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Sweden Dick Tärnström
#6 AIK / Elitserien - 12/13
1-time U18 EJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
2-time World Championship Silver Medal 2
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
1-time World Championship Best Defenseman 1
Date of Birth
Jan 20, 1975
Position
D
Age
49
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Stockholm, SWE
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
AIK
Status
Retired
Drafted
1994 round 11 #272 overall by New York Islanders

Tärnström was your typical skilled, offensive-minded defenseman. He had a hard, accurate point shot and a very strong passing game. An asset with the man advantage.
On the downside, he was inconsistent in his defensive coverage. Also wasn't a physical player despite decent size.

Son: Oliver Tärnström, Uncle: Tom Tärnström, Nephew: Alexander Tärnström

Team Staff profile of Dick Tärnström also available

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Dick Tärnström Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1990-91 AIK J18 J18 Elit -* -* -* -* -* -* |
AIK J20 Juniorserien -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 0* 0* -* -* |
1991-92 AIK J18 J18 Elit -* -* -* -* -* -* |
AIK J20 Juniorserien -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 0* 0* -* -* |
1992-93 AIK J20 Juniorserien -* -* -* -* -* -* |
AIK Elitserien 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
AIK Allsvenskan D1 15* 0* 5* 5* 14* -* | Qualification 2 0 0 0 0 -
Sweden U18 EJC-18 6* 2* 3* 5* 4* -* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 15* 3* 4* 7* -* -* |
1993-94 AIK J20 Juniorserien -* -* -* -* -* -* |
AIK Division 1 33* 1* 4* 5* 26* -* | Qualification 9 1 1 2 8 -
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 3* 1* 0* 1* -* -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 5* 0* 5* 4* 2* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 14* 6* 1* 7* -* -* |
1994-95 AIK Elitserien 37* 8* 4* 12* 26* -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 5* 2* 2* 4* 4* -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 11* 3* 3* 6* -* -* |
1995-96 AIK Elitserien 40* 0* 5* 5* 32* -* |
1996-97 AIK Elitserien 49* 5* 3* 8* 38* -* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 6 -
Sweden B (all) International 9* 1* 1* 2* -* -* |
1997-98 AIK Elitserien 45* 2* 12* 14* 30* 1* | Kvalserien SHL 10 6 2 8 6 -
1998-99 AIK Elitserien 47* 9* 14* 23* 36* 8* |
Sweden (all) International 15* 1* 1* 2* 10* -* |
1999-00 AIK Elitserien 42* 7* 15* 22* 20* -13* |
Sweden (all) International 8* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
2000-01 AIK Elitserien 50* 10* 18* 28* 28* 9* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 8 -3
2001-02 New York Islanders NHL 62* 3* 16* 19* 38* -12* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -2
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 9* 0* 2* 2* 2* 3* |
2002-03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 61* 7* 34* 41* 50* -11* |
Sweden WC 9* 1* 3* 4* 0* 4* |
Sweden (all) International 11* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* |
2003-04 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 80* 16* 36* 52* 38* -37* |
Sweden WC 9* 4* 2* 6* 6* 7* |
Sweden (all) International 15* 4* 4* 8* 12* -* |
2004-05 Södertälje SK Elitserien 50* 7* 18* 25* 46* -5* | Playoffs 9 1 0 1 6 -7
Sweden WCup 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Sweden (all) International 5* 1* 1* 2* 6* -3* |
2005-06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 33* 5* 5* 10* 52* -10* |
Edmonton Oilers NHL 22* 1* 3* 4* 24* -5* | Playoffs 12 0 2 2 10 1
2006-07 HC Lugano “A” NLA 44* 3* 26* 29* 90* -* | Playoffs 5 1 6 7 8 -
Sweden “A” WC 9* 1* 8* 9* 14* 4* |
Sweden (all) International 22* 2* 15* 17* 28* 5* |
2007-08 Edmonton Oilers NHL 29* 1* 4* 5* 40* -6* |
Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 19* 2* 7* 9* 12* -5* |
2008-09 AIK “C” HockeyAllsvenskan 38* 9* 23* 32* 68* 20* | Kvalserien SHL 10 1 8 9 12 -9
Sweden WC 8* 2* 1* 3* 16* 3* |
Sweden (all) International 13* 2* 2* 4* 20* 4* |
2009-10 AIK “C” HockeyAllsvenskan 42* 9* 23* 32* 74* 9* | Kvalserien SHL 10 2 7 9 10 0
Sweden (all) International 3* 0* 1* 1* 6* -5* |
2010-11 AIK “C” Elitserien 50* 6* 10* 16* 36* -4* | Playoffs 8 0 4 4 0 -5
2011-12 AIK “C” Elitserien 48* 8* 18* 26* 38* 10* | Playoffs 11 2 1 3 8 4
2012-13 AIK “C” Elitserien 6* 0* 3* 3* 6* -1* |

Dick Tärnström Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1990-91 Stockholm TV-Pucken -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2003-04 Sweden EHT 2* 0* 1* 1* 6* 1* |
2004-05 Sweden EHT 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* 0* |
2006-07 HC Lugano ECC 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Sweden EHT 8* 0* 3* 3* 8* 2* |
2008-09 Sweden EHT 5* 0* 1* 1* 4* 1* |
2009-10 Sweden EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 6* -5* |

Dick Tärnström Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 9* 0* 2* 2* 0.22* 2* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Allsvenskan D1 1 15* 0* 5* 5* 0.33* 14* -* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
Division 1 1 33* 1* 4* 5* 0.15* 26* -* | 1 9 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.22 * 8 * - *
ECC 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 5 21* 1* 6* 7* 0.33* 24* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 6* 2* 3* 5* 0.83* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 2 80* 18* 46* 64* 0.80* 142* 29* | 2 20 3 * 15 * 18 * 0.90 * 22 * -9 *
International 9 101* 12* 28* 40* 0.40* 88* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 49* 13* 8* 21* 0.43* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Juniorserien 4 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 5 306* 35* 105* 140* 0.46* 254* -86* | 2 17 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.12 * 12 * -1 *
NLA (NL) 1 44* 3* 26* 29* 0.66* 90* -* | 1 5 1 * 6 * 7 * 1.40 * 8 * - *
Elitserien (SHL) 12 466* 62* 120* 182* 0.39* 336* 5* | 6 50 9 * 8 * 17 * 0.34 * 34 * -11 *
TV-Pucken 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 4 35* 8* 14* 22* 0.63* 36* 18* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 12* 7* 2* 9* 0.75* 8* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Dick Tärnström Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/18/2013
01/18/2013 Confirmed AIK Retired
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for AIK

Cult/Star player for Bridgeport Islanders

Cult/Star player for HC Lugano

Cult/Star player for Sweden

Cult/Star player for Södertälje SK

Career transactions
- 2013-01-18 • Announced his retirement due to a back injury
- 2012-05-02 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by AIK
- 2010-05-17 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by AIK
- 2008-04-23 • Signed by AIK
- 2008-02-01 • Traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Curtis Glencross
- 2007-07-01 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Edmonton Oilers
- 2006-08-16 • Signed to a one-year contract by Lugano
- 2006-01-26 • Traded to the Edmonton Oilers for Jani Rita & Cory Cross
- 2005-08-29 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2004-08-09 • Signed to a lockout contract by Södertälje
- 2003-07-30 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2002-08-06 • Claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Penguins