Tommy Albelin
Encyclopedia
Tommy Albelin is a retired Swedish ice hockey
defenceman
who is currently an assistant coach for the Albany Devils
in the AHL
.
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 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). Albelin's final year of play was the 2006–07 season.
as an assistant coach to head coach Brent Sutter
. It will be 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
.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
who is currently an assistant coach for the Albany Devils
Albany Devils
The Albany Devils are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League , founded in 2010. The top AHL affiliate of the National Hockey League 's New Jersey Devils, the team has as its home the Times Union Center in Albany, New York...
in the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
.
Playing career
Albelin has, over the course of a 24-year professional career, played for three NHLNational Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
teams: the Quebec Nordiques
Quebec Nordiques
The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...
, the New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, and the Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
. Albelin was drafted 158th overall by Quebec
Quebec Nordiques
The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...
in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft
1983 NHL Entry Draft
The 1983 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, on June 8, 1983. The NHL Entry Draft is the primary means by which players arrive in the National Hockey League. The St. Louis Blues did not participate in this draft, shortly after the league blocked the franchise's...
. Before joining the club he played five seasons in the Swedish Elitserien
Elitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
. 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). Albelin's final year of play was the 2006–07 season.
Coaching career
On 25 July 2007 Albelin was hired by the New Jersey DevilsNew Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
as an assistant coach to head coach Brent Sutter
Brent Sutter
Brent Colin Sutter is a retired National Hockey League player and current head coach of the Calgary Flames. Selected by the New York Islanders 17th overall at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, Sutter played over 1,000 games for the Islanders and Chicago Blackhawks during his 18-year career. He won the...
. It will be his first NHL coaching job.
On 10 August 2010, Albelin was named assistant coach of the Albany Devils
Albany Devils
The Albany Devils are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League , founded in 2010. The top AHL affiliate of the National Hockey League 's New Jersey Devils, the team has as its home the Times Union Center in Albany, New York...
, the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
affiliate of the New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1979–80 | Stocksunds IF Stocksunds IF Stocksunds Idrottsförening, Stocksunds IF, SIF, is a Swedish sportsclub in Stocksund, just north of Stockholm. The club was founded on 3 January 1935 and at present it has sections for ice hockey, association football, figure skating and floorball... |
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 Djurgårdens IF Hockey Djurgårdens IF Hockey are a professional ice hockey team based in Stockholm, Sweden. They are the ice hockey department of the sports club Djurgårdens IF. The department was formed in 1922 with the help of Wilhelm Arwe and have since then become Sweden's most successful team, having won the Swedish... |
Elitserien Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
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 Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
60 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 1988–89 AHL season The 1988–89 AHL season was the 53rd season of the American Hockey League. Fourteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The league abandoned awarding points for an overtime loss. The Sherbrooke Canadiens finished first overall in the regular season... |
Halifax Citadels Halifax Citadels The Halifax Citadels were a professional ice hockey team based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They played in the American Hockey League between 1988 and 1993... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 46 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 68 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 1990–91 AHL season The 1990–91 AHL season was the 55th season of the American Hockey League. Fifteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Rochester Americans finished first overall in the regular season... |
Utica Devils Utica Devils The Utica Devils were an ice hockey team of the American Hockey League. The team played in Utica, New York at the Utica Memorial Auditorium.-History:... |
AHL | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 47 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 1991–92 AHL season The 1991–92 AHL season was the 56th season of the American Hockey League. The league realigns from divisions into three divisions, creating the new Atlantic division. Fifteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Fredericton Canadiens finished first overall in the regular season... |
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 1993–94 AHL season The 1993–94 AHL season was the 58th season of the American Hockey League. Sixteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The St. John's Maple Leafs finished first overall in the regular season... |
Albany River Rats Albany River Rats The Albany River Rats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Albany, New York at the Times Union Center.- Founding to 2010 :... |
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 Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the... |
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 2002–03 AHL season The 2002–03 AHL season was the 67th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-eight teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hamilton Bulldogs finished first overall in the regular season... |
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 | ||||
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
International play
Played for Sweden in:- 1983 World Junior Championships
- 1984 World Junior Championships
- 1985 World ChampionshipsIce Hockey World ChampionshipsThe Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...
- 1986 World Championships (silver medal)
- 1987 World Championships (gold medal)
- 1987 Canada Cup1987 Canada CupThe 1987 Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament held from August 28 to September 15, 1987. The finals took place in Montreal on September 11 and Hamilton, Ontario, on September 13 and September 15, and were won by Team Canada....
- 1989 World Championships
- 1991 Canada Cup1991 Canada CupThe 1991 Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament played in September 1991. The finals took place in Montreal on September 14 and Hamilton, Ontario on September 16, and were won by Canada. The Canadians defeated the USA in a two game sweep, to win the fifth and final Canada...
- 1996 World Cup of Hockey1996 World Cup of HockeyThe first World Cup of Hockey , or 1996 World Cup of Hockey, replaced the Canada Cup as one of the premier championships for professional ice hockey ....
- 1997 World Championships (silver medal)
- 1998 Winter Olympics1998 Winter OlympicsThe 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...
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 | — | ||