Tommy Söderström
Tommy Söderström (born July 17, 1969) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Islanders from 1992 to 1996. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1989 to 2000, was mainly spent in the Swedish Elitserien. Internationally Söderström played for the Swedish national team in three World Championships, winning two gold medals and one silver, and the 1994 Winter Olympics.
| Tommy Söderström | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 17, 1969 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Philadelphia Flyers New York Islanders Djurgårdens IF | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL Draft |
214th overall, 1990 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 1990–2000 | ||
Career
He played 156 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Islanders over parts of five seasons from 1992 to 1996.[1] He also played for Djurgårdens IF, with which he won three Swedish Championships.[2]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1991 Finland | |
| 1992 Czechoslovakia | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1993 Germany | |
Honours
Personal life
He participated in Mästarnas mästare in 2014.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1986–87 | Djurgårdens IF J20 | SWE-Jr | 9 | — | — | — | 540 | 11 | 3 | 1.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Djurgårdens IF J20 | SWE-Jr | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 179 | 17 | 0 | 5.67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Djurgårdens IF J20 | SWE-Jr | 7 | — | — | — | 420 | 22 | 0 | 3.14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 4 | — | — | — | 240 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 | .873 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 39 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 2340 | 104 | 3 | 2.67 | .877 | 7 | — | — | 423 | 10 | 2 | 1.42 | .932 | ||
| 1991–92 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 39 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 2340 | 109 | 4 | 2.79 | .774 | 10 | — | — | 635 | 28 | 0 | 2.65 | .885 | ||
| 1992–93 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 44 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 2513 | 143 | 5 | 3.42 | .892 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 373 | 15 | 0 | 2.41 | .921 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 34 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 1737 | 116 | 2 | 4.01 | .864 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 461 | 37 | 0 | 4.81 | .863 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | New York Islanders | NHL | 26 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1351 | 70 | 1 | 3.11 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | New York Islanders | NHL | 51 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 2590 | 167 | 2 | 3.87 | .878 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | New York Islanders | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 8 | 0 | 4.00 | .860 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 26 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1463 | 76 | 0 | 3.12 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 46 | — | — | — | 2760 | 103 | 3 | 2.24 | .916 | 15 | — | — | 936 | 34 | 1 | 2.18 | .918 | ||
| 1998–99 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 48 | — | — | — | 2918 | 134 | 1 | 2.76 | .897 | 4 | — | — | 240 | 11 | 0 | 2.75 | .897 | ||
| 1999–00 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 21 | — | — | — | 1248 | 59 | 1 | 2.84 | .882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 156 | 43 | 69 | 19 | 8189 | 496 | 10 | 3.63 | .884 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Sweden | EJC | 5 | — | — | — | 300 | 11 | 3 | 1.22 | — | |
| 1989 | Sweden | WJC | 3 | — | — | — | 180 | 7 | — | 2.33 | — | |
| 1990 | Sweden | WC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | .885 | |
| 1991 | Sweden | CC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 240 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 | .900 | |
| 1992 | Sweden | OLY | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 298 | 13 | 0 | 2.62 | .838 | |
| 1992 | Sweden | WC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 299 | 7 | 2 | 1.40 | .929 | |
| 1993 | Sweden | WC | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 386 | 20 | 0 | 3.10 | .863 | |
| 1996 | Sweden | W-Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 2 | 1 | 1.00 | .952 | |
| Senior totals | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1403 | 57 | 3 | 2.44 | — | |||
References
- "Tommy Söderström at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ""Helt horribelt" • Djurgårdsikonen om pengaregnet". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- Eva-Karin Gyllenberg (16 July 2014). "Trivs bra utanför buren" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database