* 16* -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 10* 7* 4* 11* -* -* |
Sweden OG 7* 2* 1* 3* 6* -* |
Sweden (all) International 13* 6* 2* 8* -* -* |
1984-85 New York Rangers NHL 74* 29* 30* 59* 51* 3* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 0 -
Sweden CC 8* 1* 1* 2* 2* -1* |
Sweden WC 10* 3* 6* 9* 18* -* |
Sweden (all) International 24* 5* 9* 14* 30* -* |
1985-86 New York Rangers NHL 73* 25* 29* 54* 109* -4* | Playoffs 16 4 6 10 20 -
1986-87 New York Rangers NHL 64* 40* 34* 74* 60* 8* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 20 -
Sweden WC 8* 4* 6* 10* 6* -* |
Sweden (all) International 8* 4* 5* 9* 6* -* |
1987-88 New York Rangers NHL 69* 28* 40* 68* 95* -6* |
1988-89 New York Rangers NHL 79* 32* 56* 88* 148* 5* | Playoffs 4 3 2 5 12 -3
Sweden WC 10* 4* 3* 7* 14* -* |
Sweden (all) International 10* 4* 3* 7* 14* -* |
1989-90 New York Rangers NHL 48* 19* 19* 38* 100* -10* |
Los Angeles Kings NHL 28* 13* 20* 33* 28* -1* | Playoffs 10 5 4 9 19 -5
1990-91 Los Angeles Kings NHL 68* 45* 44* 89* 106* 27* | Playoffs 10 4 4 8 14 1
1991-92 Los Angeles Kings NHL 49* 17* 22* 39* 70* -2* | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 8 -2
Sweden CC 6* 1* 2* 3* 8* -2* |
Sweden (all) International 11* 1* 4* 5* 16* -* |
1992-93 Los Angeles Kings NHL 39* 25* 27* 52* 57* 12* | Playoffs 24 8 17 25 12 -2
1993-94 Los Angeles Kings NHL 51* 17* 24* 41* 59* -12* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 27* 6* 11* 17* 24* 5* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 4 -4
1994-95 Malmö IF Elitserien 12* 10* 5* 15* 14* -* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 47* 21* 23* 44* 42* 1* | Playoffs 12 3 3 6 16 -5
1995-96 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 58* 35* 35* 70* 69* 4* | Playoffs 18 4 2 6 30 -6
1996-97 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 40* 9* 15* 24* 33* 4* |
Detroit Red Wings NHL 34* 9* 9* 18* 36* 2* | Playoffs 20 0 4 4 24 -3
1997-98 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 77* 9* 8* 17* 64* -25* |
Sweden OG 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
Sweden (all) International 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
1998-99 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 58* 15* 17* 32* 42* 5* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 -2
1999-00 MIF Redhawks “A” Elitserien 42* 16* 13* 29* 28* 2* | Playoffs 6 3 2 5 10 -1
Sweden (all) International 4* 2* 0* 2* 6* -* |
2000-01 MIF Redhawks “A” Elitserien 50* 17* 9* 26* 90* 13* | Playoffs 8 3 3 6 60 1
2001-02 MIF Redhawks “C” Elitserien 37* 8* 7* 15* 40* 0* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 6 -4

Tomas Sandström Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1979-80 Västmanland TV-Pucken -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1986-87 NHL All-Stars Rendez-vous 87 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |

Tomas Sandström Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 2 14* 2* 3* 5* 0.36* 10* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
Division 1 2 38* 29* 12* 41* 1.08* 74* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Division 2 1 20* 23* 5* 28* 1.40* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 5* 5* 2* 7* 1.40* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 8 82* 24* 24* 46* 0.56* 72* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 37* 28* 4* 11* 0.30* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Juniorserien 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 15 983* 394* 463* 857* 0.87* 1 193* 16* | 13 139 32 * 49 * 81 * 0.58 * 183 * -31 *
OG 2 11* 2* 2* 4* 0.36* 6* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Rendez-vous 87 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 6 211* 94* 58* 152* 0.72* 303* 15* | 3 19 6 * 6 * 12 * 0.63 * 76 * -4 *
TV-Pucken 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 3 28* 11* 15* 26* 0.93* 38* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 13* 5* 18* 1.29* 28* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Tomas Sandström Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Brynäs IF

Cult/Star player for Fagersta AIK

Cult/Star player for Los Angeles Kings

Cult/Star player for Malmö Redhawks

Cult/Star player for New York Rangers

Cult/Star player for Pittsburgh Penguins

Cult/Star player for Sweden